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Tel’s Tales: Stay Awake to Wokeness
Terry Sarten says the twisted use word 'woke' pushes back on basic rights.
Terry Sarten discusses invisible friends
Terry Sarten discusses invisible friends and enemies.
Comment: Awa the driving force behind creativity
What's Whanganui's secret ingredient?
Forget AI – let’s develop our own intelligence
Is AI as good as human intelligence?
Calculating the cost of doing nothing
What is the cost of not doing something, asks Terry Sarten.
Opinion: Terry Sarten writes song based on Cyclone Gabrielle
Whanganui musician Terry Sarten has written a song based on the cyclone.
Doing nothing comes with a hefty price tag
If doing is expensive, what's the price of not doing?
Terry Sarten investigates the meaning of co-governance
Terry Sarten looks at the semantics of co-governance
What's happening in the corporate off-world?
Tel's Tales: Corporate cuts in the celestial realm.
Terry Sarten: Politics without ruthless combat
We need to move beyond stereotypes, writes Terry Sarten.
Is the land’s quiet beauty not enough?
Terry Sarten looks at what makes our tourism tick
Alas ye Trumplet - we know him well
Terry Sarten ponders the world we're in through the eyes of Shakespeare.
Terry Sarten - I Spy with My Little Eye
It is said that a crisis brings out the best and worst in people.
Terry Sarten: Covid 19 coronavirus - Stay home in your bubble
This is the moment when finding the mute button can bring redemption.
Terry Sarten: Going to stay home
If aliens arrived from space today, they would discover that the world was closed.
Terry Sarten: Bonfire on safety regulations; common sense or populist politicking?
Terry Sarten: Burning a pile of health and safety regulations will not make us safer.
Terry Sarten: Coronavirus, a fortunate distraction for politicians
This world-wide health crisis will test the quality of leadership everywhere.
Terry Sarten: Would you pass the citizenship test?
How would you answer the questions posed here?
An open and shut musical case
Need to escape the country? Smuggle yourself out in a double bass case. One guy tried it.
Terry Sarten: The grey area of morals
Most of us rage against multinational corporations avoiding taxes.
Wellness merchandise just got really weird
Gwyneth Paltrow has been selling a candle that she says smells like her vagina.
Artificial Intelligence - saviour or destroyer of life as we know it?
AI is either being talked up as a saviour or destroyer of work, life and the universe.
What happens when political leaders ignore science
A PM thinks he knows better than scientists who have studied environment changes for years
Best of 2019: Terry Sarten: Trump to be impeached and other bold predictions for 2019
What will go up, down, sideways or be gone for good in 2019?
2020 the age of rage
2020 is going to be the Age of Rage as people lose patience predicts Terry Sarten.
Terry Sarten: Race is on to find the perfect Xmas gift
2020 is almost here and disappointingly flying cars are still not a thing.
Everyone has opinions, but how many are based on facts?
Opinionator Terry Sarten is working overtime...
Terry Sarten: Clap. Clap. Applause
We have some great hometown musicians and attract amazing performers to our venues.
Terry Sarten: Taking a step from cynicism to optimism
There was a very real danger that my cynicism might morph into sarcasm.
Terry Sarten: Words against violence
"It is in the interest of men and boys to challenge violence in all its forms."
Terry Sarten: Education is the Key to the Future
The weeks of holidays lay like sunny stepping stones towards the horizon.
OK, Boomer - try these generation labels on for size
Comment: Why talking 'bout my generation, and yours, and theirs, is cause for alarm.
National immunisation policy takes populist path
Simon Bridges' proposal on immunisation doesn't include wealthy, new age parents.
Terry Sarten: The Kids are Alright
"If they can learn to drive at 16 years, they should be able to vote."
Terry Sarten: Sauce for the goose not always sauce for the gander
Boris Johnson gets away with so much while brazenly blaming others for his own failures.
Should we separate the work from its creator?
Terry Sarten contemplates whether we should separate brilliant work from its bad creator.
Terry Sarten: Do re me fa ... workshop for local songwriters
Here's a chance for local songwriters to sharpen their skills in a songwriting workshop.
