Conservation Comment: Right time to go native
Will a tree or two in the garden really make a difference, particularly in town? Yes.
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Letters: Who should we send home from Ihumātao?
I hope Ihumātao will not live up to its name with blood being spilled. - Potonga Neilson
Rachel Stewart: Monty Python or Shakespeare - tragic theatre of the Greens
COMMENT: State of the climate begs the question - what good are politicians anymore?
Rachel Stewart: Get disconnected - you'll find real world again
COMMENT: Time's precious, there are things to see before the lights go out.
Letters: 'People's bank' disappoints pensioner
I'm shopping around for a bank that meets my needs, and I am a Kiwibank founder member.
Frank Greenall: One Cook, too many critics
Captain James Cook would probably be embarrassed by the attention we still accord him.
Letters: Tech exists for electric farm utes
New drive system has an electric motor and drive train on each wheel.
Alleged bullying by MPs cuts across party lines
Bullying may prevent a clear and honest debate on the issue of choice in the way we die.
Letters: Storm drain for river floods
As a solution to managing floods, the kind of storm drains used in LA could be an option.
Pine trees cast shadow of death over NZ native plants and animals
'When we allow our precious land resource to be taken over by pines, what does NZ have?'
Letters: Church forgives monarchs
And the man in the sky? I expect he will survive whatever Charles does, more's the pity!
Letters: To prevent suicide you must talk to family, friends and spouses
There is nothing to be ashamed of. It's an illness — like any other illness.
Ian McKelvie: Inconsistent government has created confusion and uncertainty
We're a small country, a long way from many of our markets. We must be competitive.
Letters: We need a bylaw to the homeless people on our city streets
Do we need a council bylaw to deal with street beggars and people sleeping rough?
Letters: Sober view on euthanasia
All credit to those willing to ease the suffering of a dying person.
Jay Kuten: MPs displaying arrogance
Racialised politics, whether it comes from Māori or Pākehā, is deplorable and divisive.
Rachel Stewart: Dinosaurs keep hawking past as Godzone's future
COMMENT: A clear vision of agriculture in NZ will not be forthcoming from usual suspects.
Letters: Cultural events protocol, our wildlife in crisis, council pay rates, the name of god
Never before has nature needed our help the way it does now.
Walking lightly on the earth: First steps to reduce carbon footprints
Bus travellers are treated as second-class citizens despite their smaller carbon footprint
Letters: Let me go with dignity too
People who are for marijuana and against abortion and euthanasia are self-serving wallies.
New, smaller houses OK, but why were big family homes demolished?
Whatever was in the minds of the bureaucrats when they demolished those existing houses?
Letters: Let's get creationism facts
Which reputable, peer-reviewed, scientific journals have run papers debunking evolution?
Rachel Stewart: Everyone has a right to tell their truth
COMMENT: It's my absolute right to express an honestly held opinion, even if it offends.
Whanganui's dark, cold, isolated, risky bus shelter is a heritage building we don't need
NZ's most out-of-the-way, antiquated, rundown and least attractive inter-city bus station.
I asked one thing: Will my actions harm little children?
I can't let this criminal behaviour represent America. That is not who we are.
Letters: Small actions make change
Every garment not synthetic used by you is a tiny part of the solution.
Letters: Camera could fund roading
Most people learn quite quickly when the back pocket is affected.
Milk in glass bottles delivered to your gate
Home delivery is coming back in some towns, with boutique supplies delivered in glass.
Letters: Know your eviction rights
There are many reasons a tenant may not be able to leave a property by the intended date.
Conservation Comment: Heard of the Zero Carbon Act?
"Bill has been watered down to get buy-in, but how can you water down an emergency?"
Letters: Want more taxes, anyone?
More bureaucracy, heaps more rhetoric but much less real council control.
Letters: Pay council staff a living wage
"Our council should be setting a standard and leading the way for other employers."
Letters: Bus users shut out in cold
"Some of our most vulnerable citizens use this bus service. They deserve better."
Frank Greenall: Merit in pyramid scheme
Underpinning a mammoth workforce was an equally mammoth support industry.