Sometimes historical mistakes are so monumental it is pointless to wonder what might have been.

The Auckland Council intends to hold a debate and a vote on whether to oppose exploratory oil drilling in an area of seabed off the west coast.

Employed people have not always had a year of notable achievements to celebrate on Labour Day but this year they do.

For six months former All Black Mils Muliaina waited to answer a charge of sexual assault in a Cardiff night club after a rugby match.

With revelations holding us up to ridicule, Key should treat his position with more respect.

The current All Blacks' culture of comradeship and sportsmanship is a credit to the team and their leaders.

Our series this week on the diversity of today's NZ contained an interesting comment from sociologist Professor Paul Spoonley on our national identity.

Eliminated hosts deserve high praise for stunning standard of event so far.

After the smiles and the high-fives, minister must resist pressure to spend extra cash on tax cuts or bolstering social programmes.

The death of Reporoa boy Connor Phillips as a hunting party was unloading firearms in Kaingaroa Forest on Sunday is the fifth fatal accident with firearms in New Zealand this year.

A conference of property investors in Auckland this weekend is liable to hear some tough talking about rental houses.

At the beginning of this month, New Zealand acquired an effective capital gains tax.

All Blacks' sluggish form is a Rugby World Cup worry ... and so is the sad slump in the fortunes of South Pacific teams.

Obama's possible successor picks up the challenge of US love-affair with weapons.

Most people will be more than aware that, like all public relations campaigns, this one will not reveal the full picture.

Editorial: The police have no real idea of how many firearms - legal or illegal - there are in the country. So poor is the record-keeping that there is not even a national register of seized guns.

Sometimes it takes someone a little removed from the fray to put the right perspective on the TPP issue.

For many people, the violence of Chris Brown's attack on singer Rihanna left no room for shades of grey, or for forgiveness.

A sudden surge of population puts too much strain on the social and physical infrastructure of receiving countries, but it also severely diminishes the hope that the forsaken country can ever recover.

The Australian Government made non-citizens who had served more than a year in prison liable for deportation.

Scientists and other research staff have suffered the insecurity and trauma that happens in all organisations in changing markets.

Theo Spierings has every right to be among our best-paid chief executives.

The many Golfs and Polos on the streets of Auckland's plushest suburbs used to speak volumes of the enviable reputation of Volkswagen's cars.

Labour leader Andrew Little was badly shown up by the Greens this week.

Editorial: No government likes to have its immigration decisions made by others But many governments are being led by their better citizens in this crisis. New Zealand's is one of them.

Political parties - especially those that position themselves to the left of centre - in countries like ours will watch with interest what happens to the British Labour Party's new leader.

The Auckland War Memorial Museum has enjoyed five years of much-needed stability following the brief but turbulent directorship of Vanda Vitali.

Without a national achievement target, how would the PPTA suggest the performance of the eduction system be checked?

There's been emerging evidence showing that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of depression and cognitive decline.