OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: Why are landlords being picked on?COMMENT: Most landlords aren't fat cats, so why change rental laws, asks Barry Soper.27 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Welcome to midnight Mr PetersCOMMENT: Acting PM has had an awesome time at the ball but Cinderella returns tomorrow.30 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: What Jacinda Ardern's artwork says about herCOMMENT: Circles we're told, depicted in this way, represent need to find unity and peace.17 Jul 06:00 PM
OpinionComment: 'The Terror' is fake historyThe crew of Terror and Erebus deserve more respect, says NZME feature writer Paul Charman.25 Jun 08:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettFirst Baby and politics: What the PM will want to avoidCOMMENT: Jacinda Ardern has six short weeks before she's back into her job.21 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: Booty call - Shane Jones looks tawdry and amateurishCOMMENT: No wonder Shane Jones is facing criticism of being arrogant and shameless.07 Jun 08:33 PM
OpinionTamihere: Love him or loathe him, here comes WinstonCOMMENT: John Tamihere salutes our best-known and most polarising politician.06 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Govt's ballsy call to eradicate Mycoplasma bovisCOMMENT: Govt has bit the bullet and put a shed load of dough behind eradication.28 May 06:28 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungRobertson has given himself more optionsCOMMENT: Robertson resisted calls to blow the windfall in this Budget.17 May 03:07 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungComment | Low-life gossipers a distraction for PM's officeCOMMENT: Low-lifes peddling rumours are trying to inflict maximum damage on the PM.01 May 10:30 PM
OpinionNZ's poor productivity has no quick fixTranslating complex economic reports into simple meaningful messages one of challenges.17 Apr 11:00 PM
OpinionMAFS: 11 couples matched - none stay together. Why?Not one couple a match made in heaven, but dream characters for TV camera.01 Apr 03:52 AM
OpinionDr Lance O'Sullivan: Why I'm moving my business to AucklandCOMMENT: It is far more difficult than I thought to grow such a business in the regions.26 Mar 07:21 AM
OpinionThe real reason Shane Jones is attacking Air NZCOMMENT: NZ First will claim a mandate to go into bat for the regions.23 Mar 12:10 AM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Thuggish Shane Jones' stoush with airline 'ugly and shambolic'COMMENT: Govt must leave running a national airline to those who know what they are doing.21 Mar 05:32 PM
OpinionGrant BradleyOpinion: Why Air NZ is the politicians' favourite whipping boyAir New Zealand is a big target for those grumpy about its regional operation21 Mar 08:21 AM
OpinionVaughan GunsonI'd like the property back please...Theft is a tax levied on the divided society New Zealand has become.13 Mar 09:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Why National's new leader is irrelevantCOMMENT: The real political battles this year won't involve the Opposition.03 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Simon Bridges' rubbish first day as leaderCOMMENT: In his first attempt to embarrass Labour, Bridges ended up with egg on his face.28 Feb 09:21 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungGame on: Bridges brings out mongrel in ArdernComment: He may be Oxford educated but it was pure Te Atatu.27 Feb 02:05 AM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: No reason for National to panicOPINION: The decision today will affect the next Government.26 Feb 05:12 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Joyce, Collins win campaign but not contestComment: Conditions of secrecy helped Joyce's campaign to get off the starting block.26 Feb 06:48 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Amy Adams – the compromise candidateComment: As National well knows, being the most popular doesn't guarantee victory.26 Feb 01:58 AM
OpinionHosking: This could be a stroke of genius from the GovernmentComment: As a piece of politics, this is clever. As a piece of business, the jury's out.25 Feb 05:43 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Anything can happen in Nats raceCOMMENT: Public popularity won't decide who'll step into English's Hush Puppies.25 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Why Bridges is Nats' best betCOMMENT: Despite his flaws, many commentators regard him as the best bet for National.15 Feb 04:27 AM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: Why I pick Amy Adams to win leadership battleCOMMENT: Amy Adams is the strong silent type and a hard worker.14 Feb 05:56 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: Why there's a lot to worry about in the National leadership raceComment: Simon Bridges clearly wanted no distractions as he launched his leadership bid.14 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsWhy Parliament is so conservative on cannabisCOMMENT: Bryce Edwards looks at Chloe Swarbrick's failed bill.01 Feb 01:49 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Minister resorts to blusterWillie Jackson was not the only minister who learned a hard lesson today.12 Dec 05:06 AM
OpinionCraig CooperWe need to have faith in CAACAA should rethink its approach to a skydiving accident, says Craig Cooper11 Dec 05:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsThe rise of the hyper-partisan lobbyistsPolitical lobbying is a growth industry in New Zealand.20 Nov 01:52 AM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Pension leak is why Winston went with LabourCOMMENT: It's now clear Wily Winston had no plan to form a coalition with National.07 Nov 08:12 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettFirst day farce: National's brazen bluffComment: National's vote demands bordered on political blackmail.07 Nov 12:46 AM
