EDITORIAL: Our "Home Truths" series has concluded with some possible solutions to runaway house prices that leave many facing rented housing for the rest of lives.

As Olympic torch makes its way from Athens to Brazil, the Latin American country is gripped by crises which threaten to overwhelm the battered host city.

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.

It may be a reflection of an unusually long and warm summer, now past, that the numbers of homeless on Auckland's streets appears to have increased lately.

An international conference at the United Nations headquarters this week is expected to agree that the UN's "war on drugs" is over, and it has failed.

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.

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.

To make trusts more transparent and accountable ought not compromise the ease and speed of company registrations in this country.

The one firm figure in the unfolding holiday pay fiasco is that six employers, including the NZ Police, owe staff $33 million in unpaid entitlements.

Tenacity, competence and caution have been touchstones of Helen Clark's enduring political career.

Simple rules and advice might help young New Zealanders avoid the fate which awaits too many older Kiwis.

When NZ cricket followers reflect on the competitions wrapping up in India, they ought to conclude it was a job well done.

Four weeks ago, the Herald published a special series on burglaries.

Multinational tax policy isn't easy or simple and it isn't usually sexy. But, like a lot of things, the internet has livened up the debate.

The Labour Party appears to be considering a radical new system of social welfare. It is hard to see any real benefit. It would be a universal setback.

A revised count has concluded nearly twice as many New Zealand soldiers served in the 1915 Ottoman campaign than previously accepted.