PremiumPremiumOpinionJarrod Gilbert: Is gang violence in NZ the worst it's ever been?'Gangs are seldom at war, but when they do flare up they are understandably troubling.'12 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFelix DesmaraisFelix Desmarais: 'Transgender people exist. We are real, we are natural'Opinion: Parliament supporting transgender rights is a precious, flickering flame.10 Dec 02:14 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: Delta has changed team of 5 million for the worseOPINION: We were a team of five million last year but now we're completely divided.06 Dec 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMerepeka Raukawa-TaitMerepeka Raukawa-Tait: Christmas won't be cancelled but it'll be differentOPINION: Home is really where I want to be this summer. I'll be staying put.23 Nov 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: Why do we bite the hand that feeds us?OPINION: More respect needs to be shown to farmers, especially in times like these.22 Nov 09:30 PM
OpinionJack Tame: The die is cast for reopening - two groups will be abandonedWe had a year and a half to prepare for these scenarios.19 Nov 09:25 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessComment: Jabs milestone deserves pinch of salt rather than bubblyOpinion: Should the vaccine progress in Auckland be celebrated or met with caution?08 Nov 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: We need Covid-19 targets from the GovtOPINION: Is freedom just around the corner?17 Oct 09:30 PM
OpinionSeven experts: 'Almost every eligible NZer can be safely vaccinated'OPINION: Seven experts look at medical reasons to decline the vaccine. And find very few.14 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherMy Story: Author Donovan Bixley on telling Hollywood to 'bugger off''Before I made a living from books I'd do anything to pay the bills.'27 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: New Zealand is the land of opportunitiesOpinion: Let's not waste all our good work and get ready to reap the rewards.21 Sep 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Coming soon - Simon Bridges 2: back in the hot seatWhen your party falls to its worst result in 20 years, a coup is not "panic" - it is CPR.17 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionDebbie Ngawera-Packer: Why I got vaccinated against CovidTe Pāti Māori co-leader explains what influenced her decision to get vaccinated.16 Sep 11:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: Flag letter simply disgustingAs Bob Dylan once wrote, people better start swimming or they'll soon sink.14 Sep 10:00 PM
OpinionIwi radio - 'Like the movie The Matrix, once you go there, there's no turning back''One week for Te reo Māori in 2021 for the whole country, seems outmoded, quaint even'.13 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: PM, bring on the bench in fight against Delta - before it's too lateCOMMENT: It's a bench that has built a global reputation for innovation.12 Sep 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Will the vaccinated get different treatment in future outbreaks?The Delta outbreak has been a scramble. What planning is underway for future outbreaks?10 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: Owners need to pick up after their dogsOpinion: Picking up poo is a lot like justice - when it's delayed, it's denied.30 Jul 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: Once upon a time, I could venture with my kidsOpinion: The anti-staycation: where you wish you had left home but stayed to work instead.23 Jul 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherPie-maker Patrick Lam: 'When I was 4 we walked 30 days to Vietnam to escape the Khmer Rouge'Patrick Lam is the country's most awarded pie maker.19 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: A sign of hope in RotoruaA daily column looking at some of the more humorous, satirical and simply strange news.19 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Why farmers are up in armsSparks could fly at today's nationwide 'Howl of a Protest'.15 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: Have we made it too easy for people not to work?Opinion: As the impact of Covid-19 rages on, are we being too soft with the benefit?13 Jul 10:00 PM
OpinionLois Turei: 'I needed to step up and bring my wahine Māori to the fore'NZME was ready to adopt a bicultural strategy and I needed to pay some dues.19 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te Pou on Kawerau's Tasman Mill: 'The smell of home'OPINION: 'Uncle Tasman' could add value to raw logs and develop green industries.18 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJared SavageAnalysis: One name sticks out in mammoth drug bustAussie gangster on the run in the Mediterranean among the names listed in court docs.08 Jun 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionZoe HunterZoe Hunter: Heckling of te reo speaker one of most disgusting displays I've seenOpinion: If we, as a city, give any space to racism, it reflects on all of us.29 May 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: If not now, then when for beneficiaries?OPINION: After spending $57b on the Covid fund, the time was right to lift benefits.20 May 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Govt must deal with appalling behaviour of emergency housing residentsComment: The complaints are the same: harassment, alcohol and drug abuse, violence.15 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMark Lister: Things can get very ugly if you have overstretched in property marketEconomic prospects will ultimately depend on the global containment of Covid.15 May 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDawn PickenDawn Picken: Good fences, good neighbours? I don't think soOpinion: Fences can be useful, but are we building too many?14 May 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: What I learnt from covering Axle's disappearanceOPINION: The people of Tolaga Bay and East Cape have shown us how we all ought to live.13 May 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTeuila FuataiTeuila Fuatai: Motels no cure for a housing emergencyOPINION: Emergency housing system is broken and Govt needs to step up and fix it.11 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionArt Nahill: The disease that may prove fatal to our healthcare systemOpinion: Perhaps, just perhaps, stop tinkering around the edges of healthcare.20 Apr 05:00 PM
