OpinionGilbert: Drug tests an employment hoaxCOMMENT: Pre-employment drug tests are needlessly barring some young Kiwis from jobs.29 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandFather big influence to get into politicsThe funeral of Malcolm Guy, who is the father of Otaki MP Nathan Guy, is being held today.23 May 08:48 PM
EditorialWater charge popular but has problemsEDITORIAL: Public calls for a royalty on bottled water will not go away.22 May 05:00 PM
OpinionEmergency service reform critics missing pointCOMMENT: Change needs to be evolutionary to give time to new initiatives to bed in.16 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: How to tarnish tourism glowCOMMENT: Quantity over quality will turn round to bite tourism industry.16 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowRetired and still renting - our future?COMMENT: One in six people aged 65-plus don't own their home, and that's likely to rise.11 May 06:14 PM
OpinionRachel StewartFighting until cows come homeCOMMENT: Dairy farmers and industry mouthpieces love to say they are environmental angels.09 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMac Mckenna: Fire service being made worseCOMMENT: The Govt fire service reforms will entrench present problems and create new ones.08 May 05:00 PM
OpinionWater rights should be an election issueA Waterways Act that puts all water bodies in trust for future generations would be timely07 May 05:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorWaterways report too little too lateCOMMENT: People have known there is a problem with our waterways long before new report.29 Apr 05:00 PM
EnvironmentOpinion: flushing flow info flawedThe state of Hawke's Bay's local waterways is in crisis, writes Trevor Le-Lievre.28 Apr 10:05 PM
OpinionTim Gilbertson: Once bitten, twice shyHawke's Bay Regional Council Romans unmasked by one of their own.28 Apr 09:47 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: The lesson we should be teaching our kidsCOMMENT: Anzac Day should be used to talk about what it means to be a New Zealander.26 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhy Winston Peters got it wrongWinston Peters criticised a story about immigration. The Herald responds.26 Apr 06:35 AM
OpinionSteven Carden: Farming is reducing its environmental footprintFarming is improving its products to meet environmental and nutritional demands.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionMarnie Prickett: Farming is breaking our green basketTwo damning reports on farming greeted by Government silence, says green campaigner.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanThe price of unbridled growthCOMMENT: It's time New Zealand addresses issues head on.14 Apr 03:29 AM
OpinionRachel StewartClarke made us appreciate ourselvesCOMMENT: John Clarke's genius was what made him distinct, writes Rachel Stewart.11 Apr 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Clarke leaves a rich legacySadly comedian John Clarke is not coming "back Friday", but he has left an immense legacy.11 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionGovernments are becoming more open on tradeCOMMENT: The Government is changing the way it makes decisions on trade.06 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Peters little more than an irritantCOMMENT: At the moment Winston Peters is a little more than an irritant for PM contenders.04 Apr 06:55 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Hen welfare or PR savvyCOMMENT: Move to cage-free eggs is more like business-saving PR, says Paul Little.01 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionJack TameJack Tame: Paying 'til the cows come homeAny commercial operation turning water into money should expect to have to pay.01 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandSoper: The matador and the bull on Chinese tradeThere was plenty on offer to bolster the trade between our two countries.29 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionJack TameJack Tame: Should farmers pay for water?COMMENT: If we are charging for water, farmers probably should pay for it, too.25 Mar 08:37 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Who owns our water?OPINION: The principle that nobody owns our water hasn't stopped water bottling companies from gaining ownership for free.15 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: The chicken and the eggAs you crack that egg into the pan to spit away with the bacon, spare a thought for the hen who produced it and the porker who grew 14 Mar 04:00 PM
Aged careLiam Dann: Give baby boomers a breakBaby boomer bashing won't solve the problems, says Liam Dann.11 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsThe case against raising age of SuperCOMMENT: Is the current superannuation scheme really unaffordable? writes Bryce Edwards.08 Mar 01:00 AM
OpinionAlan Duff: Polluting ourselves to deathCOMMENT: New Zealand clean and green? Try mean and short-sighted.06 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Reserve Bank's trade war fearsCOMMENT: Donald Trump evidently has a primitive view of international commerce.01 Mar 08:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanSwimmable water target a little far-flungOPINION: 2040, you may recall, is the year this Government plucked from the carbon-emission-filled air, to promise that 90 per cent of NZ's lakes and rivers will be swimmable.01 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartThe ethics of sustainable water qualityCOMMENT: Moral implications seem a bridge too far in decisions on management of key resource, opines Rachel Stewart.28 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'Sullivan$80k Trump bash is money well spentCOMMENT: The $80,000 bill for a Trump Inauguration Gala was money well spent.28 Feb 05:37 AM
