Opinion

A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress

Te Arikinui Kuini Ngāwai-hono-i-te-pō at her Koroneihana as Māori Queen. Photo: RNZ

A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress

This month I went to the Koroneihana, the first anniversary of the coronation of the Māori Queen, Ngāwai-hono-i-te-pō, at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia.

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Filters missing or plain obnoxious?

Stuart Nash, a former Labour Party MP speaking at a NZ First conference. Photo: Russell Palmer / RNZ

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Filters missing or plain obnoxious?

Some people with nothing useful to say just open their mouths and let the wind blow their tongues around.

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Letters to the Editor: government, voting and Charlie Kirk

Winston Peters, Christopher Luxon, David Seymour. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Letters to the Editor: government, voting and Charlie Kirk

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a government of "bottom feeders", a helpful guide to voting, and the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Within living memory

Within living memory

The Otago Rugby Football Union coaching trio of Greg Cooper, John Haggart and Russell Hawker covered new ground, in September 1985, when they conducted a coaching clinic at Columba College.

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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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Spanish, French advance on Rif

Spanish troops wait for orders to advance at Alhucemas (now called Al Hoceima), on the northern...

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Spanish, French advance on Rif

Madrid, September 12: The Riffs are strongly pressing Tetuan.

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The secret diary of . . . Stuart Nash

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The secret diary of . . . Stuart Nash

By Steve Braunias

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Going round and round the circular economy mulberry bush

Penny Simmonds failed to show up to a meeting that she organised last week. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Going round and round the circular economy mulberry bush

For most of this week the House has been occupied with the Estimates Debate, the annual run through with ministers about their various portfolios.

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Great dame a force of nature and education

Dame Pat Harrison. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Great dame a force of nature and education

Civis feels compelled to add to the tributes for Dame Pat Harrison.

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Making provision for the future

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Making provision for the future

Last weekend’s New Zealand First party annual conference was notable for many things — not the least of which was its large attendance to hear leader Winston Peters’ speech.

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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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Aviators found alive and well

Rescued crew of ditched US seaplane PN-9 No 1, who were adrift in the Pacific Ocean for 11 days ...

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Aviators found alive and well

Honolulu: The officers and men of PN9-1 were found alive and well adrift in the Pacific by a United States submarine on Thursday afternoon 15 miles east of Kauai.

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Democracy’s practical magic — the wisdom of crowds

NZ First leader Winston Peters. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Democracy’s practical magic — the wisdom of crowds

I had forgotten all about the practical magic of democracy — what some call "the wisdom of crowds".

Who let the Guard out? And why?

Members of the National Guard near the Washington Monument. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Who let the Guard out? And why?

Trump’s use of the National Guard blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military, Luke William Hunt writes.

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Missing the blindingly obvious point about Israeli strikes on Qatar

A man looks on as smoke billows after explosions in Doha’s capital Qatar following Israeli air...

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Missing the blindingly obvious point about Israeli strikes on Qatar

I will get to the Russian drones shot down over Poland, but I’ll start with the Israeli air strikes on Qatar because that’s a much bigger deal.

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Health data guessing

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Health data guessing

A report commissioned by the senior doctors’ union suggests we have been kidding ourselves about how well our health spending compares with other high-income countries.

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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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Letters to the Editor: water, Archway Theatres and the Edgar Centre

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Letters to the Editor: water, Archway Theatres and the Edgar Centre

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including a bungling of water services, the history of the Archway Theatres, and the future of the Edgar Centre.

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