The sheer audacity of the neoliberal agenda and the depths of deception it is willing to plumb in order to ensure the rich get fatter while the poor get forgotten is staggering.

Spending a large amount of money on something is always cause for debate. When that "amount of money" comes in at around $20 million well, yes, there will be talk, says Roger Moroney.

Next Wednesday is the deadline for submissions on what to do about climate change, and if we leave them to it, the government will do nothing, says Bruce Bisset.

I understand that the mayors co-operate in the mayoral forum, but the reaction I have had from readers and the wider public in the last few days is that it is not enough, writes Austin.

Bruce Bisset writes: There's only one answer that makes any sense as to why people live in Auckland: potential. And tt's not for its vibrant nightlife.

Many of us were expecting some further detail around the tax changes for residential property investment, writes Greg Neill.