Opinion

Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun

Workers prized freedom, flexibility and trust as key to feeling happier at work.

How Trump humiliated Putin on the high seas

Analysis: US President did not so much call Russia’s bluff as dismiss it outright.

Why Manage My Health data breach is ‘dire’ – and how criminals could use patient info

OPINION: I don't envy the company, but it should never have been in this position.

Neil McGregor: Why your best career thinking happens when you stop trying

OPINION: Many top New Zealand roles never appear on job sites or public listings.

Editorial: Simple measures can make beach swimming safer

OPINION: This summer is already a busy one for lifeguards.

Editorial: It’s not too late to rescue your New Year resolutions

OPINION: Small tweaks may beat grand resolutions that often fizzle by week one.

Editorial: 2026 is the year to get behind football in New Zealand

OPINION: Football in this country is having a moment.

Editorial: Wellington faces years of stagnation if it can't attract people

OPINION: The capital does still record the highest GDP per capita in New Zealand.

Letters: Trump’s rhetoric signals dangerous imperial ambitions

OPINION: The President's actions could be seen as empire-building.

Letters: Venezuelans may have reasons to be cheerful after Trump’s action

OPINION: UN should protect today’s generation and AI fears are distracting from reality.

Letters: Who holds Trump accountable?

OPINION: Letter writers link Trump’s latest moves to oil, allies and global flashpoints.

Letters: New Zealand needs to speak out against US actions in Venezuela

OPINION: The Government came out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Jonathan Ayling: Some of us need a refresher on the rules-based system of government

OPINION: Sovereignty rests with the people of a nation – governments rule only by consent.

Letters: Venezuelans may have reasons to be cheerful after Trump’s action

OPINION: UN should protect today’s generation and AI fears are distracting from reality.

As Trump rewrites the rules in Venezuela, NZ faces a foreign policy reckoning

Trump says US companies will help revive Venezuela's vast oil industry.

Editorial: It’s not too late to rescue your New Year resolutions

OPINION: Small tweaks may beat grand resolutions that often fizzle by week one.

Chardonnay and fancy cheese: What's it like in a corporate box at the tennis?

OPINION: Nathan Limm details the best and worst of the wine, food and faulty furniture.

Richard Prebble: How to achieve real bipartisanship on infrastructure

OPINION: Do the Chrises agree on more than we realise?

Best of Inside Economics: Why can’t we fix our mortgage for 30 years like Americans?

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann answers reader questions about economics.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of January 5 - 11

Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

I broke my back in a mountain bike crash, now every descent is a bonus

OPINION: I still remember the sound of the helicopter blades echoing through the trees.

Inside scoop: The 2500-year history of ice cream

OPINION: Ancient Persians built yakhchals in 550BC to store and even make ice.

Editorial: 2026 is the year to get behind football in New Zealand

OPINION: Football in this country is having a moment.

Letters: Who holds Trump accountable?

OPINION: Letter writers link Trump’s latest moves to oil, allies and global flashpoints.

Aotearoa: A name and a choice - a response to the Herald's editorial

OPINION: There are concerns with how language is being used as a political instrument.

The Greenland alarm is sounding. Europe needs to hear it

Opinion: The US President seems determined to take the territory before leaving office.

Liam Dann: Why I’m cheering the AI boom ... and three tips for surviving it

For many workers, it's getting hard to know what's worse, a tech wreck or tech success.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: January 1 - 31

Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Letters: New Zealand needs to speak out against US actions in Venezuela

OPINION: The Government came out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Editorial: Wellington faces years of stagnation if it can't attract people

OPINION: The capital does still record the highest GDP per capita in New Zealand.

What is the Brics+ ‘Unit’ – and could it really challenge the US dollar?

The proposed Unit would be backed by 40% gold and 60% Brics+ currencies.

Nick Leggett: We can build big, so why has New Zealand’s pipeline run dry?

OPINION: Construction has shed 16,000 jobs in two years as major work dries up.

Letters: Why there is a reaction to the use of Aotearoa

OPINION: The time has come for Aotearoa.

Editorial: Welcome to the lottery that is eating out

OPINION: There are some terrific restaurants and cafes. There are also some terrible ones.

Arson, stabbing and shrapnel: Police Minister Mark Mitchell’s health battle

An arsonist, Samurai sword and the Mongrel Mob left their marks on the Police Minister.

Liam Dann: This isn't a housing market meltdown, it's a full-blown crash

OPINION: The sugar rush of rising property prices went on too long. Now we're going cold.