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Copping it at COP28
Another year, another massive climate change conference under way which reflects much goodwill to do something about the problem but struggles every time to achieve it.
Editorial
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Third medical school folly
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Third medical school folly
It may take a lot to stop the wasteful and unwise plan for a University of Waikato medical school.
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Letters to the Editor: smoking laws and election promises
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Letters to the Editor: smoking laws and election promises
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the plan to repeal smokefree laws, promises around the hospital rebuild, and the situation in Gaza.
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Media regulation uncertainty
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Media regulation uncertainty
In the hurly burly of the runup to the eventual formation of the government last week, the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s annual report received scant attention in the media.
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Time to beat a different drum, Winston
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Time to beat a different drum, Winston
It is all a bit predictable these days.
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Govts come in colours everywhere
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Govts come in colours everywhere
In as sure a sign as any that a new government is taking over management of NZ Inc, yesterday the www.beehive.govt.nz website — where all governmental and Cabinet announcements are aggregated — was down for maintenance.
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Smokers to the rescue
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Smokers to the rescue
Almost before the ink was dry on the coalition agreement between National, Act New Zealand and New Zealand First, public health advocates were worried.
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The ‘strong, stable’ label fable
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The ‘strong, stable’ label fable
Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the House, not a politician was stirring, not even a mouse.
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A government. Or maybe not.
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A government. Or maybe not.
After fasting 40 days and 40 nights without a government, New Zealand today will finally have a new administration to call its own.
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Editorial: Longing to be No 2
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Longing to be No 2
In any early childhood centre around the country we doubt children are queueing up to proclaim they want to be deputy prime minister when they grow up.
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A moral compass for the Middle East
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A moral compass for the Middle East
Of all the images we see daily, the misery and suffering of the bombed-out, beaten-up people of Gaza, their grief and their helplessness, are the ones which refuse to fade.
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Driving economic growth
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Driving economic growth
The suite of economic challenges which face the Queenstown Lakes district are well known.
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Health policy uncertainty
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Health policy uncertainty
If anyone in the health sector has time to pause for a few minutes, they might wonder what will be in store from the new government when we eventually get one.
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Every shelf has a silver lining
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Every shelf has a silver lining
Pssst! Don’t mention physics, chemistry or biology. We did once, but we think we got away with it.
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Chasing the mini Budget prize
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Chasing the mini Budget prize
The longer that forming a new government takes, the more that serious business is being left in the undone or too hard pile.
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Our young people deserve respect
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Our young people deserve respect
"Young people today, they’ve got no idea."
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Covid complacency
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Covid complacency
The present surge in Covid cases is just what we did not need in the run-up to Christmas.
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Late for a very important date
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Late for a very important date
One place that New Zealand prime ministers become acquainted with very quickly is the departure lounge of their local airport.
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Improving transparency
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Improving transparency
In Opposition, political parties have a habit of thundering about the lack of government transparency and talk big about changing it once they come to power.
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It’s a phunny old world
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It’s a phunny old world
Wars, famines, disasters, climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity.