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Matthew Hooton: Desperate times call for bold measures
OPINION: Brooke van Velden’s pay equity move is just the start of the savings needed.
Gregor Paul: Major leadership shake-up on the cards at NZ Rugby after $20m loss
OPINION: It is understood change is needed if NZR is to be financially solvent.
Letters: Citizens’ assemblies would allow people’s voices to be heard
OPINION: Pay equity policy a bad idea for the Government.
Lessons from Paris: What Auckland can learn from global cultural innovation
OPINION: Cultural spaces can drive community, economic and social recovery in cities.
Audrey Young: 'Robbing Paula to pay Paul' – pay equity ambush will come back to bite Nats
OPINION: The way to address an unfair situation is not usually to increase the unfairness.
Gregor Paul: How NZ Rugby lost $19.5 million, despite record revenue
ANALYSIS: Revenue rose 7% to $285m, but expenses increased 10% to $304m.
Bryce Wilkinson: Nicola Willis faces uphill Budget battle with fiscal deficits
OPINION: This year's Budget needs to cut ineffective spending and increase income.
Editorial: How uplifting stories offer balance in a turbulent world
OPINION: NZME's On The Up campaign has shared over 160 inspiring stories nationwide.
Letters: Mike King's words are spot on
OPINION: Mike King deserves praise for his article urging tolerance.
Leighton Roberts: Lessons from Warren Buffett for Kiwi investors
OPINION: Buffett emphasised patience and understanding businesses over market trends.
Simon Wilson: Pope Francis, Trump and the Aussie election - the lessons for Luxon
Opinion: Just because clowns are running America doesn't mean we need them here too.
Gregor Paul: How broadcasters fuel the F-bomb industry in rugby
OPINION: Collins' incident led to more in-game interviews seeking raw player reactions.
Letters: Who does the Government believe we need protecting from?
OPINION: We'd be better off buying missiles instead of helicopters
'We're going to act like a real country': Judith Collins on NZ's $12b defence splurge
The Defence Minister says New Zealand is a 'small price-taker' from the world.
Editorial: When tech billionaires restrict their kids' social media use, why shouldn’t we?
OPINION: Catherine Wedd's member's bill shouldn't be left to the biscuit tin.
Thomas Coughlan: Government moving too fast on roll back of pay equity regime
OPINION: The coalition hasn't made a good case for urgently pushing through bill.
Red cards, red flags: The All Blacks' challenges in Razor's second year – Gregor Paul
OPINION: Scott Robertson faces pressure to improve the All Blacks' 71% win ratio.
Alex Powell: For his sake, Liam Lawson needs to tidy up his Formula 1 act
OPINION: What we learned from the Miami Grand Prix.
Property Insider: What could the future hold for ex-Auckland Star site? Architects explain champion Te Arai home design
'Somebody, please build something here – anything' debate on a site empty for 36 years.
Patrick Walsh: A heavy bureaucratic blanket has been a dismal failure for learning support
OPINION: The most vulnerable and disadvantaged children have been poorly served.
Lessons for NZ in Australian election
OPINION: New Zealand can thank Australia for electing Albanese over Dutton.
Editorial: If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer
OPINION: If our best and brightest aren’t staying, our international reputation suffers.
Phil Gifford: The best half of rugby this season
Canes and Chiefs put on a great second-half show after sleep-inducing first 40.
Editorial: In a Maga world, very few want a homegrown version
OPINION: Australians voted for the status quo, rejecting a change in Government.
Letters: Social media and politics and are so many associate ministers necessary?
OPINION: The worrying role of social media in our political environment.
Steve Maharey: In the shadow of Trump, NZ needs a new direction
OPINION: Trump's tariffs are about power, creating chaos to show his control.
Opinion: How Trump's trade moves may upend Powell's achievements
Business uncertainty from US tariffs may lead to a recession.
Sasha Borissenko: Banking on blame - scam reforms too little, too late
OPINION: NZ's scam prevention lags behind global standards - here's why.
Diana Clement: Simple steps to cut banking costs and save big
OPINION: Banks earn billions while Kiwis pay avoidable fees and interest.
Shane Te Pou: We are witnessing the effects of social disunity
OPINION: Key issues include political views, work participation, and economic inequality.
Letters: Doctors will leave if they're not paid
OPINION: Won't power companies benefit from EV stations without any cost?
Editorial: Community needs to buy-in to meth crackdown
OPINION: Northland has NZ's highest meth consumption, with 2000mg per day per 1000 people.
Liam Dann: Are Kiwis about to be hit with an ‘austerity Budget’?
The Finance Minister faces a difficult balancing act with this month's Budget.
Steven Joyce: The Maga model stumbles amid Canadian, Australian elections
Canada's Liberal Party made a stunning comeback, winning a plurality of seats.
Fran O'Sullivan: Nicola Willis needs to address NZ Super age now
OPINION: Talk of 'no frills' and 'lolly scrambles' in the Budget is just a distraction.
Inside the battle for Labour’s wealth tax
A new generation of party activists is ready to fill David Parker's shoes after his exit.
Mary Holm: Trying to time the share or property market is a fool’s game
OPINION: You never know when bad luck might strike.
Letters: KiwiSaver subsidy increases wealth gap
OPINION: Why doesn’t the Government means test Superannuation?
Simon Wilson's Love this City: Auckland Council's nightmare debate about Western Springs
OPINION: Auckland newsletter Love this City unpicks the council's Western Springs debate.
Helen Clark: Subservience puts NZ's sovereignty and security at risk
Opinion: Documents show New Zealand's foreign policy is shifting towards US military ties.
Darcy Ungaro: Will Trump make me lose my money?
OPINION: When market jitters hit, check you're not derailing your investment strategy.
Editorial: It is time to remove the weeds from our ministerial portfolios
OPINION: A leaner Cabinet could sharpen NZ's focus on key issues.
Sir Bob Jones columns: A sharp tongue and a sharper pen
OPINION: Sir Bob Jones didn’t pull punches. He threw them – with panache.
Opinion: Australia's bold strategy may inspire NZ Rugby policy shift
OPINION: The plan challenges the belief that coaches need years to make an impact.
Matthew Hooton: Labour’s credibility demands big new tax promises
OPINION: There’s no room for any new spending by anyone without massive tax hikes.
The All Blacks starting XV: How Razor will pick his team and who's vying for spots
Liam Napier analyses last year’s team and looks at where changes will come in 2025.
Letters: We don’t have a debt problem, we have a tax problem
OPINION: The problem isn't debt, its the tax sysem
Editorial: Prisoner voting ban spiteful
OPINION: What this arbitrary ban appears to be is some red meat for the more spiteful.
Audrey Young: 100 days down, 1361 to go – Trump’s blitz has barely begun
OPINION: Kiwis just got a hint of how much America's lurch to the right will cost.