Editorial

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It’s a rerun, not to be seen again

A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran after an Israeli airstrike. PHOTO:...

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It’s a rerun, not to be seen again

"They lied," said Donald Trump in 2016, running for the Republican presidential nomination against the neo-cons in his own party who had started the "forever wars" in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Emerging theological emergency for churches, with global ramifications

A protester in the United States. PHOTO: REUTERS

Emerging theological emergency for churches, with global ramifications

The faithful cannot be silent in the face of distortion Graham Redding writes.

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Anyone who has known the shock and pain of the aftermath of self-inflicted death, family-close or friendship-wide, will be hoping the new suicide prevention strategy announced this week will make a...

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Until the next disaster comes

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

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Until the next disaster comes

One thing you can guarantee is you won’t be expecting it when it happens.

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Lachie Jones and a plea to police

Toddler Lachlan Jones, 3, who drowned in a sewage oxidation pond in Gore. PHOTO: JONES FAMILY...

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Lachie Jones and a plea to police

Sometimes the police are their own worst enemy. As much as we yearn for confidence in them, they let us down.

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Unease over Israel/Iran conflict

First-responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday,...

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Unease over Israel/Iran conflict

Shortly after news broke of Israel’s aerial attacks on Iran, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made the cautious understatement they were an "unwelcome development" for the Middle East.

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Will it rain on Trump’s parade?

US President Donald Trump says he'll speak with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss...

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Will it rain on Trump’s parade?

These are troubling times.

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Corroding corruption in NZ

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Corroding corruption in NZ

Wake up, naive New Zealand.

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

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The Regulatory Standards Bill is an attack on all of us

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The Regulatory Standards Bill is an attack on all of us

It is that time again. We have another big parliamentary Bill to submit on, the Regulatory Standards Bill.

University at fork in road on neutrality

Institutional neutrality is vital for the University of Otago. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

University at fork in road on neutrality

Neutrality must be a core part of the University of Otago's culture, Jonathan Ayling writes.

So, when the music’s over, turn out the lights, turn out the lights

So, when the music’s over, turn out the lights, turn out the lights

What song is David Seymour dancing to, Sir Ian Taylor asks.

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Dangerous idiocy at crashes

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Dangerous idiocy at crashes

The dangerous behaviour of drivers at accident scenes highlighted by Fire and Emergency NZ this week beggars belief.

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Visitors shouldn’t interfere

HMAS Canberra. Photo: Department of Defence

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Visitors shouldn’t interfere

It is the curious case of the Royal Australian Navy and New Zealand’s internet, with more than a passing nod to Isaac Newton’s third law of motion. It would be difficult to make this stuff up.

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Distant noises of other voices

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Distant noises of other voices

As Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon receives no shortage of advice.

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Slow supermarket competition progress

Pierre van Heerden. PHOTO: NZ COMMERCE COMMISSION

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Slow supermarket competition progress

Reading reports of Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden’s concerns last week about the supermarket giants was like hearing the message there is an unexpected item in the bagging area at the self-checkout.

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