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Editorial: Let's hope Government has learned from errors
The Government should tilt the market in favour of those still waiting for the Kiwi dream.
The Government should tilt the market in favour of those still waiting for the Kiwi dream.
A man drives into a bridge and a city grinds to a halt. Such is the impact of a crash on Auckland's vulnerable motorway system.
The election of a candidate of Islamic Pakistani extraction as mayor of London is a proud moment for Britain and inclusion of minorities in its politics.
It is not often that international solutions work so well but when it happens, it deserves a tentative cheer.
The Auckland RSA deservedly took a barrage of criticism for its failure to include wheelchair-bound veterans in its dawn parade to the Auckland cenotaph.
Let us not soften the language we use about a man who hits a woman. It has been called domestic violence or partner violence.
The primary school system is in trouble. It is failing some of the young pupils who can least afford to be left behind.
The requirement for all rental properties to be insulated by mid-2019 was just a step in the right direction.
The fear is MediaWorks is losing too much talent. It needs to show it is still a serious competitor for visual news and current affairs.
Lizzie Marvelly has today written bravely about harassment she has endured at the hands of men in the music industry.
The bank and the Government need new solutions to the economic damage being done by this raging house market.
The Prime Minister's talk of a new tax on land is a sign that he is worried by the resurgence in house prices, as he should be.
People should be able to come home at the end of their working day. In New Zealand, that is less sure than in Australia or the United Kingdom.
Exactly a century ago, when New Zealanders marked the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings, they would have been heartily sick of war.
The latest honour bestowed on the Rugby World Cup-winning All Blacks is the tribute which best illustrates their extraordinary consistency.
Our forebears came to NZ to escape perpetual tenancy and have property of their own. That has been the Kiwi dream and there is no reason to give it up now.
Ratepayers in Hawkes Bay have every reason to expect accountability and transparency from a big irrigation project in the region.
Australia's politics continue to be as turbulent as New Zealand's are calm.
Rugby is an industry in which New Zealand dominates the world, and the remuneration of its international players reflects its success.
Auckland estate agents were jubilant this week at figures showing house prices and sales volumes in the city had taken off again.
Some owners will attest that their pet is as placid as any canine breed can be, but that is not saying very much. Many an owner of a normally docile dog knows it is not completely reliable.
Councils everywhere will welcome the Government's move to take the water fluoridating decision out of their hands and give it to DHB's.
It would be useful to hear the conclusions of someone from outside, not least because the Panama Papers call into question New Zealand's good faith as an international citizen.
A four-point drop in a Colmar Brunton poll taken for TVNZ last week must be a shock to supporters of the Labour Party.
Statistics rule our world in many ways, but their value is surely taken too far when they tell us the rate of successful criminal prosecutions is too high.
John Key is taking a risk defending the foreign trust regime in the wake of the global trust fund scandal and its New Zealand links.
An appealing aspect of Lydia Ko is that she retains, despite her stunning successes and the machine building around her, an infectious sense of fun.
The moderation and maturity of Muslims in New Zealand was evident once again in their response to the Egyptian initiative.
The announcement at long last that Helen Clark is a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the UN is one all NZers can greet with pride.