Brazil's democracy is now the weakest it has been since military rule ended.

We urgently need to reinstate a Wildlife Enforcement Group

There's more thrown being rubbish on the road berms. What happened to "be a tidy Kiwi"?

Readers have their say on religious intolerance; racial 'privilege'; and Israel Folau

I'm chilled, laidback, likeable ... your affable First Bloke, but I don't brag about it

Is it too soon to be closing access to NZ's oil and gas reserves?

It's not easy looking good with a baby bump

I'm amazed by the media and content that is an insignificant puddle of dross.

How to spot an internet addict

The most common response to unwillingness to meet a standard is to lower the standard.

A dog has fallen down the city centre drain ... and a horse ... and two gentlemen

Some may argue that this is saving capitalism, but evolution is better than revolution.

The greatest mentors in my life never had to explain themselves. They led by example.

Not all autistics are locked into being Rain Man people (from the movie).

International trade and communication have superseded Commonwealth ties.

Our Government would be overjoyed if we all upped-sticks and moved across the ditch.

Four weeks is plenty of time to study cracks appearing in coalition government

Ardern's "acceptance" of Trump's missile strike on Syria was diplomacy at its best.

Overpopulation, coupled with land growing export crops, raises the spectre of famine.

I'm all for personal choice, but I deem butt-picking inappropriate, so I go out for a word

The Waitotara Conservation Area is a tramping backwater ripe for developing greater use.

White helmets, unprotected in T-shirts and jandals, "save" poisoned people. Totally fake.

Readers get it off their chest -- bad language; news reporting and fluoride facts

How's the weather with you ... and what does it all mean?

Donations that are far from generous -- dumpers plague the op shops

It's bad enough subsidising Aucklanders' sorry arses, now we've got to feel sorry for them

Ardern learning the language - and lessons - of international diplomacy

COMMENT: I'm the victim here. Intolerant people are hating on me.

There can't be a new Cold War; the Russians don't have the resources to hold up their end.

The Dublin St Bridge's new LED lighting has turned out to be a disaster.