Opinion

Friendly fire: Mateship and conflict inside All Blacks' rivalry with Ireland

At a 1972 match in Belfast the All Blacks were cheered as soldiers guarded the sidelines.

Mary Holm: Should we have spent all our savings in early retirement?

OPINION: I don't think you did too much wrong.

Gregor Paul: The questionable benefits of Jordie Barrett’s Irish stay

OPINION: Jordie Barrett must have picked up invaluable information while in Ireland.

Jamie Gray: Is it Fonterra's time to shine?

OPINION: Fonterra has come to the end of its multibillion-dollar divestment programme.

Editorial: For pets' sake – let's ban retail sale of fireworks

OPINION: The harm to animals is a strong reason for change.

Editorial: Lifeguards prepare for busy summer as surf lifesaving season gets under way

OPINION: Last summer, Northland lifeguards logged 42 rescues and 3956 preventive actions.

Editorial: Food drive slump exposes cost-of-living strain

OPINION: Donations almost halved, while demand for food doubled.

Editorial: NPC final was a blast from the past

OPINION: Saturday afternoon was a reminder of the glory days of provincial rugby.

Letters: The healthy and wealthy do not need financial help

OPINION: Labour should direct help where it’s most needed.

Letters: High-density housing creating problems for traffic

OPINION: Where will we park all the cars?

Letters: Labour's CGT plan should go further over funding of GP visits

OPINION: Labour's plan should make all GP visits free for those who need them.

Letters: Cabinet arrogance and ‘high trust’ politics draw fire

OPINION: A reader responds to Brooke van Velden’s attitude toward public consultation.

Letters: The healthy and wealthy do not need financial help

OPINION: Labour should direct help where it’s most needed.

Matthew Hooton: Te Pāti Māori collapse great news for Hipkins

OPINION: As his Clayton's capital gains tax reveals, Hipkins is all about winning centre.

The Conversation: Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard

OPINION: Sea temperatures near Jamaica are more than a degree above normal.

Shelley Loader: Community workers are professionals, so let's treat them that way

OPINION: Community workers shoulder critical roles often dismissed as ‘soft skills’.

Editorial: For pets' sake – let's ban retail sale of fireworks

OPINION: The harm to animals is a strong reason for change.

Jamie Ensor: Inside the room as Luxon - and NZ - won big with Trump

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump didn't need to be there. The fact he showed up speaks volumes.

Audrey Young: 10-minute mates – Luxon aces first Trump meeting

OPINION: The PM's ability to form instant connections proved critical in South Korea.

Jacqueline Rowarth: Feeding people v emissions targets - context is everything

OPINION: Leaders at the UN meeting stressed feeding people must come before emissions.

Jenée Tibshraeny: Capital gains tax is a case of right policy, wrong rationale

OPINION: Why Labour shouldn't be thinking up new ways of spending money.

Nick Clark: The problems with our electoral system and what's needed to fix them

OPINION: One proposal would expand Parliament to 170 MPs to improve representation.

Jonathan Ayling: Banning kids from social media misses the point

OPINION: Catherine Wedd's bill offers a deeply flawed solution to parental anxiety.

Editorial: Lifeguards prepare for busy summer as surf lifesaving season gets under way

OPINION: Last summer, Northland lifeguards logged 42 rescues and 3956 preventive actions.

Letters: High-density housing creating problems for traffic

OPINION: Where will we park all the cars?

The Conversation: New research shows AI's colonial bias in visions of NZ's past

OPINION: Experts warn these biased visuals risk distorting Māori sovereignty and history.

Liam Napier: Why Ireland's historic success holds little relevance, and where All Blacks have the edge

ANALYSIS: Nine years is a lifetime in rugby. So is the 7 months since Ireland last played.

Alice Soper: How NZ Rugby’s top-heavy plan could topple the women’s game

OPINION: Aupiki’s new timing clashes with NRLW, leaving many players out of pocket.

Opinion: Monarchy is a lottery - sometimes you get a dud

NYT OPINION: Prince Andrew’s fall shows the monarchy’s power is only by consent.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of October 27 - November 2

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Richard Prebble: New Zealand's pointless 'war' with the Cook Islands must end

OPINION: New Zealand has cut $18m in aid that funds Cook Islands health and education.

Ant Strachan: How the All Blacks can reclaim dominance against Ireland

OPINION: Both sides have five wins each since Ireland's first victory in 2016.

Opinion: It needs to be said again - leave Britney alone

NYT OPINION: Obsessive fandom must not become its own sort of conservatorship.

Inside Economics: Is the housing wealth effect a mass delusion?

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Editorial: Food drive slump exposes cost-of-living strain

OPINION: Donations almost halved, while demand for food doubled.

The Conversation: Health NZ warns of community measles spread as vaccination gaps widen

OPINION: Health NZ warns new measles cases show the virus is now spreading locally.