Opinion

Audrey Young: What it would really take for Luxon to step aside

OPINION: There will be no coup. But the speculation didn't appear out of thin air.

All Blacks v the world: The best players Razor's men faced this season

Choosing a side from the finest players to face the All Blacks in 2025.

The most complained about NZ TV ads that wouldn't be made today (probably)

From kinky Pinky bars to drunk uncles, NZ ads are no stranger to pushing boundaries.

Michael Eaglen: How embracing the electric future now will strengthen New Zealand’s economy, industry and identity

Diesel ferries burn nearly a million litres a year, driving up long-term costs.

Editorial: Caution needed moving forward with regional reforms

OPINION: Mayors would gain extra responsibilities through new Combined Territories Boards.

Editorial: Organ donation conversation could save lives

OPINION: Organ donors are heroes.

Editorial: Fancy a CGT with your sausage and tomato sauce this summer?

OPINION: Two-thirds back a CGT but want inflation-adjusted, not nominal, gains taxed.

Editorial: The important message from police for victims of sexual abuse

OPINION: Roughly 30,000 Hawke's Bay women have suffered sexual violence in their lives.

Letters: AI may have its uses in health but prevention is the best approach

OPINION: Put prevention ahead of ChatGPT.

Letters: QR codes for food labelling would just lead to confusion

OPINION: The average shopper needs to clearly see information on packaged food.

Letters: Captain Luxon well in command of the 'Right Coalition'

OPINION: Sinking ship? This Government’s in ship-shape.

Letters: NZ part of denialist cabal at Belem summit

OPINION: Fossil-fuel cop-out at climate summit.

Jonathan Ayling: The lanyard class and the limits of legitimacy

Dozens of elected councillors could be replaced under the new reforms.

Letters: QR codes for food labelling would just lead to confusion

OPINION: The average shopper needs to clearly see information on packaged food.

Ronald Brownstein: The GOP tried loyalty, then rebellion, but both failed

It underscores the GOP path is narrow in competitive states and districts next year.

Editorial: Organ donation conversation could save lives

OPINION: Organ donors are heroes.

Alice Soper: How female referees can help men's rugby

OPINION: NZ Rugby now ranks among the leaders in promoting women referees globally.

Liam Dann: Will the RBNZ really be boring again in 2026? Here's hoping

OPINION: If the economy goes well in 2026 then rates may stay on hold all year.

Inside Economics: View from across the Tasman, UBS takes a look at NZ economy

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Cop30 – Balance or blah, blah, blah?

OPINION: From the outside, it's difficult to see how 56,000 people could make progress.

Opinion: Making friends as an adult is hard - here’s the secret

Washington Post: We can’t assume friendships will happen - we have to make them happen.

Richard Prebble: How National squandered its economic edge — and what it must do to survive the next election

OPINION: Voters rate Labour ahead in every key area except law and order.

The new 'bomb squad': What to make of Govt's regional council plan?

OPINION: 'Your regional councillors are for the scrap heap. Dead folk walking.'

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of November 24 - 30

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

All Blacks player ratings for 2025: Every performance assessed

Who was the best-performing All Black in 2025?

Simon Wilson: The virtuous, calamitous reality of Western civilisation

OPINION: A recent Herald column celebrated the virtues of the West. Here's a response.

Letters: Captain Luxon well in command of the 'Right Coalition'

OPINION: Sinking ship? This Government’s in ship-shape.

Editorial: Fancy a CGT with your sausage and tomato sauce this summer?

OPINION: Two-thirds back a CGT but want inflation-adjusted, not nominal, gains taxed.

Thomas Coughlan: The Govt wants to abolish councils, just not the ones you're thinking of

OPINION: The Government's proposal reveals two truths.

Opinion: Why 2026 may be Robertson’s toughest All Blacks challenge

A gruelling 13-test schedule in 2026 will test the squad’s depth and resolve.

James Carville: Out with woke. In with rage

NY Times opinion: The people always point their anger at the party in charge.

Opinion: NZ's justice system is shaped to increase the billable hours of lawyers

OPINION: Few can afford to go to court, so why not expand the Disputes Tribunal?

Property Insider: Bidders race to land $800m Christchurch prison expansion deal

Plans for the expansion include 240 high-security beds in 160 cells.

Editorial: The important message from police for victims of sexual abuse

OPINION: Roughly 30,000 Hawke's Bay women have suffered sexual violence in their lives.

Letters: NZ part of denialist cabal at Belem summit

OPINION: Fossil-fuel cop-out at climate summit.

Generate Wealth Weekly: What assets the Crown should keep, and what it could sell

Net core Crown debt is forecast to climb above $230b by 2028.