When journalists use the Official Information Act as an investigative tool they are accepting rules made by Parliament for the public good.

Whatever voters do with the private emails an unidentified hacker has made public, they are better informed.

With so many allegations of "dirty politics" flying back and forth, it feels like the election campaign has been going for weeks and voting day cannot be far away.

Failing to swear in police recruits properly once might be seen as unfortunate. Twice smacks of carelessness. Thrice seems almost incomprehensible.

Malaysian diplomat Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail was initially scheduled to return to this country almost a month ago to face charges of burglary and assault with intent to rape Tania Billingsley.

We observe strict court rules in New Zealand that try to ensure juries are not "contaminated" by reading or hearing anything outside the courtroom. It is time to ask whether our courts try too hard.

When Brazil saw its football team go to pieces before their eyes this week, there must have been many rugby fans in NZ thinking, could it happen to us?

The more that emerges in the story we broke last Sunday the more disturbing it becomes that diplomatic immunity should be so badly handled.

Editorial: We will not campaign on our chequebook. So said Foreign Minister Murray McCully two years ago in a speech on NZ's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Why anyone would want to bring anything but fresh air into their lungs now that tobacco's damage has been well documented, is a mystery.

Editorial: "Dowdy and matronly." That was the verdict from one fashion blogger, dubbed LizaG, on the Duchess of Cambridge's appearance at a state reception this week.

When a worthy public project is not having its desired result, the first instinct of bureaucrats is to rearrange its deck chairs.

NZ's biggest metropolis stands at a juncture. Do Auckland residents wish to compete with the likes of Las Vegas and Macau for the glitzy yet dubious title of Sin City?

Finding the right school is not an easy task. There are many complications, not least the relevance of data available on each school, and ongoing debate about the value of the qualifications offered.

Words can hardly express the harm inflicted on a 9-year-old boy in Hamilton this week by someone who gave him enough alcohol to get very drunk.

Tennis has been providing a consistent summer treat for many years but the same cannot be said of cricket.

When Santa packs his sleigh in the next couple of days, it's fair to assume he won't be needing a lot of space for parcels for one Len Brown.

Editorial: Three years ago the Herald on Sunday uncovered an egregious abuse of telemarketing called in that industry "slamming".

Workforce predictions are haphazard at the best of time but doctors take the cake.

With any luck, New Zealand has seen the last of Luigi Wewege and his style of politics.