Economy’s known unknowns
We knew it was coming from the first weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown but that does not mean the sting was removed from the all-but-inevitable news.
Editorial
Ka pai
Ka pai
Well done, Aotearoa. You are doing your bit to highlight and revitalise one of the official languages of this beautiful whenua.
No holiday from uncertainty
No holiday from uncertainty
The pings, dings and electronic whistles some of us heard over afternoon tea on Monday were the sound of an economic boost that seemed a long time coming.
Dropping the ball
Dropping the ball
What a difference 39 years and a global pandemic can make.
Masks a matter of trust
Masks a matter of trust
It has always been a matter of trust.
Love thy neighbour as thyself
Love thy neighbour as thyself
"I don't know, am I my brother’s keeper?" Cain, disingenuously, told God when quizzed about the whereabouts of his brother Abel.
Wildlife numbers cause for alarm
Wildlife numbers cause for alarm
WWF once stood for entertainment. Big blokes in silly outfits playing outrageous characters and taking part in highly physical, but staged, fights made the World Wrestling Federation a global...
Socially speaking
Socially speaking
First came Facebook. Then YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat — the list of social media platforms that changed the way many of us consume information and entertainment grows by the year.
Clarity needed on live exports
Clarity needed on live exports
By late yesterday, 40 people were still missing presumed drowned off the coast of Japan. As the search resumed, families in three countries waited for news of a miracle.
Matariki a worthy public holiday
Matariki a worthy public holiday
Matariki should be made a public holiday. It is at least as relevant as the holidays we have and it has much more potential to help us further express what it means to be a New Zealander.
Four-year term worth debating
Four-year term worth debating
Frustrated local government leaders say they want more time to get the big jobs done. We should hear them out — but they must convince us that more time is the answer to what ails them.
Police secrecy questioned
Police secrecy questioned
There are many unanswered questions about news the police have been quietly setting up a facial recognition system which could take a live feed from closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
More open government welcome
More open government welcome
This Sunday, Parliament should, hopefully, finally be dissolved and the election process will be back on track.
Problematic legacy
Problematic legacy
Mt Hutt, like all skifields, is a place of quiet beauty and reflection, where the mountain meets the sky and troubles melt away a lot quicker than the snow.
EQC law must fix fault lines
EQC law must fix fault lines
The public inquiry into the Earthquake Commission took 16 months to distil countless submissions into a report that might soon lead to a new law and new ways of working that will help New...
Landfill process must be broad
Landfill process must be broad
The Dunedin City Council is entirely within its rights to ask for limited notification on its application for a new landfill south of the city, but those most affected by the plan have every right...
Levelling down
Levelling down
To paraphrase Klemens Wenzel Furst von Metternich: when Auckland sneezes, the rest of New Zealand catches a cold.
DHB woes highlight system issues
DHB woes highlight system issues
Whichever way you look at the shemozzle over resignations at Canterbury District Health Board, it does not leap into focus as a triumph of our current health governance system.
Tiwai ‘just transition’ must move beyond talk
Tiwai ‘just transition’ must move beyond talk
As a rule, Labour finance ministers do not receive the warmest of welcomes from employers’ associations.
Defined by response, not tragedy
Defined by response, not tragedy
Haunting and beautiful, the sound of waiata echoed down Lichfield St, bouncing off the walls of the Justice Precinct and drowning out the drone of a city on a normal working day.