COMMENT: The announcement that DB Breweries has purchased Tuatara shines a spotlight on a surprisingly positive shift in the way Kiwis are consuming beer.

EDITORIAL: Immigrants have always provided an easy target for populist politicians.

Today is an anniversary not just for Auckland but everywhere from Taupo north.

The mood is often quickly soured by challenges from Waitangi so it is good that the Ratana Church's annual celebrations of its founder's birth in the rural settlement of Ratana Pa has come to be an occasion for all parties.

Editorial: It is hardly surprising when the warmest season threatens to end before it has barely started

What has possessed Auckland Transport to contemplate putting their intercity bus terminal at Manukau?

Small trading nations have to look beyond Washington now for leaders who want the world to prosper.

Britain's PM Theresa May gave an important speech last week, just three days before the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Mark Gilbert, the departing United States Ambassador, is keen to reassure New Zealanders that Washington does not spy on Wellington.

Since science was ignited as the fuel of economic growth the flame has gone out, says Jeff Tallon.

David McGee, a former Clerk of the House, made an appeal for new rules to keep MPs in their seats for a full term yesterday in Herald.

Regardless of bottom lines, Winston Peters will go with the winner if his choice matters. Let us hope it does not.

Asked to forecast the outlook for the housing market this year, an economist recently made an important point.

Michael Chamberlain, the New Zealand-born pastor who died this week at 72, was a man of unshakeable faith and resolute character.

The nature of information that constitutes news is being changed by the digital age, not entirely for the better.

Perversely, Brexit and the threatened policies of Donald Trump may have greatly helped New Zealand's prospects of an agreement with the EU

COMMENT: Prime Minister Bill English will meet Theresa May tonight - but the Trump factor means his visit isn't getting much attention in the UK.

As New Zealanders are well aware, but probably Australians are not, many of these people who are detained are not Kiwis in any real sense.

The 'Family First' group has put an interesting idea into debate for this election year.

These are brilliant ideas which may soon take shape. Perhaps 2017 may not be so bad after all.

Debate raging on social media over Mad Butcher comment was worthy of attention.

When the official holiday period finished at 6am yesterday there had been 15 fatal crashes on New Zealand roads since the Friday before Christmas.

Nothing ruins a professional's reputation like blaming the weather.

The major obstacle to a Palestinian state is not settlements.

All too soon students will be back at school and questions will resume about about how well our education system prepares them for later life.

COMMENT: Farming does not get the public attention is deserves.

Seldom has a year started with so much upheaval in prospect.

The nation's New Year Honours look back much further than one year for New Zealanders whose contribution deserves recognition.

There is no better way to end a year than to choose one New Zealander among many who contributed something exceptional to national life.

Suspiciously quickly, the Government re-opened SH1 south of Kaikoura just before Christmas.