LOVE TRUMPS HATE: Demonstrators march in support of the Women's March in Washington in Phoenix. PHOTO/AP AP170122105900.JPG When

There's no doubt about it. Tauranga's roads are certainly getting more and more congested. Given the city's recent population growth

MAKE ROOM: Holding tightly to stuff means stuff owns us. PHOTO/DAWN PICKEN 190117sp50bop I was going to write, for publication on

A leading obesity campaigner is suggesting that paying children to eat their greens could halt the obesity crisis. While I'm all

Your definition of obscenity may be what Donald Trump is accused of getting up to in a hotel in Russia. Mine is about the money

COMMENT: To block someone is not censorship. It's just that I don't want to hear you, or more to the point, for you to hear me, writes Rachel Stewart.

So-called "casual racism" hit the headlines recently, following the publicity attending the Mad Butcher's reported remarks to fellow

The US presidential election is long over and the President-Elect will be sworn in next week but you'd be forgiven for thinking we

ACCEPTANCE NEEDED: Principles we learned in kindy we abandon as adults if we feel safety or money is threatened by people with too

COMMENT: Reliable as clockwork, and right on cue, DairyNZ stepped up to the microphone and shot themselves in the head.

Like so many of my generation, I was the first person in my family to go to university. In one way or another, though, universities

If decorating the Christmas tree is the most exciting time of the year, then felling it is surely the most gloomy. There are few

VISITORS: Eric Hoyeau and wife Anne Konitz in front of Sir Tristram House, the beach bach of Sir Patrick Hogan, who they were hosted

What a nightmare it was driving down State Highway 29a after the Bay Dreams event. I got a phone call from my younger brother on

While I was out surfing (well, attempting to surf) this week I was reminded of just how powerful the ocean is. The surf was small

Imagine being called Anal, 3rd, Lucifer or 4real. Eleven Kiwi babies have narrowly escaped being called by such awful names. And

The baying of young males on the wind, and the distant, delighted squeals of young girls on the pull, told me the New Year was imminent

Fresh on the tail of the announcement of the New Year honours it might be pertinent to look ahead 12 months and reserve one for whoever

POPULARITY POLLING: It is a fair bet that the experts will be anxiously analysing how Steven Joyce rates in his new job as Minister

The new year seemed to be welcomed in a sensible but celebratory style by most over the weekend. That's exactly the way it should

Former BBC DJ Andy Kershaw is down the bottom of the garden eating worms, on the receiving end of the fury of George Michael fans

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.

The All Blacks may have cleaned up at the IRB Rugby Awards for 2016, but - for the British sporting press - the year belonged to England. Not

Two tragic water-related deaths over the past week have put a spotlight on the perils associated with our coastlines, lakes and waterways. Yesterday

Kids love toys, technology, flashy things, things that make loud noises and things that sparkle. Their wee eyes light up when they

Santa's sack is empty - much like our credit cards and staff canteens, but our pukus and our memories of 2016 are full, like the rich

What an incredible way to end the year. When I came into work yesterday, I was greeted with the exciting news that the Bay of Plenty

You've got to wonder at the level of ignorance the Corrections Department displayed over Mt Eden prisoners getting flowers (yes, I

It's difficult to comprehend why the Waikato Regional Council felt the need to stand down a harbourmaster for successfully saving

COMMENT: We're entering that time of year when I remind people to be kind to atheists. Remember, Christmas capitalism has room for all of us.