Frank Greenall: You just couldn't script it
Perhaps art visits us daily in the guise of reality TV with all its vacuous grotesquery.
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Jay Kuten: Murderous darkness taints Saudi fossil fuels
Saudi Arabia annually cuts off more heads than Isis has done in all its years of existence
Peter Williams: Make cannabis legal for personal use
Opinion: The world will not be any worse off with legalised dope.
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Jami-Lee Ross
COMMENT: The saga of rogue MP has this week transfixed the nation.
Rachel Stewart: Climate - Don't say I didn't warn you
COMMENT: It needs WWIII to turn this overloaded, burning, sinking global ship around.
Editorial: Support participation in sport -- sure. But make it girls AND boys
It seems women and girls will continue to be treated as "the weaker sex" in sport
Your say: Compelling case to stop seabed mining; virtue-signalling columnists; guilty unless proven innocent
Readers write: Stop seabed mining; putting virtue on show; guilty till proven innocent
Nicola Patrick: What adds up to wellbeing? Another way of measuring society's success
We need to make long-term changes and look beyond cost, inconvenience and fear of change
Jay Kuten: It's over? Judge for yourself
These hearings are not criminal trials. They are job interviews for high judicial posts.
Rachel Rose: Whanganui shop sells to the world online
Specialist retailer has a business model that works
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Simon Bridges
COMMENT: Political commentator Chris Trotter said that I have "the smell of death".
Jay Kuten: Kavanaugh issues abound
Seating Kavanaugh would put the faith of citizens in the US Supreme Court in jeopardy.
Rachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipeline
COMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.
Today set aside to ponder cruel existence of farmed animals
Since human civilisation began, we have lost 83 per cent of all wild animals.
Editorial: Ardern's mothering feat is not unusual
A baby at the UN is unusual, but working mums juggle child care all the time.
United Nations showdown: Baby Neve versus the fossil fool
Neve charmed people and awakened the parts of their brains that want to protect life
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Derek Handley
I banked my compo cheque of $107,500 from the government without ever starting work
Your say: Those who came before Kate Sheppard
Readers have their say on women's suffrage; ratepayers' burden; and pokie problems
Your say: Counselling won't cure all recidivists
Readers have their say: Killer back in jail; reviving te reo; noisy kids; mandarin lessons
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of the ABs defeat
COMMENT: It's a dark day for NZ, for men, for women, for children.
Frank Greenall: Roulette wheel spinning as property investors use houses as casino chips
Inevitable crash will be painful but houses may be homes again, not investors casino chips
Rachel Stewart: Women must unite against hard-line patriarchy
COMMENT: Kiwi women are eye-wateringly over-represented in domestic violence statistics.
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of Jacinda Ardern
COMMENT: So long as I don't appear in Secret Diary for third week in a row, I'll be happy.
Nicola Patrick: How do we escape the profit trap?
Why can't all businesses aim to have a positive social or environmental impact?
Terry Sarten: Locked, loaded and aimed at you next
Words can be loaded with meaning — and they may be locked, loaded and aimed at you next
New Zealand's oldest daily newspaper changes its name
New Zealand's oldest daily changes its name
Your view: Racetracks for the chop; Castlecliff needs help; McCain not such a good guy
Readers have their say: Racetracks; aggro in Castlecliff; John McCain; and rates rip-offs
Frank Greenall: Nauru - where guano always happens
The nation's colourful yet sorry history is literally centred on seabird droppings.
Chester Borrows: Bikies, the bishop and bigotry
You don't have to buy the brand of Destiny Church to acknowledge the work it is doing.
Rachel Stewart: Fed up with over-sharing
COMMENT: 'Confessional' female writers setting feminism back generations.
Editorial: Mining denied and lessons to be learnt
The High Court judgment said the EPA decision was unlawful
Terry Sarten: To the ramparts comrades, let's reinstate the art of conversation
Communication requires dialogue. Txting doesn't count.
Kate Stewart: Check out if you are PC, OTT or just plain normal
What next for prison inmates? KFC, aromatherapy or electric chair with star energy rating
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Jacinda Ardern
COMMENT: House is a bit of a mess but I pledge to have it clean by the end of the week.