Steve Braunias writes for the Listener and Newsroom.
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Red Fox killing: A tragic Saturday night, 33 years on
Steve Braunias on the first week of the long-awaited Red Fox Tavern murder trial.
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of the Ardern Gang
COMMENT: You know how the Marshall feels about the rules.
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of The Muller Gang
COMMENT: A Wild Western tale of Parliament Hill.
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Todd Muller
COMMENT: Todd Muller and Simon Bridges facing off at high noon.
Steve Braunias: White Island latest tragedy in year of grief and unimaginable terror
Comment: As a name, White Island is about to take on a new and terrible resonance.
Steve Braunias: Dear Paul... A letter to my dead brother on his birthday
Steve Braunias pens a letter to his glamorous and cool dead brother on his birthday.
History hovers over Empire past and present
Harry and Meghan enjoyed the final day of their tour in our most hospitable city, Rotorua.
Braunias: Mama, just killed a man (a king, too), and still we wait for the royals
Our close personal friends continued their working holiday of our green and puggy land.
Steve Braunias: Friendly seaside suburb watches royal roadshow
Our new friends Prince Harry and his expanding wife continued their working holiday in NZ.
Braunias on Tour: 'Suits...Loved Suits. Obviously I'm here mostly for Meghan'
Steve Braunias joined the royal watchers in the crowd in Wellington yesterday.
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Simon Bridges
Simon Bridges raises the golden cup to his mouth ... but what exactly is he drinking?
Simon Bridges is a 'likeable, loose goose' and should be Nats' next leader - Braunias
COMMENT: Simon Bridges is in the middle of the action, the centre of the storm.
Steve Braunias: The best of election 2017
Steve Braunias: The best of election 2017.
The Shops inspired by nostalgia of Central Parade
There are travel writers who roam the edges of the world, explore jungles thick with mosquitoes and parrots, ride on rafts and camels