Important developments in General Election
Important developments in General Election
Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics.
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An open letter to the people of Canterbury: CDHB in crisis
An open letter to the people of Canterbury: CDHB in crisis
The Canterbury District Health Board is facing an unprecedented leadership crisis, writes Sarah Dalton, ASMS, Alistair Humphrey, CHMSA and Vanessa Weenink GP.
Opinion: Conspiracy theorists aren't the problem - it's the rest of us
Opinion: Conspiracy theorists aren't the problem - it's the rest of us
In the fight against misinformation, who is worse - the conspiracy theorist, or the general public? Ximena Smith argues it's the latter.
Trump gets NZ's 'big surge' all wrong
Opinion: Trump gets NZ's 'big surge' all wrong
New Zealand has lessons to teach the US in the fight against coronavirus, but President Trump seems to be failing at his own version of distance learning.
Opinion: Send the Chch terrorist back to Australia in a prisoner swap
Opinion: Send the Chch terrorist back to Australia in a prisoner swap
Jailing the Christchurch terrorist will cost New Zealand millions. A prisoner swap with Australia would solve more than one problem, writes Alexander Gillespie.
The $445m scourge of the pokie machines
The $445m scourge of the pokie machines
Poker machines have been in the spotlight this week with revelations of how much money they are sucking out of the economy.
Covid disruptions 'a blow to a country that is still struggling'
Covid disruptions 'a blow to a country that is still struggling'
Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics.
Opinion: Tarras not an option - Boult
Airport for Tarras plan fine, so long as it doesn’t happen
Plans for a new airport at Tarras just don’t stack up, writes former Christchurch Airport chief executive and Queenstown Lakes mayor Jim Boult.
Little owl feeds on insects at dawn and dusk
Little owl feeds on insects at dawn and dusk
Who would have thought there is a resident population of owls around the Avon-Heathcote Estuary, writes Tanya Jenkins.
Pros and cons to cannabis legislation, Police Association says
Pros and cons to cannabis legislation, Police Association says
Legalising cannabis may put more pressure on police resources and, if the pricing system is not correct, could fail to dent the black market, the Police Association says.
Opinion: The key election issue
Opinion: The key election issue
Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman gives her views on the state of New Zealand politics.
Opinion: Hospital car parking still an election issue
Opinion: Hospital car parking still an election issue
The debacle that is Christchurch Hospital car parking has become a political football again.
Kate Hawkesby: Legalising cannabis - why would we be so dumb?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.