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Sideswipe: But ... but ... fish can't even drive!

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Minto: Our chance to become a republic is lost

OPINION: There was an assumption we would secede from Mother England. So, what happened?

Liam Dann: Should we review Reserve Bank's Covid response?

OPINION: The Reserve Bank faces intense scrutiny over its pandemic response.

Carrie Hurihanganui: Auckland gears up for overseas arrivals

OPINION: Air travel will return to more than 80 per cent by the middle of next year.

Mood of the Boardroom: The ongoing challenge of reducing inflation

OPINION: Bankers and policymakers face the ongoing challenge of reducing inflation.

Mood of the Boardroom: A future Prime Minister in waiting?

Nicola Willis has presented herself as a credible future Minister of Finance.

Co-governance shouldn't be a political football

OPINION: Co-governance is a product of NZ's place in the world and our arrangements.

Thomas Pippos: No simple answer to the tax question

OPINION: Views shaped by the lens through which respondents view fairness and equity.

Richard Prebble: Why Nats must rule out a deal with Māori Party

OPINION: Ruling out coalition with Māori Party would improve National's election chances.

Opinion: We have reached peak 'mental health'

New York Times: Has the term become so expansive as to be meaningless?

'If only they made better life choices' –simplistic views of poverty cause damage

Does a focus on individual failings mean New Zealanders are missing the bigger picture?

Political Roundup: Time for Auditor-General to investigate Mahuta contracts

OPINION: The need to prevent corruption is too important to be brushed aside.

Fish and chips by the wharf: Infuse your food with the romance of place

No fine restaurant ever served crayfish as good as that eaten in my fingers by the coast.

Sideswipe: Family Portrait

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Comment: Potholes on our roads the bellwether of a warming world

OPINION: The world is heating up, and the pothole in my street proves it.

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: We must never let go of wahine toa's legacy

OPINION: Hana Te Hemara was an icon, an icon whose legacy will always be with us.