OpinionRaybon KanThere's room at the inn - but it'll costCOMMENT: Bethlehem can't rival Auckland motel's $2300 rate for homeless.14 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanKey's exit good chance to assess what we valueCOMMENT: In a week that went downright paranormal - mass salmoncide? - here was another blow to Nostradamus.07 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanNothing heroic about batty prison lawCOMMENT: Three strikes and you're out. If any expression shows the influence of America, this is it.30 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanThe choice is simple: Trump or Not TrumpCOMMENT: If any choice of two options could be described as a no-brainer, this is it. So how can there be undecided voters in America?28 Sep 01:42 AM
OpinionRaybon KanNZ - Looking great from a distanceCOMMENT: Welcome to Instagram New Zealand. The photos look great, but the reality is something else, writes Raybon Kan.31 Aug 08:46 PM
OpinionRaybon KanKan: Man with enough names for a relay teamI'm no expert in the $43 million case of William Yan, aka Yong Ming Yan, aka Bill Liu, aka Yang Liu, but it's fascinating.24 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Whatever's next?The water in the diving pool has turned green. Raybon Kan asks: Are the divers all using the pool as some kind of communal drug test?10 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Listen for Last TrumpDid David Bain do it? That's one question. The other one is this: did he get a fair trial? I was gonna write two versions of this.03 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Govt using big words as band-aidThe Government is planning to lend $1 billion to councils. For infrastructure.06 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: UK runs headfirst to its own demiseI went from pretty much not even knowing there was a referendum to a complete three-day bender - or was it four days?29 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Now only road tolls can save us from ourselvesOften, driving in Auckland, I feel like I'm in a failed state. Have warlords taken over?22 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionRaybon KanPaula Bennett and the eight homeless bearsWhat makes people get into politics? Imagine being the Minister of Social Housing, and seeing someone who helps the homeless as the enemy.15 Jun 07:27 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Hillary's arrival a US-style Wags-to-riches narrative<strong>She's making history - but not in the way Helen Clark has had to.</strong>08 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionRaybon KanKan: Humans are not to be trustedFor some reason, the Ministry for Primary Industries is one I don't know much about.01 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionRaybon KanKan: Catholic students wake up to wrong farceDearly beloved: there's a petition to challenge the dress code for this year's school ball at St Dominic's Catholic College, a girls' high school in West Auckland.25 May 08:28 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Car-sleepers camping at the bit for Key's helpHousing crisis, what housing crisis? It depends on what you mean by crisis, says the Government. And of course, what you mean by housing.19 May 12:07 AM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Roses, mergers and beachy tax havensCOMMENT: This week, it seems, we are through the looking glass, writes Raybon Kan.12 May 01:19 AM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Bravo TV - numbing us all to the world's problemsCOMMENT: When MediaWorks chief executive Mark Weldon resigned, the tribute flowed in. That's not a typo, writes Raybon Kan.04 May 10:13 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Will housing correction be Key's lasting legacy?COMMENT: People without residency shouldn't be allowed to own NZ real estate. Land is the fundamental ingredient of a country, writes Raybon Kan.28 Apr 12:13 AM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: NZ should use voice for more than sucking upCertainly you won't hear a peep out of our Prime Minister - he's in Beijing to make a deal.20 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Let's shear the love and shake up worldWeird time of year, this cusp. Has the new year started yet? I feel halfway, like I'm still beaming down from 2015, but haven't quite materialised yet, writes Raybon Kan.05 Jan 08:31 PM