EditorialEditorial: Tarnished legacy of a revolutionary"Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me." Those were the words of Fidel Castro in October 1953.29 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Let's be wary with Lions set to roarThe British and Irish Lions team to tour NZ next year will potentially be the finest side representing the four Home Unions to travel to our shores.28 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Land-banking lessons from BritainA stoush over "land banking" developers is brewing in Britain - and local authorities in New Zealand may well be interested observers in the result.27 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: McCully easily impressed with Filipino strongmanAmong his many duties, Foreign Minister Murray McCully gets to rub shoulders with some fairly noxious individuals.25 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Tougher stance on dangerous dogsThe Government's latest move to crack down on dangerous dogs is commendable and some will say well over due.25 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialHealth targets can miss their markDoctors at Waikato Hospital have raised disturbing allegations about the way the district health board makes its decisions.24 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialUS will be left behind on trade dealsIn the world according to Donald Trump the Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead.23 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Time for rethink on allowanceA survey which revealed access problems to the child disability allowance has raised more questions than answers.22 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Post-quake Budget tough call for KeyThe consensus view of the nation's economists is that New Zealand is well placed to take the rebuild costs from last week's quake in its stride.21 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Trump's team clear marker of directionThe contours of Donald Trump's White House administration are emerging.20 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Wall can honour 20 years of tryingIt has been more than 20 years since the first major effort in New Zealand to promote legalised euthanasia.19 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialWhy did modern buildings fail in quake?Statistics NZ boss Liz MacPherson was unusually blunt for a Wellington bureaucrat as she assessed the damage to her department's headquarters.17 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: France needs help to resist terrorIt is a year since terrorists launched co-ordinated attacks in Paris and slaughtered 130 innocent people.15 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Are you alright mate? Kiwis pull togetherOnce again the worst of circumstances brings out the best in New Zealanders.14 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Govt takes responsibility for shelterEmergency housing funding marks the Government's acceptance that it must ensure every New Zealander has adequate shelter.13 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Shock AB loss taken on the chinNew Zealand experienced something last weekend even more rare than an All Black defeat. It was a defeat accepted with good grace.11 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: When prisoners deserve compassionThe proper response when someone is terminally ill is to offer support and comfort.11 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Hillary Clinton deserves to winAfter 240 years since independence, and in light of the man who craves the job, Clinton would be deserving as the first woman in the White House.08 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Labour's 'neet' idea better than the doleThe Labour Party is by no means alone in worrying what to do about 74,000 young people who are in neither employment, education or training.07 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Seclusion ban a step toward managing difficult pupilsIt is unbelievable that a difficult child could be locked in a tiny cell at any New Zealand school nowadays.06 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Let's drop Guy FawkesHow much better, for them and everyone who enjoys fireworks, if it marked an event with meaning in New Zealand.04 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial:Labour needs to crack AucklandLabour needs to show Auckland and the country it has the makings of a fresh, modern government.04 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Saudi sheep deal leaves bitter tasteNot many Kiwis may be satisfied by the Auditor General's report into the propriety of the Government's gift of a sheep-breeding establishment to a breeder in Saudi Arabia.03 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: A cloud on Clinton's campaignThe email story has been the most conventional element of this most unconventional campaign.01 Nov 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Mistake to cherry-pick on light railLabour's pledge to invest $680 million in a light rail system has rightly been labelled "pork barrel" politics by Steven Joyce.31 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Turnstiles on wilderness is not the answerIt will be a sad day if New Zealand decides to charge for access to tracks in its national parks.30 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEuthanasia checkpoint a step too farThe police tactic of gathering details of individuals by setting up a drink-drive checkpoint would seem to stray from the powers granted to police under the Land Transport Act.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialIsaac Davison'People underestimate me all the time'For a day this week, Paula Bennett was PM. How she tackles two new roles in Cabinet will define her chances of one day taking up that job permanently.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Do ex-MPs have no shame?It is galling to realise so many former MPs are still claiming up to 90% of the cost of air travel for themselves and their spouse from taxpayers.26 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Not exactly Air Force OneEDITORIAL: The public have a right to ask what is going on at Whenuapai if a mission such as this one cannot be executed successfully.25 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Russia rattling some sabresTrump is giving Putin dangerous encouragement and the rest of the world can only hope it will end with the election.24 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: City stadium has to happen eventuallyThe idea of a downtown sports stadium for Auckland will not go away. New mayor Phil Goff has wasted no time reviving the idea.23 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Golden chance for All BlacksThe chance to set a record for successive test victories has been within the All Blacks' grasp before.21 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Trump truly fools himselfJust when it seems Donald Trump could not go lower in his quest for the US Presidency, he does.21 Oct 04:00 PM
