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Councillor's comments on Sir Bob Parker repulsive

Former Christchurch Mayor Sir Bob Parker in 2013. Photo: Martin Hunter

Mike Yardley: Christchurch councillor's comments on Sir Bob Parker 'repulsive'

NewstalkZB's Mike Yardley says rather than wishing Sir Bob Parker well with his health battles, a city councillor opted to attack his shortcomings in the office instead.

Utopian thinking doesn't need to destroy small business - Chris Lynch

Cycleways are back in the headlines after it was revealed the council wants to remove on-street parking near the popular Copenhagen Bakery on Harewood Rd and replace it with cycleways.

Controlling Covid: Where is our vaccine?

Controlling Covid: Where is our vaccine?

Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman asks why NZ is being left behind when it comes to securing the Covid-19 vaccine.

Are security bollards necessary in Christchurch?

The bollards will be installed to limit access to a high use public area on Oxford Terrace. They...

Are security bollards necessary in Christchurch?

Security bollards will be installed near Christchurch's busiest bar and restaurant areas, writes NewstalkZB's Chris Lynch, but are they necessary?

Long way to go before victims gain rightful status

Jesse Shane Kempson was named as Grace Millane’s killer last week after more than two years of...

Long way to go before victims gain rightful status

In January 2008, Dunedin woman Sophie Elliott was murdered in her home by a former boyfriend. Her father believes New Zealand’s justice system continues to favour the offender, rather than the victim.

Chris Lynch: Restricted season won't stop fire lighters

Flames could be seen through the night during a fire on the Port Hills on Friday. Photo: Hamish...

Chris Lynch: Restricted season won't stop fire lighters

Newstalk ZB Christchurch host Chris Lynch says firefighters have been in overdrive this week putting out fires caused by people.

Lianne Dalziel: Reinventing NZ's second-largest urban centre

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel. Photo: Martin Hunter

Lianne Dalziel: Reinventing NZ's second-largest urban centre

Over the past decade, our city and region has faced unprecedented challenges that have forever impacted our social, economic, cultural, and environmental fabric, writes Lianne Dalziel.

Making Christmas about more than socks

Think beyond socks this Christmas and make a list of all the things that you’re grateful for in...

Making Christmas about more than socks

Let’s use the end of 2020 to hit the reset button and have a think about what’s really important to our whanau and friends, our communities, our country and our planet, writes Jan Aitken.

The big lie

Activists in NZ are now gaining access to public resources and authority they would once have believed impossible, writes former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman.

Resetting politics and the media

It seems a Government with absolute power is not averse to breaking election pledges, says former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman.

Editorial: Pity for Queenstown?

Queenstown remained the second most popular place for foreigners to buy. Photo: Getty

Editorial: Pity for Queenstown?

They call it schadenfreude, the pleasure to be gained from another’s misfortune, or from witnessing another’s failure.

Mosque inquiry raising questions

Flowers at the gate of the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. Photo: NZME

Mosque inquiry raising questions

Controversy has been swirling around the long-awaited report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Christchurch mosques shootings, ahead of its public release expected next week.

'The party is over': Queenstown is not OK

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is expecting receive four new Special Housing Area...

'The party is over': Queenstown is not OK

OPINION: There's a bloody big elephant stampeding through the streets of Queenstown and no one, it seems, can see it. And if someone doesn’t do something soon, that bloody big elephant is going to...

Governing for every New Zealander, not 'extremist’ policies

Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman wonders if the government and prime minister really understand what governing for every New Zealander means.

Taking the taboo out of talking poo

Opinion: If you’re one of the thousands of Cantabrians who head to the lakes over summer you might notice posters and advertising reminding you of the harmful impact of poo on water quality.

The real issue with wardrobe critic Ken

Seven Sharp host Hilary Barry and the real issue with wardrobe critic Ken

Opinion: A New Zealander called Ken was rushed to the burns unit in critical condition after commenting on Hilary Barry's outfit last night, writes Vera Alves.

Trotting cup day dodges a major bullet

Star Media editor in chief Barry Clarke writes about the success of the New Zealand Trotting Cup but says harness racing officials would have been shaking in their boots two weeks ago over a major ongoing court case.

NZ's path to United Nations Agenda 2030

Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman says the Government has not been transparent about the United Nations Agenda 2030 goals – nor the policy implications of “eliminating inequality”.

Opinion: Is this the end for those blasted fireworks?

Opinion: Is this the end for those blasted fireworks?

The sale of fireworks has been scaled back incrementally over the lifespan of this generation of New Zealanders. Could it be time to signal an end to individual sales?

Repealing democratic rights

Former ACT New Zealand deputy leader and MP Dr Muriel Newman says the centre-right voters who voted strategically for Labour to keep the Greens out of Government should be disappointed.

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