Latest from RDP - Opinion

Rachel Stewart: Get disconnected - you'll find real world again

COMMENT: Time's precious, there are things to see before the lights go out.

Opinion: Sharing the journey with Matatā fan head residents

We have walked alongside residents in this saga from the very beginning.

Rachel Stewart: Dinosaurs keep hawking past as Godzone's future

COMMENT: A clear vision of agriculture in NZ will not be forthcoming from usual suspects.

Comment: Crown Research Institutes are dragging down our universities

Comment: Something like $750 million goes to CRIs, money universities would cherish.

Comment: Why Shane Jones' Billion Tree scheme will fail

Comment: China takes 75% of our logs, you could say we have all our logs in one basket.

Comment: Baby uplift saga raises pertinent questions

COMMENT: Change must start at the top in NZ's horrific saga of uplifting newborn babies.

Rachel Stewart: Everyone has a right to tell their truth

COMMENT: It's my absolute right to express an honestly held opinion, even if it offends.

Opinion: We need to build up and better support our youth

Teachers, counsellors, coaches, leaders, family and friends all have a part to play.

Rachel Stewart: Outlook grim despite the allure of denial

COMMENT: Species extinction and extreme weather are only going to get worse.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Kindness is not a sign of weakness

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: No one should have been surprised by our Prime Minister last week.

Rachel Stewart: Owning firearms a privilege not a right

COMMENT: Whatever Govt decides, I am fully prepared to relinquish my semi-automatics.

Samantha Olley: The search for solace after Christchurch attack

COMMENT: Two of New Zealand's darkest days, in the same city, just eight years apart.

Rachel Stewart: Can we separate the art from the artist?

COMMENT: I don't believe you can rewrite history. It's already made.

Hosking: Greenwashing cycle lanes doesn't make them any busier

COMMENT: Cycleways are peddled by zealots who are driven by ideology.

Critics' hate speech ensures Jordan Peterson stays popular

COMMENT: Peterson is bringing the degradation of public discourse into sharp relief.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: The racists I look out for are the covert ones

Merepeka Ruakawa-Tait: The racists I look out for are the covert ones.