When Housing NZ told Bella Bowden it wanted to put the state house she called home on the market, it started a chain of events that has now reached the courts.

Who would have believed little more than a week ago the racing could be so good? The idea of catamarans hurtling around a short harbour course was far removed from the stately ocean sailing that characterised the America's Cup for so long.

When Australia changes horses, New Zealand needs to take stock. What do Tony Abbott and his likely ministers know of this country?

When a major political party decides to hold its leadership election in public, we should hear something of substance from the candidates.

Perhaps no product so encapsulates this country's image as a clean green food basket as manuka honey.

Editorial: Every human activity carries a degree of risk. But that is what provides the challenge - and the reward.

Editorial: The importance some schools place on rugby success is obvious in NZ, but does it go too far, hampering the education of students.

Nominations are now open for council elections and our two largest cities find themselves with practically no mayoral contest.

War in all its terror is becoming ever more visible. Helmet cameras and the like enable commanders to watch the fighting from the other side of the world and inevitably, the footage finds its way into the public eye.

Right now, sevens rugby is riding high. The New Zealand men's and women's teams have just returned from Moscow where they won their respective World Cups.

Good, well-written stories that go to the heart of a reader and touch the truth of any human experience, including sex, can help a young mind rise above smut.

Consumers of tomatoes, which means almost all of us, are about to face a test of our trust in science.

Instinctively, we feel sympathy for the victim of blackmail, not the deliverer of the threat. Child, Youth and Family was counting on just that emotional response this week when it accused a woman of holding it to ransom over the return of her children.

When we launched our Sideline Champs campaign six weeks ago we did not expect instant success. It takes time and the concerted efforts of many to change an attitude.

Wellington dying? John Key had reason to regret those words as soon as they were reported this week.

Courts can make mistakes. The High Court at Auckland has surely made an egregious one in a case we have reported today.

Since its beginnings in 1885, New Zealanders have become accustomed to the efficiency of St John's operations. But recently, there have been signs of fraying.

Ads for the Mighty River Power sale came on to our TV screens this week and viewers could have been forgiven for thinking they were placed by an opposition political party.

In most cases, our drivers' licences are forgotten pieces of plastic. Consigned to the back of wallets or the bottom of purses, they are rarely produced and hardly ever examined.

Andrea Murphey is an attractive, youthful 52-year-old who says her life has been saved by an expensive "miracle" drug.