David Schnauer: Pain in the provinces
OPINION: 'Here are the consequences of poor economic policies pursued for 50 years.'
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Jeremy Helson: Recreational fishing limit move brings amateur and professional systems closer
OPINION: The move should be welcomed by the commercial fishing industry.
David Schnauer: Is 2050 children's make-believe or serious policy?
OPINION: David Schnauer says Government's aspirational zero goals cloud policymaking.
Jamie Mackay: Love for a brother and his Anzac story
Opinion: If Covid has taught us nothing else, it's that family is everything.
Carmen Hall: Some Kiwis just don't fancy physical work
It is the industries where you might break a sweat that are suffering the most.
Thomas Coughlan: Treaty bubbling into Three Waters debate
OPINION: Labour faces an electoral challenge over its co-governance reforms.
Jamie Mackay: Winston Peters - if the MAGA cap fits, wear it
Is it fair to label Winston Peters Trump-like?
Bruce Cotterill: 2600km, but how far have we come?
A journey through NZ shows just how much we owe to the people who built this country.
Shane Jones: Labour's murky ploy - dragging the Treaty into policies where it doesn't belong
OPINION: Calling time on how the Treaty of Waitangi is being dragged into policy areas.
Jamie Mackay: From Russia to Wellington - here's what I'm thinking
From a Russian megalomaniac to protesters in tin foil hats.
Liam Dann: Where Kiwis will pay the price for Putin's war
We will feel the shock of war at the petrol pump, on our investments and interest rates.
Bruce Cotterill: Guys, we need to talk — about you
Men aren't great talkers about things that matter and that's not good for their health.
John Roughan: Is there something dirty in the Three Waters plan?
There's something dirty about the Three Waters plans, says John Roughan
Hooton: Luxon is even-stevens to become PM - could he mend divided NZ?
National leader should aim to heal a nation polarised as never before.
Jamie Mackay: 'Red' light not a death knell for exploring NZ
Many of us may not be able to travel overseas, but there's plenty to see in New Zealand.
Gary Taylor: Five environmental changes in 2022
OPINON: 'These are the biggest changes in environmental management in decades.'
Jamie Mackay: 2021 in review (and a couple of awards too)
This time last year we were looking forward to a better year. Instead we got 2021.
Sir John Kirwan: Goodbye to the Covid-19 blues
OPINION: JK outlines ways to shake off anxieties from the Covid 19 pandemic.
Opinion: Why it's a great time to be a North Island hill country landowner
Farmers no longer need to see sheep and beef as the only land use.
Editorial: Farmy army needs to weed out the barmy
OPINION: Our editorial on the radical fringes of the Groundswell movement.
Jamie Mackay: All Blacks and Groundswell half a world apart but closer than you'd think
Neither the All Blacks coach or Prime Minister could still be in charge by 2023.
Opinion: Is NZ ready for the plant-based meat revolution?
Are NZ's primary producers preparing for the change?, asks Dr Helen Darling.
Editorial: Three Waters in turbulent straits
OPINION: Our editorial on the Three Waters reforms.
Matt Heath: Hot dam! Is there anything sexier than a water catchment?
OPINION: Watercare.co.nz once again has the sexiest live cams on the internet.
Opinion: Three Waters needs to be on a commercial footing
OPINION: Government is focused on ownership with its Three Waters reform, not scalability.
Jamie Mackay: Rural Kiwis need to step up vaccination efforts
Rural New Zealanders are dragging the chain a bit on vaccination rates.
Opinion: Why Three Waters is necessary despite divide
The current system is broken and literally in need of significant repair.
Simon Wilson: It's a terrible time to talk about climate change but we have to do it
National says it's a bad time for climate action and that's true. But when's a good time?
Opinion: Best laid plans for water reform can be saved
Proposal to merge 67 council water services into four is proving controversial.
Christopher Luxon: Local control in troubled waters
OPINION: The tide is going out on community decision-making
Sir John Key: 'A national embarrassment' - 5 ideas to transform our Covid approach
OPINION: To get a different outcome we need a different strategy, writes the former PM.
Napier, the town where the water runs brown, says no to the Crown
Council received 800 responses from residents about Government's Three Waters proposal.
Brian Fallow: Water reform logic flows one way
It should be clear to councils the status quo is not an option.
Brian Fallow: Plan to reform RMA leaves many unanswered questions
Draft version of new law has business groups worried about obstacles to development.