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Middle East crisis exposes NZ to global fertiliser shock: Where is the plan?

Gulf states now supply 36% of global urea exports, led by Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Matthew Hooton: Tax hikes, deep cuts or both - the ugly choices politicians keep dodging

OPINION: No political party has any serious plan to prevent ongoing debt explosion.

Editorial: Case of toddler starving to death needs further scrutiny

OPINION: The mother and a system designed to protect children have both failed.

Editorial: Case of toddler starving to death needs further scrutiny

OPINION: The mother and a system designed to protect children have both failed.

Editorial: Confronting scenes at homeless camp a taste of what's to come

OPINION: Move-on orders are coming, but will they just better hide homelessness?

Editorial: The danger of individualism in a cyclone warning

OPINION: If you're asked to leave in a state of emergency, the answer is simple. Leave.

Editorial: Guarded 'tree sanctuaries' to curb native-bird predation?

OPINION: Predator numbers may be dwindling, but cats pose the biggest problem.

Letters: Why we need tolerance, respect and co-operation now more than ever

OPINION: Tolerance, respect and co-operation are things to be admired.

Letters: Development an example of the problems with intensification

OPINION: Ex-Unitec campus project another urban planning disaster.

Letters: Woke? It’s better to be prepared for the worst when storms hit

OPINION: The devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle still looms large in our memories.

Letters: Marae welcoming all-comers when the storm hits

OPINION: The way the doors opened is a tribute to Māori hospitality.

Paul Lewis: How to solve rugby's head-injury crisis

OPINION: The current tackle laws are punishing the wrong player.

Oliver Hartwich: Splitting the gentailers would not cut your power bill

OPINION: Combining generation and retail cushions households from wholesale price swings.

Nathan Limm: Why the Warriors aren't taken seriously by Australia

Fox Sports’ team of the week named players from every round-six winner bar the Warriors.

Strait of Hormuz blockade: The realities the US ignores at its peril

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump has ordered a blockade of the pivotal Strait of Hormuz.

Letters: Development an example of the problems with intensification

OPINION: Ex-Unitec campus project another urban planning disaster.

Editorial: Confronting scenes at homeless camp a taste of what's to come

OPINION: Move-on orders are coming, but will they just better hide homelessness?

Richard Prebble: What China and Japan taught me about trust, tech and freedom

OPINION: Japan offers queues and trusted goods, but feels strangely stuck in time.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of April 13 - 19

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Inside Economics: The most important takeaway from ANZ's grim interest rate outlook

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

Craig Stevens: NZ is surrounded by ocean energy. Just what would it take to tap it?

OPINION: New Zealand still has vast untapped ocean power waiting to be harnessed.

Letters: Woke? It’s better to be prepared for the worst when storms hit

OPINION: The devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle still looms large in our memories.

Michael Guerin: Harness racing boss leaves as huge changes loom for racing industry

ANALYSIS: Harness Racing NZ chief executive Brad Steele will leave the role next week.

Greg Smith: What investors should watch next

OPINION: Energy shock risks and why upbeat KiwiSaver balances may be masking trouble.

Editorial: The danger of individualism in a cyclone warning

OPINION: If you're asked to leave in a state of emergency, the answer is simple. Leave.

Opinion: Why White Ferns’ title defence matters for women’s cricket’s big moment

New Zealand enter as defending champions after a fairytale 2024 triumph.

All Blacks watch: The duo that can be locked in for Rennie's first test

OPINION: The experienced pair are simply playing too well to ignore.

Why Kiwi men lose their friends at 40

Surveys show 15% of men have no close friends in midlife.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: April 1 - 30

Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Alex Powell: Picking an All Blacks XV, ineligible to represent New Zealand

OPINION: What would a side made up entirely of overseas Kiwis look like?

Property Insider: Where the St James Theatre project is at, how $15m council funds are protected

OPINION: The building's restoration project is planned to result in a 2028 reopening.

Wayne Scott: We need 1kg of crushed rock every hour to maintain our roads

OPINION: Each Kiwi uses about 1kg of quarry aggregate every hour to live and work.

Gregor Paul: All Blacks chase $500m kit deal as war and oil crisis hit sponsors

ANALYSIS: NZ Rugby wants its $70m-a-year kit deal lifted to as much as $100m a year.

Smug MAFS wives dumped in brutal end

Two smug MAFS wives arrive at final vows certain they’ll be breaking hearts.

Editorial: Guarded 'tree sanctuaries' to curb native-bird predation?

OPINION: Predator numbers may be dwindling, but cats pose the biggest problem.