It’s about how best to represent Maori interests
Are Maori seats in Parliament a historical anomaly, or do they continue to have a purpose, asks Lachy Paterson.
Opinion
The foreign ownership conundrum
The foreign ownership conundrum
Foreign ownership of New Zealand homes has been a flashpoint for many people as they watch house prices soar in Auckland and Queenstown.
No extra troops sent
No extra troops sent
British troops bring a flock of sheep with them as they march along a road on the Western Front.
The Germans have a way with words, and with honesty, too
The Germans have a way with words, and with honesty, too
This sounds like a leg-pull, but I read the Germans have invented a new word spelled Verzweiflungschokoladenkonsum, writes John Lapsley.
Forecasts far more on the money than before big snow of July ’57
Forecasts far more on the money than before big snow of July ’57
There's a whisper about that winter will finally arrive this week.
A surfeit of sports-viewing choices
A surfeit of sports-viewing choices
New Zealand rugby fans will soon have to make some decisions about how they watch their favourite game.
Inured to war horrors
Inured to war horrors
French troops crossing the Anizy canal on a pontoon bridge under fire.
The risks of herbicide exposure
The risks of herbicide exposure
A civil jury in San Francisco created history when it awarded $NZ440million to a groundsman who said his lymphoma resulted from years of applying Monsanto's trademarked Roundup herbicide.
Central set to look like Auckland?
Is Central on the right path?
What do people want Central Otago to be like in 30-odd years' time, Paul Gorman asks. Should large-scale development continue at pace, or is it time to call a halt?
Contempt has no place in free speech debate
Contempt has no place in free speech debate
Freedom of expression must be freed from expressions of contempt, writes Derek Alan Woodard-Lehman.
No going backwards on the highway
No going backwards on the highway
The women of Saudi Arabia are being granted new freedoms, increased independence and autonomy, but Gina Barreca fears some countries may be stuck in reverse.
Advocating for veganism needs a tactful approach
Advocating for veganism needs a tactful approach
As a perpetually bored young millennial, there's nothing I like more than scrolling endlessly through social media, refreshing Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat over and over again until my...
Contradictions in terms quite the play on words
Contradictions in terms quite the play on words
Don't you love a good oxymoron?
Shell-shock treatment
Shell-shock treatment
The Soldiers' Mothers' League, Auckland, has again communicated with the Minister of Defence on subject of the treatment of shell-shock cases.
Editorial: The NZ electorate wants personality
Editorial: The NZ electorate wants personality
It may be that no amount of travel expenditure will convince New Zealanders that Simon Bridges is the right man to lead the country.
Puketoi Run deputation
Puketoi Run deputation
A deputation consisting of Messrs Charles Todd (representing the Otago Expansion League), R A. S. Cantrell (Otago A. and P. Society) and James Begg (Sheep Owners’ Union of Employers) waited on the...
More work to be done on plastic
More work to be done on plastic
The Government has pledged to rid the country of single-use plastic shopping bags over the next year, a move already being undertaken by some supermarkets.
Lost words and a newly lost landmark
Lost words and a newly lost landmark
How many of you have spent hours writing something, only to ''lose'' it in the system?
Our calving season has finally arrived
Our calving season has finally arrived
The biggest event on every dairy farmer's calendar is finally here, writes dairy farmer and Southern Rural Life columnist Bruce Eade.
I know that face ... or maybe I don't
I know that face ... or maybe I don't
I'm sure we've all had those moments when we see someone we think we recognise from a distance, give them a cheery wave, then wonder why they're staring back vacantly. And then you realise it wasn...