The irrepressible Tim Shadbolt's three decades as a mayor - at opposite ends of the country - could end next month when Invercargill voters pass judgment.

Teachers in Auckland this week held the first of 50 planned stopwork meetings around the country over a Government proposal called a "global budget".

It is a relief that a G20 summit hosted by China produced nothing worse than a dispute over steps the US President would use to alight from Air Force One.

It is too soon to say the market has turned, but it might be wise to wait and see.

A new political party aiming to represent Indian and other Asian immigrants ought to be welcomed by all New Zealanders.

Consumer finds 70 per cent of us regularly buy and receive vouchers and nearly a quarter of us have had a card expire.

When a bug in Havelock North's water supply caused an outbreak of campylobacter weeks ago, we asked the question, how could this happen in NZ?

Five months ago the Herald published a revealing series about burglaries in New Zealand.

EDITORIAL: In the space of a few years, the KiwiSaver industry has established a significant presence in New Zealand's financial landscape.

During a visit this week to the NZME offices, a relaxed Eric Murray and Hamish Bond were clearly in a post-Rio Games mood.

It is a principle of the New Zealand justice system that the administration of the law should be equal and transparent.

As Auckland expands under the Unitary Plan, the council is going to have to deal with the kind of tension that has emerged at Brookby near Clevedon.

Education Minister Hekia Parata is eager to promote change in New Zealand schools.

EDITORIAL: What is to be done with our citizen, William Yan?

An Auckland mayoral election with no fewer than 19 candidates presents voters with a dismaying task.

When sportspeople have reason to suspect someone has gone so far as to bug their team room, something has gone wrong.

If medals were awarded for brainlessness, Ryan Lochte would be on the podium.

After a nervous start, we got there. Yesterday New Zealand achieved its record haul of medals, eclipsing 1988 in Seoul and London four years ago.

How could a thousand people fall ill anywhere in New Zealand from drinking tap water?

After the disappointment of the All Black Sevens at the Olympics this week, some rugby fans were suggesting they should lose that title.

Despite everything, the Olympic Games are working their magic.

The report of the Independent Hearings Panel on the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan injected a good dose of realism into the plan.

EDITORIAL: This country has no need to lower its interest rates.

The response of police to reports of people running up big bills in restaurants and then disappearing raises concerns not only for the restaurant owners.

As the curtain rises on the 31st Olympics, the prospects for a memorable games in Rio de Janiero are uncertain.

The description "head coach" on Kevin Roberts' CV is probably one he deeply treasured.

COMMENT: London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, wrote an important article for the Mail on Sunday this week.

The debate over the Bain murders looks destined never to be resolved in the public mind.

Regulation is hard to get right. The political climate tends to swing from excessive freedom to excessive restriction or vice versa.

It is a tough task for teenagers to make sound decisions about their career path.