OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Time for bus IT system to get realIn the "not before time" category, Auckland Transport is advertising for a new board director with "exposure to and understanding of information technology area".24 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: World seems to have learned little in past centuryOn Sunday I stumbled on War News, the local attempt to retell the World War I story through the eyes of a radio journalist broadcasting live from the front.22 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Cement traps us in the bad old daysOne of the justifications for creating the Super City was that it would hasten the end of the planning silo mentality that hog-tied Auckland.17 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanRoad hogs must tighten beltsMayor Len Brown has carefully avoided this moment the whole of his first term, but sometime over the next 12 months, he's going to have to stand up and be counted.10 Jul 10:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Press pause before throwing away the keyThose baying for the blood of the Maori King's second son after his drunken night out with some mates should take a deep breath and consider what they're demanding.08 Jul 10:51 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Schools and their rules are not above the lawIt's always great to see someone standing up to a bully. That Hastings schoolboy Lucan Battison also won the confrontation with his St John's College principal is the icing on the cake.01 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: AT's shuttle just the ticket for us allCritics have been demanding AT abandon its exclusive $122,000, shuttle trial, and that staff return to catching public buses and trains to suffer like the rest of us, writes Brian Rudman.26 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Wealthy buffoons hold our democracy hostageNational's little Act Party poodle seems to be running scared of the attention-seeking yapping of wannabe Conservative Party lapdog Colin Craig, writes Brian Rudman.24 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Mayor's arty plan hijacks our wharfThe Auckland Council is bending all the rules to fast-track the erection of a mock ye olde state house on Queens Wharf, the nation's most expensive piece of real estate, writes Brian Rudman.19 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Ashes to ashes ... then let's not get too officious about the next stepDemanding that bereaved families gain official permission before scattering the "cremains" of a loved one in a public place is a proposal that is doomed to fail, writes Brian Rudman.12 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Cut off the coat-tails and end MMP rortsLabour is promising to abolish within 100 days of taking office the MMP coat-tail rule that enables a minor party electorate MP to bring party list mates into Parliament, writes Brian Rudman.10 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: End of the road for the sacred car?A combination of factors is credited for a drop in car usage, including; higher fuel prices, improved public transport and off-putting traffic congestion, writes Brian Rudman.05 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Real cost of Dotcom alliance remains to be seenWhen eccentric millionaires hijack the political landscape as their own private playground, mere mortals should be very afraid, writes Brian Rudman.03 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Take the canary test Mr BrownleeChallenge Gerry Brownlee to sit in one of the downtown Customs St bus stops at peak hour and breathe deeply of the noxious fumes, writes Brian Rudman.29 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Cunliffe should leave migrant-bashing to PetersDavid Cunliffe has tried just about everything to put a dent in the Government's poll ratings without success, writes Brian Rudman. He's now dipping into Winston Peters' murky bag of trick27 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Developers' dreams our nightmareThe privatisation of public space should have a better justification than helping the adjacent property owner fulfil a development dream, writes Brian Rudman.22 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Hulse keeping marijuana reform pot on the boilOver recent months, Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse has found herself advocating for a major change in the legal status of marijuana, writes Brian Rudman.20 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Unhappy landings for ratepayersMayor Len Brown and his council's supine surrender to the bully-boy tactics of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has been embarrassing, writes Brian Rudman.15 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Can NZ sustain two arts festivals?Until now, the two NZ festivals have co-existed - Auckland on the odd years, Wellington the even. But from 2016, Auckland goes annual for the first time, writes Brian Rudman.13 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Yes, taxis are costly - so grab a busBrian Rudman asks, "With rail links to the city network, and the Airbus Express, who would need high-priced taxis?"08 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Hard line on animal tests paints Key into cornerOnly last week, John Key went along with animal testing of recreational drugs if it occurred on foreign animals, and at a pinch, on local rodents, writes Brian Rudman. But certainly it was no go with cuddly New Zealand bunnies or beagles.06 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: New shelters fitted with old flaws"I'm not asking for a flash hotel reception room, but is it too much to expect a shelter that actually sheltered?", writes Brian Rudman. "Would it be so hard, at each bus stop, to have a large route map indicating where each bus went?"01 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: It's high time we accepted most of us want a fixThe sensible move should have been to fast-track the proposed market, thereby ensuring the drugs being smoked by young NZers have been tested and are "safe", writes Brian Rudman.29 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Speak up for our historic high-riseIn 1966, the shiny new 18-storey, glass-clad Auckland City administration building might not have been the world's tallest skyscraper, but it was the highest in NZ, writes Brian Rudman.24 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Act's saviour at hand - just push for legal weedJamie Whyte was going to resurrect the Act party by returning it to basics.22 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Scramble for civil unions as parties chase matesThe pre-election fumblings behind the bikesheds as our increasingly twitchy politicians seek a mate for the next three years are beginning to become rather R18, writes Brian Rudman.15 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman: Quake-law tremors hit AucklandBrian Rudman wonders how best to describe a Govt proposal to wrap Auckland's old buildings in cotton wool on the off chance an earthquake causes one to collapse.10 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Quick snip and we're a republicI would hazard a guess that John Key's gut feeling about our increased love of the monarchy is coloured by his grouse-shooting expedition to Balmoral, writes Brian Rudman.08 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Whales may be safe but let's not forget all the fishMurray McCully is warning against indulging in "triumphalism". He fears that if we denigrate the Japanese, this will hurt their national pride, writes Brian Rudman.01 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Make travel card pay - and Hop to itAT has started a campaign to sign up cardholders, but the miserable 10 per cent saving over the cash fare has hardly been a great success, writes Brian Rudman.27 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Dotcom soap opera's latest season is best yetWhether he is a virus, or a puckish imp, sent by the gods to mock those who would rule over us, Dotcom continues his uncanny facility to bring out the ridiculous in our politicians, writes Brian Rudman.25 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Cave-in to bullying truly alarmingInstead of standing up to the pressure of a disgruntled applicant, Mayor Len Brown surrendered, writes Brian Rudman.20 Mar 08:30 PM
