
Editorial: Auckland University aiming high
Among our eight universities, one should be capable of making its presence felt in the English-speaking world. Auckland should be up there.
Among our eight universities, one should be capable of making its presence felt in the English-speaking world. Auckland should be up there.
The collapse of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's marriage spells the end of the portmanteau term "Brangelina".
Serious questions require to be answered about the size and format of the competition.
The beauty about New Zealand's quota management system for commercial fisheries was that it would be self-policing, in theory.
If the US turns inward and protectionist under its next President, trading countries will look elsewhere for global progress.
Investors deserve transparency. We need to know where our money is invested and exactly how much it's costing us.
Sharemarkets fell sharply on reports that at least two members of US Federal Reserve board favour raising its base interest rate when it meets this week.
Very few New Zealanders have ever seen the Kermadecs, a subtropical arc of islands 1000km north of New Zealand.
The latest steps proposed by the Govt to try to curb this country's high rate of domestic violence do not appear likely to make much difference.
Hillary Clinton has stumbled, verbally and physically, in the past few days.
Larger countries may be able to protect their own steel makers but New Zealand needs to think carefully.
New Zealand Rugby's chief executive Steve Tew has conceded, "we have not got it right".
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.
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Truancy is obviously damaging to a child's education, but so is its well-to-do relative: family holidays during term.
Most Western countries have quiet Sundays. We had only one remaining. Councils will probably succumb to their business lobbies, one after another.
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.
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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.