Traffic jams a tribute to big-city living that most of us moved here to escape!

Claims of endorsement of vaping are simply false

COMMENT: Peterson is bringing the degradation of public discourse into sharp relief.

Why can't we be more prepared to be inclusive, to share, to be tolerant of each other?

Gwynne Dyer on the "Little Ice Age", when the tens of millions of native Americans died

Fred Frederikse Mapping the Millisphere, "a new millennium travel story"

Kevin Page has just the thing for those needing inspiration for a Valentine's Day gift.

Sand from the carpark should be returned to the beach front, not trucked away.

The [Ruapehu summit] is spectacular terrain but also spectacularly perilous - Derek Schulz

This Valentine's I also wish for security and stability in loving homes for our children

Everyone has a right to express their views

The world needs its leaders and role models. Our community needs its voices of reason.

Govt is talking subsidies for electric vehicles and cyclists using public roads at no cost

Scientists seem untroubled by signs that the north and south magnetic poles will switch.

Only an estimated 30% of people leaving prison have had any effective rehabilitation

As a long-time smoker, I believe vaping is the most certain method for quitting cigarettes

Like the Master Games competitor, it's often not easy reaching the finish line.

We need a significant overhaul, changing the world food system on a scale not seen before

For refugee resettlement to succeed, there needs to be a significant community buy-in.

You will be missed Sue Westwood

The Tengger people coped with the tourist hordes by writing their own development plan.

If we're taking refugees who want to be NZers and and indulge in our culture, that's great

If we cannot house ourselves, how is it that we are able to house refugees?

Actually, I'm joining the majority — 95 per cent of humans never fly.

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Readers get if off their chest - 'God's laundry maid'; Masters makes splash; property woes

The current state of the union requires us to be united in finding solutions

Kate Stewart on personal responsibility

Brash's opinions — odious to some, reasonable to others — should be heard and debated

Growing plants in containers presents gardeners with endless opportunities