OPINION: 'The Health Minister should visit Hawke's Bay Hospital and talk to staff.'

OPINION: Lacking support, why would Shaw want to stay?

OPINION: We are only on track if we do not care about the harm smoking imposes on Māori.

Aviation is never dull and this year promises to be as interesting as ever.

OPINION: 'We have an enormous capacity to ignore things that harm us.'

OPINION: Luxon is now obliged to deliver.

New York Times: Which names can you expect to hear when Oscar nominations are announced?

OPINION: Why do so many evangelicals see Trump as God's anointed one?

OPINION: Amid the glitz of the Emmys, Applegate's resilience shone through.

OPINION: Internet advertising has turned into a war zone.

Opinion: Taking zero-risk approach is a recipe for dullness.

OPINION: This year we need to keep an eye on Japan, with its alarming debt to GDP ratio.

Financial Times: We must pay attention to the forces that will certainly shape our future.

OPINION: Despite mixed evidence, school students will have phones taken away this year.

OPINION: 'Activists appear to have little regard for the needs of others.'

OPINION: A tired trip across Cook Strait highlights the dire state of our ferries.

OPINION: Light rail is dead but Auckland needs a transport plan and funds to pay for it.

OPINION: Chris Rattue looks at the winners and losers from the sporting week.

Financial Times: Performance alone will only get you so far, writes Anjli Raval.

OPINION: Recent articles highlight the contrast of theanalogue and digital banking age.

OPINION: AI-driven transformation is merely in its infancy, but the potential is huge.

OPINION: No problem is insurmountable if willing hearts and minds are present.

OPINION: It’s time for a citizens’ assembly on governance.

OPINION: Cleaning up your credit is a good place to start new year.

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.