Terry Sarten: There's a fraction too much fiction
The collision of Harry Potter and religious zeal sparks this week's Terry Sarten column.
Will Britain be the new Hong Kong
Brits could adopt some of the tactics used by Hong Kong's people's movement.
Terry Sarten: A climate change cruise
Terry Sarten offers a cruise for climate change sceptics
Terry Sarten: Musos need performance enhancing performances
Are punters getting a good deal when musicians perform drunk or stoned, asks Terry Sarten.
Terry Sarten: Please sign here before reading
Comment: Those wanting Trumpist or Boris-ness blathering will need to look elsewhere.
Meet a SNAGO - a sensitive new age gun owner
COMMENT: Real men need guns like these to prevent them feeling inadequate.
Terry Sarten: The Little Country that Could and Should
It should be easy to protect children in a small country where everyone knows one another.
Terry Sarten: Checking the power play list
Competition for the No 10 Downing St address is all on
Can you feel the love tonight? Terry Sarten's lyrical musings on music lyrics
"It's been a hard day's night but you can't always get what you want," muses Terry Sarten.
Terry Sarten: Born under a bad sign
Dawning of the age ...? An Austrian company selects its staff based on their star sign.
Terry Sarten: Foxes in the chicken coop
Proposed change to the laws around cannabis should be meaningful
Is the End of Life Choice Bill just palliative legislation?
Palliative - "relieving the pain without dealing with the cause of the condition"
Terry Sarten: Everything is black, white and orange
The orange people are a widely misunderstood group who pale by comparison with others.
Nobody needs a car faster than 130km/h
Statistically, one of the most dangerous things you can do in NZ is to drive
Terry Sarten: Interior Therapist and the Insurance Casino
Reluctance to insure properties in Wellington is all about gambling, writes Terry Sarten.
Terry Sarten: Words can be wise and words can be weapons
COMMENT: Take a daily dose of kindness and caring, writes Terry Sarten.
Terry Sarten: The Challenge – Whanganui Violence Free Zone
Terry Sarten puts his case for Whanganui to lead the charge against violence.
Terry Sarten: Online trolling, a game of trivial pursuits
Everyone has a right to express their views
Terry Sarten's State of the Nation speech
The current state of the union requires us to be united in finding solutions
Terry Sarten: British tourists behaving badly
Terry Sarten: Is there such a thing as an incomplete rascal?
Terry Sarten: Start decluttering by ignoring all things you're told you should be doing
There is far too much talk about clutter, and it is time to declutter your thoughts.
Terry Sarten: Red, red tape ... tying Britain up in knots
The whole Brexit debacle contains a number of interwoven factors.
Don't lose your direction in life, find and follow your moral compass
Don't lose your moral compass, writes Terry Sarten.
Who's been naughty and who's been nice? How does Santa know?
Christmas has passed and, once again, a major question remains unanswered ...
Terry Sarten: Home for Christmas in 1944
From a second-hand book found in a shop in Bulls ...
Terry Sarten: Brits bewildered by Brexit
Brits seem to be bewildered by Brexit. Leave or Remain, have a second referendum?
Terry Sarten: Get really tetchy with Curmudgeon 101
Terry Sarten and focusing on bloody-minded sheer grumpiness
Terry Sarten: The Laws of social dynamics
Dancing, alcohol and the Laws of Social Dynamics
Terry Sarten: Dangerous and delusional myths laid bare in land of the long white lie
New Zealand has spent a lot of time immersed in myths of our own making.
Terry Sarten: The Secret Diary of a Secret Diarist
Terry takes on the Secret Diary of the Secret Diary of Steve Braunias
Terry Sarten: We're jammin' -- 24 hours of art set to go off
A lot can happen in a 24-Hour Art Jam
Terry Sarten: Diversity a core value - except for NZ First
With the values they propose, it is unlikely NZ First MPs would be let in the country
Terry Sarten: Business confidence down? It's crocodile tears and cries of martyrdom
Ordinary punters pay their inflated corporate salaries every time we buy a piece of cheese