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Simon Wilson: Outrage? What outrage? The cycleway debate
OPINION: The real 'outrage' about transport is not cycleways, it's extreme car dependency.

Thomas Coughlan: Rough waters ahead, after a week of bad news
OPINION: The future looks grim - can we tackle it?

Mike Hosking: Open and honest govt? What a joke
OPINION: Three Waters is a classic example, self governance is another.

Political Roundup: Trespassing ex MPs - Trevor Mallard's petty fiefdom
OPINION: Parliament and politicians are seen as out of touch, elite, and aloof.

Siouxsie Wiles: Why I'm worried about the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants
OPINION: What does the science tell us about these new variants growing around the world?

Liam Dann: Tight labour market points to more inflation ahead
Unemployment is low but how is it defined and how does it compare to benefit numbers?

Opinion: Appalling Nadia Lim 'Eurasian fluff' claim - why things are not all right for women in business
DGL founder blames Nadia Lim's looks for My Food Bag's dud IPO.

Opinion: Directors' Duties Bill is well-meaning but harmful
OPINION: Parliament fiddles with fixing something that is not broken at society's peril.

Editorial: Falling land data should be a tipping point
OPINION: Our editorial on the impacts of climate change and our shifting landforms.

Comment: Workplace safety has lapsed back to woefully inadequate
OPINION: Port worker deaths are evidence of poor workplace safety standards. Here's more.

Chlöe Swarbrick: Don't look up - or out to sea - in NZ
Climate change is here - whether or not our path ends in catastrophe is up to all of us.

Sideswipe: Cakes with threatening auras
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Juha Saarinen: Here, have some mouth haptics with your virtual dystopia
Virtual reality continues to evolve, but why?

Claire Trevett: Has the Speaker's bid to trespass Winston Peters backfired?
PM's question was whether former MPs should be treated the same as others at the protest.

Sir Ian Taylor: Govt's 'we know best' approach strikes again
An apology from the Government is well overdue, writes Sir Ian Taylor.

Trespassing former MPs from Parliament is a gift to the occupation crowd
COMMENT: Issuing trespass orders to former MPs fuels paranoia says Toby Manhire.

Political Roundup: Why Labour won't introduce a radical wealth tax
COMMENT: PM open to the introduction of a new type of progressive taxation on the rich.

'Gutted': One of the biggest shocks in DWTS history - top contender eliminated
After last night's shock, Herald readers can now vote in our free poll.

Sideswipe: World's worst superhero?
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Editorial: Another welcome step on reopening
OPINION: Our editorial on a big boost for still battling tourism operators.

Simon Wilson: What we're getting wrong about Christopher Luxon
Opinion: Is the National leader an entitled bloke with a messiah complex?

Opinion: Why Auckland needs to retain its character suburbs
OPINION: Auckland councillor claims there's a meek submission to a flawed housing policy.

Dr Oscar Lyons: 'Being open about struggle can help others understand they are not alone'
Dr Oscar Lyons: educator, researcher tells his story to Elisabeth Easther.

Letters: Look at the ram-raiders' origins
OPINION: Letters on unemployment, youth offenders, empty houses, and Elon Musk.

Claire Trevett: The peril of PM pulling 'not on my watch' card
Pulling the 'not on my watch' card is expedient but can come back to bite.

Tim Hazledine: How to stop inflation now
OPINION: We've seen this scenario before and seen what to do - so why aren't we doing it?

Jarrod Gilbert: What we can learn from 90s gang clashes ahead of election
OPINION: It's important we learn from the gang laws of the 1990s.

Editorial: How Russia's invasion is impacting energy goals
Russia has doubled revenue from fossil fuels since its invasion in late February.

Sideswipe: That's cats for you ...
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.