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Editorial: Rafsanjani's death ominous
There could hardly a worse time for Iran to lose its powerful moderating figure, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died aged 82.
There could hardly a worse time for Iran to lose its powerful moderating figure, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died aged 82.
Waitangi Day has provided an insight to the character of successive prime ministers ever since Norman Kirk made it a national holiday.
The 'Family First' group has put an interesting idea into debate for this election year.
These are brilliant ideas which may soon take shape. Perhaps 2017 may not be so bad after all.
Debate raging on social media over Mad Butcher comment was worthy of attention.
When the official holiday period finished at 6am yesterday there had been 15 fatal crashes on New Zealand roads since the Friday before Christmas.
Nothing ruins a professional's reputation like blaming the weather.
The major obstacle to a Palestinian state is not settlements.
All too soon students will be back at school and questions will resume about about how well our education system prepares them for later life.
There is no better way to end a year than to choose one New Zealander among many who contributed something exceptional to national life.
The nation's New Year Honours look back much further than one year for New Zealanders whose contribution deserves recognition.
Suspiciously quickly, the Government re-opened SH1 south of Kaikoura just before Christmas.
The All Blacks long ago developed an ability to dominate the country's sports thinking; year on year. High achievement in the national
A year always feels like it has flashed by until we look back at some of the events that happened.
A philosopher writing in the Herald this week, Massey Professor Bill Fish, pointed out that Santa Clause is real.
At the start of last month, the tarnished Lance Armstrong was the defendant in a federal courtroom in Washington as lawyers ripped apart his life.
The National Party's decision not to contest the Mt Albert byelection can be well understood, but that does not make it right.
The US President-elect, Donald Trump, (which still sounds like a joke) made Twitter his preferred means of communication in his election campaign.
The new cabinet Prime Minister Bill English unveils tomorrow will be assembled with two objectives in mind.
The Government must ensure every firm trading here pays its fair share for the stability and services they all enjoy.
Bill English made a good start to his premiership yesterday, making some personal declarations even before he was sworn in.
The National Government today takes the greatest risk of its tenure - a leadership change.
New Zealand whitebait are one of the few dining pleasures to escape the culinary assault of reality chefs.
The contest for the National Party leadership and the job of Prime Minister lasted barely 72 hours.
National Party politics - and, by extension, New Zealand politics - have suddenly become very uncertain.
John Key's bombshell announcement yesterday has thrown New Zealand politics into turmoil.
It is hard to understand why Finance Minister is wary about giving the Reserve Bank the power it wants to impose an income limit on house mortgage lending.
As the end of the year draws closer, we start to recall those who made a difference to New Zealand in 2016.