OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Failures of seismic proportionsFor many people in Canterbury, the earthquakes of September 2010, February 2011 and later had little or no effect.28 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Purple prose hard to swallowPaul Little writes: Ostentatious overwriting, once confined to upmarket restaurant menus, has crept into the language used to describe that most basic element of our everyday lives, food.21 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Calls, cash and curmudgeonsBecause I take the Northern Toll Road frequently, I have signed up for online payments.15 Jun 01:53 AM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Seems the final frontier is - hereWhenever humanity's baser side seems to be winning, whenever we lose our heads because we can't seem to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.07 Jun 08:14 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Unorthodox but pure of heartLorraine Cohen died as she had lived - confounding predictions of her imminent demise.31 May 05:00 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Killers too deserve due processLast Monday I sat in Auckland Town Hall and watched people from 65 countries taking an oath that made them New Zealand citizens.24 May 11:13 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Kawerau hits below the beltKawerau is a community that's on the ropes and in need of a boost. What is questionable is whether that can be addressed by holding a "Mana Wahine" fight, writes Paul Little.17 May 10:58 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Students viewed unequallyResearcher Hana Turner's reports of racist attitudes among her fellow teachers show prejudice is as deeply woven into our school system as ever.10 May 05:00 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Curios line stairway to heavenIt was a total Pope-fest. Two living pontiffs - the incumbent and his immediate predecessor - presided at the canonisation of two deceased vicars of Christ.04 May 12:43 AM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Ridicule over silver fern deservedNew Zealand Trade and Enterprise appears to have a Department of Making It Look as Though We have Nothing Better To Do.19 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: We're a melting pot of culturesNZ is a multicultural society with a special position afforded to the tangata whenua. The residents of Mt Roskill, home to more than 54 nationalities, know this, writes Paul Little.12 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Reality - humans are to blameTo deny the reality of climate change and the need to do something about it is to ally oneself with the witch burners, cancer cure peddlers and purveyors of cars that run on water.05 Apr 11:58 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Confusion sparks nonsenseThat the agonising uncertainty over flight MH370's fate was prolonged for two weeks was reprehensible, writes Paul Little. People wanted answers even if the more paranoid didn't believe we would get them.29 Mar 07:50 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Funding model doesn't add upHekia Parata is all about being creative. But performance funding isn't thinking outside the square. It's thinking outside geometry, writes Paul Little.22 Mar 08:23 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: We're just not BFFs any moreWe were just the width of a wobble board away from becoming a state of Australia at the time of that country's federation in 1901.15 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Election - game of Trivial PursuitThis will be the no-contest election, won by a government whose arrogance - already at Justin Bieber levels - will only grow as the year goes by, writes Paul Little. The losers will be us.08 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Authors of their own misfortuneThere was a time when staff inventing something and presenting it as fact would be taken very seriously indeed by a news organisation, writes Paul Little.01 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Stupidity oils wheels of societyThe brief of this column is to write about events that have been in the news during the week.22 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Let's restrict soft drink ads tooThe shift to plain packaging for cigarettes should further reduce the already low smoking rate of 15 per cent of the adult population, writes Paul Little.15 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Squeegee law a distractionAt last someone is going to protect us from the threat of assault with a deadly washcloth, writes Paul Little. Something that is already illegal but apparently not illegal enough.08 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Surreal? It's business as usualThe experience, despite what some have suggested was not at all surreal. In context it was perfectly normal, writes Paul Little.01 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: A proud-as-Punch Kiwi dad off to the GrammysTomorrow Paul Little will be sitting in the gold section of the Staples Center in Downtown LA with his fingers crossed.25 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Those rich MPs could at least share the wealthIt looks like this will be the year I finally give in and join the National Party, not because of any newfound political conviction, but for the investment advice.11 Jan 07:24 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: So many wrongs we need to put rightIn the course of 2013, I encountered two memorable examples of things that are wrong, that need to be put right and probably won't be.29 Dec 02:33 AM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Good far outweighs the badIt seems to be human nature to define and judge any group on the behaviour of its unloveliest members.23 Nov 07:20 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: MPs make hay while sun shinesI've never been one to whinge about MPs' so-called high salaries. They are not high by many standards but most MPs come off the back of relatively lucrative careers in business and the law and don't need the dough.16 Nov 04:30 PM
