Iwi are full of young and aspirational leaders, many are tertiary-qualified.

There is a direct correlation between some offenders and the abuse they endured.

While many of us treasure clean, green New Zealand, others just don't get it.

So much of public thinking on law enforcement is based on fear and not on safety.

Love for one another and truthfulness are things we should all aspire to.

Chester Borrows: There needs to be change in the way we do justice.

Blunt instruments should never be used for precise procedures

Fun on Waitangi Day did not mask the grievances of the treaty left to settle

"What do you think we should do with people who do bad things?"

A big, fat kereru sits on a kahikatea outside the window as I brew the day's first coffee.

Chester Borrows reflects on Grace Millane killing.

"Kiwis think they are clean and green, just because there are only 4.5 million of them."

One man a slow-motion train wreck, and the other a model of grace and servitude.

Over-representation of poor people in prison looks racist on the face of it.

It's harder to dump old ideas and institutions than the household clutter of a lifetime .

A decision may be made not to report, but the incident can still haunt the victim for life

A man who shouts and yells is strong and passionate but a woman who yells is hysterical.

New Zealanders are safer now than they have been for decades, in all areas of risk.

A young Māori male has a better chance of going to jail than achieving Level 3 NCEA.

Why should Don Brash be spared the challenge to his 1970s view of New Zealand's future?

It is hard not to reflect on those who lit the fire in us in the first place.

Is there a place for a judge giving views before hearing the evidence?

Foreign visitors show us life beyond NZ, but also make us re-appraise our own country

It seems most young offenders "age out" of miscreant behaviour quickly.

It is easy to make assumptions about people who appear before our courts.

Looking across at the United States, we see a huge leap back to days of Nazism.

The public believe overwhelmingly, in spite of the evidence, that crime is on the rise,

A court would never accept a positive test as proof against the current tenant on a charge

The Land Wars had a greater impact on NZ than any of the campaigns we commemorate

I kick myself more for what I didn't do and say, than feel proud of what I achieved

Hateful comments from those claiming to speak on behalf of all Christians makes me cringe

Why do 50 per cent of Americans think Trump is the answer to their confused question?

Budget: Forget "What's in it for me?" What are you doing for yourself and your family?

We may well have pockets of citizenry who do not meet the definition of First World.

Many refuse to accept any of it happened and the rest think 'They should just get over it'

We need protections for victims and offenders -- because they are largely the same people

'Stale, pale males" may end up so under-represented they become a sought-after demographic

Politics kept Air NZ alive when it was down to its last gasp. Now politics wants payback.

Boards with women on them succeed at a higher rate than those with only stale, pale males.

Focusing on the things connecting us makes a strong community and a nation to be proud of.

Entrenching the core vote and alienating the centre won't grow support for the party.

Gender is not a deciding factor in being a good or bad parent or Prime Minister - or both.

Do we really think royal kids will ever be in need of a raincoat, new sneakers or lunch?

Clipboard Nazis are making a killing giving fraudulent advice to the gullible.

The buck stops with us. We are reinforcing dumb misconceptions in our kids' world view.

Nobody ever puts their hand up to say they played a key role in what was never achieved.

Who would want to live in a family that doesn't care about the one who is struggling?

Thank you to people across the Whanganui Electorate for the privilege of being your MP.