Star Opinion

"Why are we playing with fire here? Why would we want to normalise this and pretend the harms...

Kate Hawkesby: Legalising cannabis - why would we be so dumb?

OPINION:I was pleased to see some sense finally reported on the comparison between harm caused by alcohol versus that by cannabis.

Two referenda: Euthanasia and the recreational use of cannabis

Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics.

Opinion as well as science informs policy advice

The Christchurch Health and Development Study found 80% of the cohort, now aged 43, had tried...

Opinion as well as science informs policy advice

Christchurch Prof Joe Boden provides a view from inside the expert panel on cannabis ahead of this year’s cannabis referendum.

Opinion: When a spark sets off a mob

The dust-up between Christ’s College and CBHS supporters after their annual rugby match on Saturday is a classic case of a few stirring and the rest following.

Opinion: Alarmism

Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics and the Covid-19 pandemic.

On top of the glacier and the world, too

The ski plane lands on the Geikie Snowfield of Franz Josef Glacier.

On top of the glacier and the world, too

Former Otago Daily Times reporter LianeTopham-Kindley made the most of some post-lockdown deals over Queen’s Birthday weekend with a scenic flight from Mt Cook to Franz Josef Glacier.

Opinion: Election choices

In her weekly column, former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Opinion: Fighting the big boys

Opinion: Fighting the big boys

There should be no surprises Fulton Hogan is appealing conditions imposed when resource consent was granted to build and operate a big quarry on the outskirts of Christchurch.

A party in disarray

Todd Muller announced his resignation today, just 57 days after becoming leader of the National...

A party in disarray

COMMENT: National is now a party looking for a leader following a brutal week that saw Todd Muller's leadership and integrity severely tested, says RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson.

Bath 'bombs' and trackpants: What I learned in my first year as a mum

"I simply was not prepared for how much his little soul would consume my soul." Photo: Getty Images

Bath 'bombs' and trackpants: What I learned in my first year as a mum

COMMENT: It's no real shocker that being a parent isn't the easiest gig in the world.

Opinion: Taking a pandemic stocktake

In her weekly column, former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Once common gull in declining numbers

The red-billed gull is now listed as at risk. Photo: Paul Corliss

Once common gull in declining numbers

Red-billed gull/tarapunga were once common around Christchurch waterways but are now at risk and declining, writes Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust manager Tanya Jenkins.

Will life mean life when mosque shooter sentenced?

The crowds that had gathered in Hagley Park, Christchurch after the shooting. Photo: Alan Gibson ...

Will life mean life when mosque shooter sentenced?

On the very day NZ entered the lockdown (March 26), the man arrested for the mosque terror attacks admitted he was a murderer and a terrorist.

Opinion: RMA one of NZ’s worst pieces of legislation

In her weekly column, former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Darryl Hawker: One heck of a good guy

Darryl Hawker (2015). Photo: Geoff Sloan

Darryl Hawker: One heck of a good guy

Star Media editor in chief Barry Clarke says goodbye to a league legend and "true servant to Canterbury sport".

Opinion: Society a safer place with Holdem behind bars

Opinion: Society a safer place with Holdem behind bars

Star Media editor in chief Barry Clarke recalls the police hunt for the man who murdered Christchurch six-year-old Louisa Damodran.

Opinion: Border botch-ups

Opinion: Border botch-ups lead to short-lived Covid-free status

In her weekly column, former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics and the Covid-19 pandemic.