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Editorial: Beggars must behave but do need help

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.

Editorial: Cannabis law ought to take wide view

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.

Editorial: Deal gives union ability to invest in the best

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

Editorial: House rises fuelling gap in society

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

Editorial: Dog ownership carries heavy duty of care

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.

Editorial: Government ought to show spine on fluoride

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

Editorial: Tax inquiry needs fresh eye on issues

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.

Editorial: Labour will just have to stick it out

A four-point drop in a Colmar Brunton poll taken for TVNZ last week must be a shock to supporters of the Labour Party.

Editorial: Prosecution success rates must be high

Statistics rule our world in many ways, but their value is surely taken too far when they tell us the rate of successful criminal prosecutions is too high.

Editorial: Time to shed our thick skin on melanoma

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

Editorial: Black Caps did us proud with efforts at T20

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

Editorial: Cops' burglary move will give hope to victims

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

Companies on notice over tax structures

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.

Editorial: Income for all entails more bad than good

The Labour Party appears to be considering a radical new system of social welfare. It is hard to see any real benefit. It would be a universal setback.

Editorial: New troop tally helps blow fog from Gallipoli

A revised count has concluded nearly twice as many New Zealand soldiers served in the 1915 Ottoman campaign than previously accepted.

Editorial: Let us hear more from this Governor-General

Just as the last voters in the flag referendum were putting their papers in the post this week, the Prime Minister announced the next Governor-General.

Editorial: Scale of flag vote points way for NZ

When the future of the current flag is once more up for discussion, we ought to put everything on the table.

Editorial: Obama visit dawn of new era for Cuba

There seems little doubt that the beachhead US economic forces are re-establishing in Cuba will eventually lead to a new era of political freedom.