The requirement for all rental properties to be insulated by mid-2019 was just a step in the right direction.

The fear is MediaWorks is losing too much talent. It needs to show it is still a serious competitor for visual news and current affairs.

EDITORIAL: Our "Home Truths" series has concluded with some possible solutions to runaway house prices that leave many facing rented housing for the rest of lives.

As Olympic torch makes its way from Athens to Brazil, the Latin American country is gripped by crises which threaten to overwhelm the battered host city.

Lizzie Marvelly has today written bravely about harassment she has endured at the hands of men in the music industry.

The bank and the Government need new solutions to the economic damage being done by this raging house market.

The Prime Minister's talk of a new tax on land is a sign that he is worried by the resurgence in house prices, as he should be.

People should be able to come home at the end of their working day. In New Zealand, that is less sure than in Australia or the United Kingdom.

Exactly a century ago, when New Zealanders marked the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings, they would have been heartily sick of war.

Ratepayers in Hawkes Bay have every reason to expect accountability and transparency from a big irrigation project in the region.

Australia's politics continue to be as turbulent as New Zealand's are calm.

It may be a reflection of an unusually long and warm summer, now past, that the numbers of homeless on Auckland's streets appears to have increased lately.

An international conference at the United Nations headquarters this week is expected to agree that the UN's "war on drugs" is over, and it has failed.

Rugby is an industry in which New Zealand dominates the world, and the remuneration of its international players reflects its success.

Auckland estate agents were jubilant this week at figures showing house prices and sales volumes in the city had taken off again.

Some owners will attest that their pet is as placid as any canine breed can be, but that is not saying very much. Many an owner of a normally docile dog knows it is not completely reliable.

Councils everywhere will welcome the Government's move to take the water fluoridating decision out of their hands and give it to DHB's.

It would be useful to hear the conclusions of someone from outside, not least because the Panama Papers call into question New Zealand's good faith as an international citizen.

An appealing aspect of Lydia Ko is that she retains, despite her stunning successes and the machine building around her, an infectious sense of fun.

John Key is taking a risk defending the foreign trust regime in the wake of the global trust fund scandal and its New Zealand links.

The moderation and maturity of Muslims in New Zealand was evident once again in their response to the Egyptian initiative.

The announcement at long last that Helen Clark is a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the UN is one all NZers can greet with pride.

To make trusts more transparent and accountable ought not compromise the ease and speed of company registrations in this country.

The one firm figure in the unfolding holiday pay fiasco is that six employers, including the NZ Police, owe staff $33 million in unpaid entitlements.

Tenacity, competence and caution have been touchstones of Helen Clark's enduring political career.

Simple rules and advice might help young New Zealanders avoid the fate which awaits too many older Kiwis.

When NZ cricket followers reflect on the competitions wrapping up in India, they ought to conclude it was a job well done.

Four weeks ago, the Herald published a special series on burglaries.

Multinational tax policy isn't easy or simple and it isn't usually sexy. But, like a lot of things, the internet has livened up the debate.