"Our council should be setting a standard and leading the way for other employers."

"Some of our most vulnerable citizens use this bus service. They deserve better."

Underpinning a mammoth workforce was an equally mammoth support industry.

Surely coach travellers are worthy of a better facility, not some throwback to the 1940s.

To know what council spending might be stopped, we must first know the costs involved.

Colorado's economy has, however, greatly benefited from the legalising of marijuana.

The terminally ill know they are going to die. It's only a choice of how and when.

Perhaps it's Palliative Care who need to "take their heads out of the sand".

We must change our attitude to death and discuss it openly with family and friends.

Government needs to determine whether the big oil companies are in genuine competition.

We need a practical engineer with an iota of common sense to look for simple fixes.

It's quite simple; just change banks to get the service you want.

Thanks to Therese Enriquez for exposing a big problem in Wanganui — sadly, not a new one.

It would be illegal to smoke a tobacco cigarette, but you could happily smoke a joint.

Devlin was hired for a gig with the world's hottest band, which has to look good on his CV

Really, who was the biggest cowboy on our beach with children around?

Puzzles can help people over 60 maintain good eye health and brain activity.

The walkers are quietly being pushed off the traditional walkways in this town.

Horizons always seem an extra imposition, but at least I can enjoy their buses.

Stop giving the likes of Shane Jones $1 billion to waste on hare-brained schemes.

Rent offered for confiscated Taranaki lands was termed "moni toto" — blood money.

Victim Support drip-feeding the funds adds another layer of hurt for shooting survivors.

Has anyone gone to court to demand that freedom of religion only apply to Christians?

Our community needs a robust news media to retain a robust democracy.

The police and Medical Officer of Health didn't oppose the application. Where was our MP?

Our skin colour might be different, but the colour of our blood is the same.