Editorial

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Vulnerable group poorly served

The Dunedin Intravenous Organisation (DIVO) and other providers were replaced by the
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Vulnerable group poorly served

The way Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) has changed services for intravenous drug users in the South has been a master class in how not to treat a vulnerable group.

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Govt fails 50,000 more children

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Govt fails 50,000 more children

In the movies, there’s always a hand with an iron-strong grip that reaches over the cliff edge, grabs the wrist of the poor unfortunate dangling there and painstakingly drags them back to safety.

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The percentage debate

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri...

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The percentage debate

Overseas trips by the Minister of Defence seldom make headlines back home, but Chris Penk’s visit to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was quite the exception.

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Improving patient portals

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Improving patient portals

December’s ManageMyHealth (MMH) hacking has focused overdue attention on the need to improve controls around patient portals’ security.

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Burden of proof on new ministry

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Burden of proof on new ministry

RIP the Ministry for the Environment, 1986-2026.

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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis

Minister Nicola Willis. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Little in Budget for struggling Kiwis

If yesterday’s Budget seems to have passed you by, it’s no wonder. It does little or nothing for most people increasingly and desperately needing help.

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Transparency matters

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Transparency matters

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s shrugging off controversy over the mysterious disappearance of documents from his office is unconvincing.

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Where the wilding pines grow

Announcing a national funding boost for wilding pine control at Queenstown Hill Station are (from...

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Where the wilding pines grow

The broad and gorgeously sweeping Central Otago, Maniototo and Mackenzie Basin are austere landscapes emblematic of a time when the South Island’s southern half was less cluttered than today.

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Ducking whether to show your workings

Labour MP Barbara Edmonds. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Ducking whether to show your workings

Veteran political journalists often bemoan this modern era of media training, where rather than giving authentic and honest answers to questions MPs and ministers instead issue a stream of waffle...

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Moving too fast on Move-on

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Moving too fast on Move-on

The government’s determination to box on with the controversial Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill illustrates its arrogance and blinkered thinking on social issues.

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Glib comment on housing revealing

Nicola Willis. PHOTO: REUTERS/LUCY CRAYMER

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Glib comment on housing revealing

Despite being marketed by the government as making the social housing system fairer, the taste left in the mouth from Thursday’s announcement is sour.

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Ratios and rationales

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Ratios and rationales

As the adage goes, there are lies, damned lies and statistics.

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NCEA changes lack detail

Education Minister Erica Stanford. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS

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NCEA changes lack detail

Those who have questioned the worth of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement will be looking forward to its replacement.

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Editorial: Time to resign, Cr Ong

Cr Benedict Ong. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Editorial: Time to resign, Cr Ong

Head-scratchers of the world unite.

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Back to the future with NZ First

NZ First leader Winston Peters speaks earlier this year. PHOTO: Peter Righteous [via ges]

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Back to the future with NZ First

On Sunday New Zealand First leader Winston Peters trekked to West Auckland — ‘‘the home of traditional hard-working Kiwi battlers’’ to announce two policies he hopes will resonate with that...

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