Latest fromKerre McIvor on New Zealand
Kerre McIvor: Enjoy the spectacle - win, lose or draw
COMMENT: There should be no assumption that All Blacks are dead certs to make the final.
Kerre McIvor: Anguish and despair - why have we made farmers feel ashamed?
COMMENT: If farmers don't see a future, then the future of New Zealand Inc looks bleak.
Kerre McIvor: KiwiBuild reset is another failure
COMMENT: Helping people on lower and middle incomes buy their own homes is a worthy aim.
Kerre McIvor: Free school lunch great idea, now how to deliver
COMMENT: There have been discussions around food in schools programmes for years.
Kerre McIvor: The land needs our protection
COMMENT: Good on the Government for recognising that some land is more than real estate.
Kerre McIvor: Who hasn't wanted to steamroll boyracers?
COMMENT: A Wellington man is alleged to have made this fantasy a reality.
Kerre McIvor: Let's stick to meaty issues
COMMENT: Fury that people eat meat and you don't want them to is not justifiable.
Kerre McIvor: Parking on berms sets my teeth on edge
COMMENT: Auckland Transport wants to fine people who park on grass berms.
Kerre McIvor: Don't wrap kids in cotton wool
COMMENT: The best gift you can give a child is to let them pretend they're invincible.
Kerre McIvor: Who's looking out for small business owners?
COMMENT: These companies are vital to our economy, and they have it tough.
Kerre McIvor: Prying to keep our young safe
COMMENT:When technology exists to monitor how fine your kids truly are, should you use it?
Kerre McIvor: Misadventure of fools ought to bear cost
COMMENT: Putting yourself at risk means putting others at risk.
Kerre McIvor: How bogan unruly tourists had no chance in NZ
COMMENT: This group of professional louts never had a chance of slipping under the radar.
Kerre McIvor: Happy old year, happy new year
COMMENT: 2018 was a wonderful year for me, and I'm happy to be back at work in 2019 too.
Kerre McIvor: Grace could have been my daughter
COMMENT: Grace's parents learnt the brutal truth that no family is immune from tragedy.
Kerre McIvor: Why not use rugby skills for better future?
COMMENT: Money and incentives have always been a part of rugby.
Kerre McIvor: Santa without a cause
COMMENT: Neville Baker should never have been sacked as Santa.
Kerre McIvor: Many layers to this onion controversy
COMMENT: The great Bunnings onion controversy erupted and we can blame Australia for this.
Kerre McIvor: Part-time boxers must know risks
COMMENT: There is nothing entertaining about seeing someone having crap beaten out of them
Kerre McIvor: I'm all for a waterfront stadium
COMMENT: This could be a wonderful opportunity to create a city waterfront to be proud of.
Kerre McIvor: Disorderly kids the exception not the rule
COMMENT: The crux is one that crops up time and again — parents aren't parenting children.