Opinion

Audrey Young: Veteran vs newbie – Luxon and Peters take very different styles to world stage
OPINION: The PM gets an A for enthusiasm, but he may have his high trade hopes dashed.

‘You’ve broken me’: Mafs bride reduced to tears as brutal truth revealed
OPINION: Fairy tale marriages are faltering as couples are forced to face the music.
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Business Opinion

Michael Johnston: Better paths vital to get people into training for a trade
OPINION: Just 6% of Kiwi school leavers go straight into an apprenticeship.

Richard Prebble: How I would fix the free school lunch programme
OPINION: Give the money to the schools and make them responsible for making decisions.

Auckland’s biggest landfill set to stay open 7-8 years longer than expected under new proposal
The Redvale landfill at Dairy Flat is NZ's ninth biggest gasfield.
Reviews

‘You’ve broken me’: Mafs bride reduced to tears as brutal truth revealed
OPINION: Fairy tale marriages are faltering as couples are forced to face the music.

What's the newest addition to Napier's 'Lover's Lane' like?
Madame Social brings Asian fusion and elegance to an already bustling seaside suburb.

Skirting the truth leads to ‘slap in the face’ for one Mafs bride
OPINION: Should Paul have just 'said it out loud'?

I tried the Samsung Galaxy Ring – here’s the verdict
What can a smart ring teach you about your health and wellbeing?

Dark secrets revealed on MAFS couple swap shocker
OPINION: History has come back to haunt one pair.

‘Leaving the Zoo’: Mafs couple’s jarring exit baffles experts
OPINION: 'Do we have a curtain we can pull across?'
Cartoons

Daron Parton’s cartoons: March 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.
Letters to the Editor

Letters: NZ needs to get over its dairy obsession
OPINION: 'Fortunately, it is not too late to reverse this loopy decision.'

Letters: Labour shares the blame for unemployment figures
OPINION: 'Time and time again we read of horror stories of gamblers losing everything.'

Letters: Students are the solution to school lunch woes
OPINION: 'A minimum sentence is just that, a minimum time to be served.'
More opinion

How history could repeat to hand Parker second world title shot
OPINION: The reality is the Parker-Usyk fight may not get that far.

Letters: Labour shares the blame for unemployment figures
OPINION: 'Time and time again we read of horror stories of gamblers losing everything.'

Simon Wilson: Let’s be honest - PPPs, tolls and the Investment Summit
Opinion: The Government's big play for foreign funding achieved far less than we're told.

Richard Prebble: How I would fix the free school lunch programme
OPINION: Give the money to the schools and make them responsible for making decisions.

Editorial: Seymour and Hipkins are right, local politics needs a shake-up
OPINION: Their reasons may differ, but local politics needs some fresh thinking.

Skirting the truth leads to ‘slap in the face’ for one Mafs bride
OPINION: Should Paul have just 'said it out loud'?

Opinion: Sorry Auckland Council, a bed tax won't help awaken Auckland's events strategy
OPINION: Auckland is on the wrong path when it comes to attracting events.

Opinion: Donald Trump’s poll numbers are sagging. Here’s why
NYT: A Republican pollster breaks down the numbers two months into Trump's second term.

Food for thought: Could you eat only food produced near you?
Opinion: “Locavore March” is promoted as the new way of eating with the mind engaged.

Dark secrets revealed on MAFS couple swap shocker
OPINION: History has come back to haunt one pair.

Opinion: Why ‘woke’ debate misses the mark on justice and equality
'Woke' originated with African Americans urging awareness of injustice.

Letters: Students are the solution to school lunch woes
OPINION: 'A minimum sentence is just that, a minimum time to be served.'

Editorial: Nicola Willis must be bold with KiwiSaver proposals
OPINION: Australia's super scheme compels employers to put in 11.5% of workers’ earnings.

Property Insider: Precinct’s twin-skyscraper plans; Goodman moving; Beca to show off new office
When might get the contract to build New Zealand's two tallest new skyscrapers?

Daron Parton’s cartoons: March 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Opinion: Theatre’s role in bicultural debate ignored by NZ playwrights
John G. Davies: Perhaps our practitioners are afraid to be labelled.

Gregor Paul: The truth behind the Blues' sluggish start to the season
OPINION: The team's once-effective power play lacks the dynamism it had last year.

‘Leaving the Zoo’: Mafs couple’s jarring exit baffles experts
OPINION: 'Do we have a curtain we can pull across?'

Phil Gifford: Forget the bomb squad, Crusaders prove rugby should be beautiful
OPINION: There were tight derby matches and a spectacular blow-out.

Alex Powell: Lawson’s biggest strength can save Red Bull’s season
OPINION: What we learned from the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Editorial: Faster rugby puts the super back into competition
OPINION: Rugby can win when players are given licence to run.

Letters: Rassie Erasmus is a rugby coaching giant
OPINION: South African Rugby is one of the finest examples of the success of a diversity.

Opinion: ‘Bull market’ in Europe as US hits speed bumps
Tariffs loom large as a threat to the wider European economy.

Opinion: 'Serious financial pressure' – hospices need a financial lifeline
OPINION: Under the current system, hospices won’t be able to meet this demand.