OpinionBrian RudmanRudman: Talk of urban agency bright spot in horror week for PMCOMMENT: At last, Prime Minister John Key is flirting with the concept of a one-stop shop urban development agency.21 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Self-serving oldies moan over free ridesCOMMENT: Sometimes it really is embarrassing to be a baby-boomer.14 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Developers rub hands as city begs for fundingCOMMENT: Instead of all the whining about property developers making profits at the expense of the rest of us, why don't we do something about it?24 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Blaming others won't build homes, Mr KeyCOMMENT: Affordable seems a dirty word in PM John Key and Nick Smith's housing plans for Auckland, writes Brian Rudman.18 May 01:47 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Profit gods hunting viewshafts yet againCOMMENT: That the battle to preserve the volcanic cones viewshafts in Auckland rages on highlights just how bad we are at protecting our heritage.10 May 08:01 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Sugar obesity link plain for all but Govt to seeCOMMENT: This refusal to confront the obesity-diabetes epidemic is like a replay of the global warming crisis fiasco, writes Brian Rudman13 Apr 12:35 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Statues are a window to our historyI suspect <i>The Nation</i>'s attempts to topple Governor George Grey and Colonel Marmaduke Nixon from their pedestals will die a rapid death, writes Brian Rudman.06 Apr 02:30 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Night Mayor could rescue downtown from chaosFollowing the rolling brawl in Auckland's Britomart club-lands, heavyweights from the police and Auckland Council squared off over who was to blame, writes Brian Rudman.30 Mar 01:06 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Fans too thin on ground for waterfront stadiumCOMMENT: Would it be rude to suggest that Warriors owner Eric Watson should concentrate on building a team before a showcase arena.22 Mar 06:32 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: 'Real time' buses disappear from sightCOMMENT: The knowledge that AT can't maintain a simple circuit service in normal times must be good news for shoe shops. But not for the rest of us.15 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: U-turn one in eye for intensification godCouncillors finally moved to rethink rezoning plans, and it's about time too, writes Brian Rudman.02 Mar 12:36 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Auckland on loop of Govt inactionKey's City Rail Link "dance of the seven veils" almost breached the R18 barrier when he performed at the recent Auckland Chamber of Commerce breakfast, writes Brian Rudman.03 Feb 12:48 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Honouring wars monumentally trickyCentenary walkway options are irkingly tied to 21st century, ego and bi-culturalism, writes Brian Rudman.20 Jan 02:13 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Political skill more than mayor formalityTo attack your rival for being experienced, and to claim your biggest asset is being ignorant of the political process, is perverse, writes Brian Rudman.15 Dec 08:32 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Moving inter city rail crosses the lineFor a city striving to be "world class", forcing the inter-city rail service out of Britomart to a jerry-built shipping container "kiosk", 1.4km away in the old shunting yards, is bizarre, writes Brian Rudman.08 Dec 08:28 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: History is being rewritten at every turnLen Brown would have us believe that nothing happened pre-Super City and that advances since then were all his doing.12 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Maori board hops over the lawIt's rare for politicians to admit their mistakes. Particularly one as recent as Auckland Council's unelected Maori Statutory Board, writes Brian Rudman.05 Nov 08:13 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: National plays it coy in AucklandIt bemuses me the way the major political parties go to so much trouble to disguise their interest in running Auckland Council, Brian Rudman writes.29 Oct 11:56 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Help deportees or face a wave of crimeMany have spent most of their lives in Australia. They're now starting to end up dumped at Auckland Airport, separated from family and friends, and expected to survive as best they can, writes Brian Rudman.27 Oct 08:34 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanColeman's obesity cure right up alleyHealth Minister Jonathan Coleman's newly released magic pill to cure childhood obesity is so sugar-coated even those fuelling the epidemic are falling over each other to praise him.20 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanRudman: Paula Bennett's free pass for cowboysCouncil's bloopers tape shows why asking Aucklanders to trust builders and developers is a step too far, says Brian Rudman.15 Oct 08:40 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Deportations give lie to talk of Anzac mateshipIn recent years, newly sworn-in Australian prime ministers have taken to scurrying across the Tasman to meet their New Zealand counterpart as the concluding rite of passage.13 Oct 08:40 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Don't waste takahe's cash on panda pornThe Department of Conservation is grossly under-funded and is expected to seek sponsors and volunteers to assist it in its vital work, writes Brian Rudman.01 Oct 08:24 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Bicultural hang-up skews city arts planAuckland's point of difference is not the glories or supremacy of one ethnicity over another, but our place in the Pacific as a smorgasbord of cultures and ethnicities, writes Brian Rudman.24 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Proposal a return to servitude of oldIt's as though there's no institutional memory of the stranglehold giant British meat companies had on the industry stretching back through to 1882, writes Brian Rudman.22 Sep 09:28 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Count the blessings...it's all too muchWe don't need the bureaucrats' religiosity to get things opened.16 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Power cash handout an asset for all of usEnergy trust would be more loveable if its annual payout wasn't used to benefit individuals ... or to promote re-election of trustees, writes Brian Rudman.03 Sep 09:34 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Dead takahe collateral damage from crazy policySince 2009 DoC staffing has been slashed by 323. Funding cuts continue, writes Brian Rudman. In the last Budget, operational funding was cut by $8.7 million and natural heritage management by $7 million.25 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: One answer for two city problemsWhy don't Auckland councillors jump on a bus and take a study trip south to the People's Project's Garden Place headquarters in Hamilton, asks Brian Rudman.13 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Housing the homeless - let's get seriousForget the hikoi and library training, the answer the council needs is in Utah - and it's quite straightforward, writes Brian Rudman.06 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Dog attack numbers huge yet nothing changesAccident Compensation Commission claims have long revealed a steady rise in claims, reaching 12,406 in 2013, writes Brian Rudman. Dog apologists have hidden behind the ACC's definition of dog bite.04 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Dominion Rd is not ChinatownThe street of restaurants is already famous, it doesn't need to be tagged with an inaccurate brand, writes Brian Rudman.31 Jul 12:24 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: High incarceration rate is the real prison scandalHow naive can our political masters be. They let a private prison operator self-report on how well they're doing, then act surprised when it all turns to custard, writes Brian Rudman.28 Jul 09:31 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Council funding - the myth lives onCity's quest for more money is nothing new...but a better answer would be to stop throwing it around.23 Jul 09:30 PM
