COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.

Burning plastic: toxic, smelly, frowned upon ... but is it the way forward?

Celebrating a special day when the marketing machine cranks into overdrive

On the 200th anniversary of Karls Marx's birth, Gwynne Dyer revisits socialism.

On the face of it a visit home by the Boomerang Child was the perfect Mother's Day present

There was nothing wrong with the car but my wife insisted I take it to the mechanic

Dr Alison Campbell discusses a water machine with big claims.

Are those plants you want to share goodies or baddies?

Letters to the Editor on issues of the day.

Readers have their say on heritage buildings; euthanasia, Israel Folau and fluoride

'Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want'

It's NZ Music Month and former disc jockey Jacinda has picked her faves ... or has she?

Record council votes for greater accountability, so we can see where councillors stand.

Live music is good for your health, argues Terry Sarten.

Yes, ladies, it's that time of year, again. The season of dread and the imagined dead.

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

it is logical to believe the Earth is heating and that mankind is at least partly to blame

Mother's Day celebrations of one sort or another have been around since ancient times.

"Education is not a tool to be used to play petty politics; it's far too important."

Jacinda, you've got a nice smile, But for the next couple of years I don't want to see it.

Why do councillors contract out the services we elected them to undertake?

Research on laws in Canada and Oregon has found claims of elderly coercion are overblown.

Ratepayers were forced to pay millions of dollars for piles of dirt alongside our river.

Being rear-ended is no fun. And some city intersections can leave you vulnerable.

Uruguay now rates first in South America for democracy, peace and press freedom.

Always one of those difficult things, isn't it? Do you get involved or stay out of it?

Netanyahu is attempting to justify Trump's forthcoming abandonment of the 2015 Iran deal.

Those with a vested interest in our car obsession work hardest at denying climate change.

"This consultation is not an attempt to hurt iwi, of which we have 20 in our region."

It appears we are being ripped off at the petrol pump.