If there is one event that defines the modern world, it is the blinding, searing, radioactive explosion over the city of Hiroshima 70 years ago today.

The last thing a police officer probably wants to do is tell a woman her new man has a record of violence in relationships.

It beggars belief that any nurses employed in public hospitals would be allowed to decline vaccinations against winter flu.

the mess the Republicans are making of their challenge has been illustrated yet again by Donald Trump's bumptious hijacking of the British Open women's golf championship.

Lack of moral courage by other spectators at club games allows sideline abusers to get away with their abhorrent behaviour.

A gold-standard free trade agreement, so long the Government's goal for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is not going to eventuate.

Figures showing bank loans to investors outnumbering first-home buyers by three to one are hard evidence of what has undoubtedly been happening for a long time.

Fights in a prison are probably not unusual, and often worse that the "fight club" video from Mt Eden that has had a political chain-reaction.

Providing migrants with an added incentive to settle in regional New Zealand, rather than Auckland, involves a degree of intervention that would not normally be contemplated by a National Government.

A cluster of Chinese restaurants does not make a "Chinatown", much as some people might wish it to be so.

Editorial: The resource is not being used as it should be, and stricter policing of the current trade will not, in itself, change that markedly.

Iran and the US have been thrown together in the fight against the Islamic State. Originally reluctant allies, they are now better placed to work in tandem.

The national rail network is an asset that should survive and be put to its best-possible use.

Greece's capitulation to the demands of its euro creditors is a resounding victory for the common currency and takes the eurozone a step closer to common government.

If the wording of legislation lives up the Government's promise at the weekend, this country may soon be rid of "zero-hour contracts".

For many people, the leaked property sale figures reported in the Weekend Herald will have contained just one element of surprise.

Claims that Hanover's directors and promoters misled investors in prospectuses and advertising between December 2007 and July 2008 will not now be tested in court.

The enthusiasm with which the All Blacks have been greeted in Apia should get New Zealand Rugby thinking.

Traditions are important, but the move to boost interest after dwindling crowds is a natural change in the game.

In over-reacting to a classroom speech, the school surrendered the high ground and provided ammunition for those eager to support the 15-year-old's claims.

If there were any local organisations lining up for large-scale social housing we would not now be hearing about the likes of Horizon Housing from Queensland.

Steven Joyce, the Economic Development Minister, has made it clear that he is unhappy tickets for the Super 15 final in Wellington are fetching up to $1500 online.

With its banks closed, automated cash withdrawals restricted and a big debt payment due tonight, Greece surely cannot continue to defy its creditors.

Justice Minister Amy Adams declared she wanted the crime of corporate manslaughter to be added to the workplace health and safety reform legislation currently before Parliament.

Poaching of the native wood pigeon is widespread, notably in Northland.

Colin Craig was, or is, one of those lone wealthy figures found in many democracies who aspire to public office on their own terms but with no particular mission to accomplish.

The regrettable demise of bookshops opens way for new retail opportunities.