OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Beware suburban rumblingsPlanners who want to reshape the city to support public transport are swimming against the tide, writes John Roughan. It appears planners now agree.24 May 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Genetic risk poses dilemmaIsn't it a little disturbing that genetic science has caused Angelina Jolie to remove a perfectly fine pair of breasts? Asks John Roughan17 May 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Discount the politics and buyInvestors in Mighty River Power should send the champagne next week to Russel Norman, Green Party, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.03 May 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: It's the roads not the motorwayTraffic engineering is probably the only realistic solution to Auckland's congestion, writes John Roughan. "The busway, like the bridge, is fine."26 Apr 05:48 AM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: 'Intelligence' counts for littleSpy stories have never appealed to me. At the end I'm usually left wondering what was the point exactly of all the secrecy, danger and intrigue? What was the "intelligence" that was so well hidden and precious the hero had to risk his neck for it?19 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Maggie's greatness unrivalledTo find statesmen of the century whose global influence was comparable to hers, you have to go presidents of the United States, writes John Roughan. It was, after all, the American century.12 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: North Korea, the disaffected childEach time it makes a threatening gesture to its sister in the south, the US and China respond like different parents. But a sibling often knows a troubled child better than either parent, says John Roughan.05 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Perfect chance to can TiwaiMy heart sank at the news the Govt is taking over negotiations on the price of power supplied to Southland's aluminium smelter and will subsidise that relic of "regional development".29 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Too important for democracyLike the church, business is best led by a responsible few, says John Roughan.15 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Serious TV should make us sit and thinkGuyon Espiner and Duncan Garner have done some intelligent television in their different ways. When they teamed up on TV3 for a programme billed "a new kind of current affairs", I looked forward to it.08 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Asset sales go ahead on trustDame Sian Elias and fellow judges of the Supreme Court made a remarkable declaration of confidence in you and me and our adherence to a constitution this week.01 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: SkyCity deal insight into PM's mindIt is not often you get a chance to look in the window of the Beehive's inner sanctum and see how a Prime Minister works.22 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Faultline runs through risk evaluationRecommendations of amendments to the Building Act to give owners of reinforced masonry buildings a deadline to bring up to earthquake standard or demolish them - which threatens many heritage buildings.15 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: We are ready to hear a big ideaWe should let our leaders dream. When they return from lying in the sun in a summer like this one, we ought to hear what they have been thinking.01 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Holmes gets to hear his best reviewsSir Paul Holmes got a sense of his obituaries this week when he received the honour he deserved.18 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Price we pay for public fundsClubs lose their place when money comes from above.14 Sep 05:30 PM