We can do better with our new flag
Paul Little writes: Everything about our flag is wrong, starting with the colours. They belong instead to the colonial heritage we are trying to grow out of.
Paul Little writes: Everything about our flag is wrong, starting with the colours. They belong instead to the colonial heritage we are trying to grow out of.
Everywhere we miscalculate our happiness in dollars and cents, writes Paul Little.
Politicians have been trying to guilt trip us big time this week.
Less than 25h after a stunning victory, Winston Peters was up to his old petulant antics in a way that made the Aussie cricketers look like models of good sportsmanship, writes Paul Little.
The first rule of spying is: don't get caught. Do so and there's a high risk you'll end up in a windowless underground concrete cell wondering when the goons clock on.
There are more important things in the world than the Moon-Kills affair. But the episode is important because of what it says about us.
The Northland byelection has been an opportunity for all parties to prove that predictability is the real lifeblood of politics, writes Paul Little.
Despite the forthrightness of the announcement that we're off to Iraq, much remains unclear, writes Paul Little.
The Prime Minister can see no evil in SkyCity's demand for a "top-up" for its renovations, writes Paul Little.
The stand of six 80-year-old pohutukawa on Great North Rd near the SH16 interchange works could use a hug right now, writes Paul Little.
A doctor has argued that, provided pain relief is available, cancer is the only death that leaves us in a position to make our peace with those we love and to tidy up loose ends.
Every day more than 8 million people travel in planes, taking around 50,000 flights. For an activity that's so commonplace, flying engenders a lot of fear and superstition.
Most people are aware that anyone who fronts the media on a controversial issue likely will have rehearsed their answers to expected questions.
For most of us, Christmas is a time of unrelieved joy - crackers, carols and cake - but a significant number of people fear the festive season
Spare a thought in your charity for the residents of Stonefields, an "urban village" at Mt Wellington where, among other things, the "planting of pohutukawa trees along the boulevards,....
Paul Little writes: The sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar is one of those movies that has got everyone talking - jam-packed with conversation-starters about humanity.
Hazing is a fuzzy sounding, amiable kind of word. It sounds so much friendlier than "assault" or "torture", writes Paul Little.
I was once at a party where a child was attacked by one of the host's two rottweilers. Fortunately, there were many people nearby so the dog's teeth and the child's throat were soon parted and the boy suffered no grievous harm.
Whether we wake today to a brave new world or more of the same old muddle, it's undeniable that the past few weeks have been so preoccupying that we have been diverted from more important matters.
Why has the Anti-Money Laundering Act/Financial Transactions Reporting Act not reached its second phase?
Heeding politicians' pleas to focus on policy, not things they'd rather you didn't look at, and to play the ball not the man, many refocused this week on issues such as immigration, foreign ownership and somewhere to live.
It gets harder and harder to tell what's real and what isn't in our daily lives, writes Paul Little.
Colin Craig has been a compelling performer in the campaign so far. How he manages to say so much using only one vowel is a constant source of amazement, writes Paul Little.
Jamie Whyte's college specialties included the nature of truth and belief, but his speech to the Waikato Conference stretched one and beggared the other, writes Paul Little.
A healthy amount of public art tells you a lot about a community, writes Paul Little.
As the election date nears, politicians are working harder than ever to demonstrate to us why they don't deserve our respect, writes Paul Little.
Finances for the plan to create the world's most 'liveable' city are so parlous, it appears, that to fund what Auckland needs Brown may need to break a promise, writes Paul Little.