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Sir Ian Taylor: The warning we should have heeded

Sir Ian Taylor: says there appears to be an incredible disconnect between Wellington officials...

Sir Ian Taylor: The warning we should have heeded in May 2020

Sir Ian Taylor poses questions to the Government over elements of its Covid-19 response.

Nicola Alpe: The team of one million Kiwis overseas need to do more

We all feel frustrated after three long months in lockdown, writes Nicola Alpe. Photo: Getty Images

Nicola Alpe: The team of one million Kiwis overseas need to do more

Here's why you should always hold on to your NZ passport.

Mother's open letter to vaccinated teachers

'Thank you': Mother pens open letter to NZ's vaccinated teachers

This is a message to the teachers who got the vaccine, from the mother of a child who can't yet get it.

My Covid confusion: Why users are getting vaccine pass error messages

"Here's a couple of web development lessons for Chris Hipkins," writes Chris Keall on why My Vaccine Pass went wrong today.

Barry Soper: 'Paranoid' PM used Defence Force jet for Auckland visit

PM Jacinda Ardern's first return in almost three months to the city she loves to call her home town brought new meaning to the term "flying visit", writes Barry Soper.

Soon everyone in NZ will be vaccinated

There are two ways to get immunised. Photo: Getty Images

Soon everyone in NZ will be immunised against Covid-19 - whether you want it or not

Opinion: Soon everyone in NZ will be immunised against Covid - whether you want it or not, writes epidemiologist Rod Jackson.

Auckland buyers v Chch buyers: Who's better off?

Christchurch homes are among the most affordable in NZ. Photo: Getty Images

Buyers in Auckland v buyers in Christchurch: Who's better off?

COMMENT: With Auckland’s average property value now $1.451m, many first home buyers are weighing up whether to move to a more affordable city such as Christchurch where the average property value is $720,000.

Is Christchurch still NZ’s most affordable major city?

Christchurch has been referred to as New Zealand’s most affordable city. But recent data has cast a shadow over this claim as more suburbs join the $1 million club.

One-way South Island bubble leaves airlines feeling deflated

Air New Zealand has not yet moved on Australia's invitation for a South Island bubble. Photo:...

One-way South Island bubble leaves airlines feeling deflated

Opinion: The mood around the one-way travel bubble between the South Island and Australia is a little deflated, writes Thomas Bywater.

Mike Yardley: South Island should be sealed off from the North

The nation's biggest A&P Show, the New Zealand Agricultural Show, has been canned. Photo: ...

Mike Yardley: South Island should be sealed off from the North

It's a gut-punch for the South Island that looked ominously odds-on, the longer this week dragged on, writes Mike Yardley.

Don't expect any alert level changes for now

A Covid-19 testing station at the Manukau Magpies League Club, Auckland. Photo: NZ Herald

Don't expect any alert level changes for now

Analysis: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is not expected to move Auckland out of level 4, or drop the South Island to level 1, at today's 4pm announcement.

Rules for women’s sports attire outdated

Germany's Pauline Schaefer-Betz wears a fulllength ‘‘unitard’’ while competing in the artistic...

Rules for women’s sports attire outdated

Concern about sportswomen required to wear skimpy uniforms was almost enough to make me think fondly of my rompers, writes Elspeth McLean.

Recurring tragedies in realm of risk-taking

Recurring tragedies in realm of risk-taking

OPINION: Who could not be moved by the wretched sorrow of Timaru man Stephen Drummond this week as he prepares to bury his 15-year-old only son Javarney?

Why you shouldn't care what sex your baby is

After struggling to fall pregnant and enduring fertility treatment to make her dream become a reality, there was one question on Jenni Mortimer's mind at her 20-week scan.