Time to change marketing to children
Time to change marketing to children
Two reports last week drew attention again to the lack of effective action to reduce exposure of our children to junk food marketing.
Opinion
Can anything loosen Trump’s grip on the Republicans?
Can anything loosen Trump’s grip on the Republicans?
Donald Trump’s acquittal seals his grasp on the Republican party, writes David Smith, of The Guardian.
Funny thing, how humour improves business performance
Funny thing, how humour improves business performance
Last year was no laughing matter. We are all hoping this year will be a lot more straightforward. Several of the leaders I work with are currently consolidating their learnings and innovations from...
PM considers cabinet appointment
PM considers cabinet appointment
It seems reasonable to interpret Mr Massey’s allusions to the appointment of a new Minister as ‘‘a Cabinet matter’’ in the sense that, prior to announcing the appointment, he proposes to consult...
Is 2021 a hangover year for investments?
Is 2021 a hangover year for investments?
Twenty-twenty is now behind us and most of us breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Intriguing entanglement of music and memories
Intriguing entanglement of music and memories
Kelly Jakubowski explains why we are obsessed with music from our youth.
Time to change marketing to children
Time to change marketing to children
Two reports last week drew attention again to the lack of effective action to reduce exposure of our children to junk food marketing.
Elderly bowlers
Elderly bowlers
The Dunedin Bowling Club had a very gay appearance on Saturday afternoon on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of Elderly Bowlers’ Day. It is sometimes said that the young players are pushing...
Preserving New Zealand’s habitat
Preserving New Zealand’s habitat
Reform of the Resource Management Act will be the biggest and most profoundly important legislative work undertaken by this Government.
Petitions get a dedicated committee
Petitions get a dedicated committee
Cynics have been known to scoff that the go-to solution for a politician faced with a problem is to form a committee.
Recalling the past — and its ghosts
Recalling the past — and its ghosts
The National Party started this. Back in 2016, when the clamour for a more fulsome historical accounting of Maori-Pakeha relations was rewarded with an official day for commemorating the dead of...
Committing to lift education
Committing to lift education
New Zealand’s sliding international student assessment rankings are all about choices, writes Gavin Brown.
Tenancy changes should not alarm
Tenancy changes should not alarm
The lead-up to any changes that will regulate behaviour is inevitably a field day for the doomsday merchant.
The link between alcohol and rugby
The link between alcohol and rugby
The Highlanders, by all measures the most popular sports team in the South, have never been afraid of doing things a little differently.
Reconnecting with loved ones best part of being back in NZ
Reconnecting with loved ones best part of being back in NZ
I have had a simply glorious summer in New Zealand, swimming in the crystal-clear Taupo waters, blistering under the sun, and wandering around Wellington’s cool green botanic gardens. But the best...
Dross protest and pragmatism
Dross protest and pragmatism
The people of Mataura cannot wait to see the back of waste from the Tiwai aluminium smelter.
Ignoring basic needs in our jails a recipe for resentment
Ignoring basic needs in our jails a recipe for resentment
When I was told off for eating on the bus the other day, it made me grateful I am usually a goody two-shoes.
Employment numbers
Employment numbers
Good news — unless you are a woman, Maori, Pasifika or under the age of 30.
February ideal for Carnival Week
February ideal for Carnival Week
Such experience as we have had of it has all gone to show the wisdom of the decision by which it is in the month of February that a Carnival Week of show and races is held in Dunedin.
Media navigation skill critical
Media navigation skill critical
In an age of digital disinformation, dropping level 1 media studies in New Zealand high schools is a big mistake, writes Wayne Hope.