OPINION: We can trust 16-year-olds to vote and just let Māori get on with it.

The investigation into the attack on the US Capitol is well underway

OPINION: There's a lot going on for Labour heading into an election year next year.

Comment: A trip to the petrol station gave Rob Rattenbury food for thought.

OPINION: Radio was the only home entertainment in most New Zealand homes until TV.

It's the Saturday Morning Sports Run. Most parents will know what that means ...

Rob Rattenbury reflects on his early years and a different New Zealand.

OPINION: We need a referendum on He Puapua, because progress depends on public support.

OPINION: NZ one of a few developed countries not making passenger rail travel a priority.

Abuse of children is still prevalent despite law changes, writes Rob Rattenbury.

Comment: 'In New Zealand the word class means really opportunity.'

OPINION: I still believe there is a place for marriage but not first place.

It has always been challenging for young people buying a house, writes Rob Rattenbury.

OPINION: "A lot" of change is headed America's way over the next decade or so.

"These people need to be heard and acknowledged by our elected leaders."

OPINION: We cannot change our history, but we can learn from it and not repeat it.

The Queen must at times quietly cry herself to sleep over the antics of her descendants.

Opinion: By the time the world cottons on to climate change it may be too late.

"Families and friends are now taking positions against one other."

Opinion: Perhaps the state can take a big step towards reducing NZ's water-death toll.

'Our world and humanity will stumble on as usual.'

OPINION: I love my hometown. It is like an old slipper, worn but comfortable.

Rob Rattenbury reminisces about the meaning of Christmas and its changes over the years.

Christmas is coming and after nearly two years we're heading towards some form of normal.

New Zealand is not big enough for a "world city", writes Rob Rattenbury.

OPINION: It's dreaded exam time again.

Comment: 'That is what it is like to be colonised'.

The level of trauma first responders face can be enormous, writes Rob Rattenbury.

OPINION: Let's hope young artists can access funds to help establish themselves.

National's plunge in polls - down to 22.5 per cent in one - raises big questions.

OPINION: A closed and private Facebook group may not be as safe as you think.

OPINION: It's no problem NZ missed out on AUKUS, but we must ensure a global presence

OPINION: Dreams, plans, businesses, careers and job hopes have been shattered for many.

OPINION: Poll results for National Party a 'serious concern' as next election approaches.

'Any decent government's first priority is to protect its citizens'

OPINION: Cooking is an homage to family.

OPINION: It is amazing what you look to when you face cancer.

Opinion: As a country with a small population, it seems more personal for us.

Labour beware. Swing voters gave you carte blanche in 2020. That can so easily change.

Labour beware. Swing voters gave you carte blanche in 2020. That can so easily change.

OPINION: Can we all actually learn to stop being selfish and act responsibly?

"Fifty years ago we threw some gear into the back of my old Vauxhall and hit the road."

"The few police on the embankment were brushed aside like feathers."

OPINION: White supremacists do exist in our country, though hopefully not in great numbers