The whole cycle of consumption and disposal is quite simply irrational.

Barry Carpenter's mantra — "children learn when they are engaged".

Little victories can be a stay against the sense of impotence the bigger challenges bring.

Both National and Labour just don't fear ordinary working people enough.

Five won't go into four come Rugby World Cup time, writes Andrew Johnsen.

The Troika of Euphemism - the unspeakables, the unholy trinity of truth we try to avoid.

A view from an outsider, coming in, of the Craggy Range track controversy.

WDC has a wonderful opportunity to construct something more than office space for staff.

From my experience as a learner and teacher, we learn best when we're self-motivated.

Trump, global warming, Russian money, China and NZ house prices head south all in the mix.

Let's hear the Yimby (Yes In My Back Yard) voices, says Vaughan Gunson

Goals have to be meaningful and achievable for success to follow, says Wayne Brown.

My upbringing suggested mathematics was accessible only to the male mind. Clearly wrong.

Housing NZ responds to opinions expressed about a potential state housing development.

A Maunu state housing development could create more social issues than it solves.

The North Korean crisis was giving the US an excuse to build up its forces in the region.

My dear friend Glenn's just sent me a masterpiece.

I can put pots of boiling water on the front of the stove without flinching.

The realities of war should not be romanticised, says Craig Cooper.

We're living 20 years or more than we used to and that's when the cancers come.

Sometimes, stopping to think isn't a bad thing, contemplates Craig Cooper.

Banning off-shore oil and gas exploration was easy, much harder decisions lie ahead.

For a second I thought I might get whacked in the chops by a nice, spiney cray.

Andrew Johnsen runs the rule over the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The sporting establishment is now the vanguard for diversity and inclusion. Howzat?

Without thinking, without looking, I braked and pulled over.

In Auden's work there is something that dwarfs all tyrannies.

Should the likes of Facebook, Google and Amazon be allowed to run as virtual monopolies?

When America starts itching we all end up with herpes.

Can a bungy jump cure your fear of heights?