Anyone noticed how Treasury-speak is less about bean-counting and more about "well-being"?

Public transport should provide a genuine alternative for motorists.

Children must keep the pressure on, through more strikes if necessary,writes John Milnes.

After a foot injury, Kate Stewart faced a long wait for emergency treatment

The power of attorney gives the person of your choosing the ability to make decisions.

Brittany Gibson

Good record keeping makes sense for any business

Is a dystopian nightmare coming, or can the future hold something else?

Reluctance to insure properties in Wellington is all about gambling, writes Terry Sarten.

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

We have an ageing population, and a good bus service is essential.

It is an obligation on a Central Authority to contact the corresponding Central Authority

Three children are dead so far in New Zealand this year as a result of domestic violence

And that little cherub just had to pash the brains out of some dodgy kid in the driveway.

Adherents of the faith believe in the supernatural but seem to struggle with criminal law.

There is strong competition between the electricity retailers

We should all leave our affairs in order before that inevitability occurs

Without the convenience we have, many young and old could not afford any other transport.

In one particular area, the density of bees was something like a scene from a horror movie

2.8 million hectares of hill country should be planted in trees.

Kate Stewart on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann

COMMENT: Take a daily dose of kindness and caring, writes Terry Sarten.

1.32PM a call to silence

Traditional white Aussies came unprepared for multi-culturalism. Some really don't like it

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

There is a difference between sensible precaution and fear-driven acceptance of censorship

'I spent four hours sitting in a shed in Hagley Park surrounded by uncertainty and fear.'

Two police officers who stopped Christchurch shooter typify our unsung first responders.

Let us accept each other for our differences of faith, politics, colour, and beliefs.

Vigils have been held throughout the country and Manchester Square in Feilding was packed