
Conservation Comment: A clear shortage of evidence
I WROTE of the disappointing headline that "Fish and Game felt blindsided" it had not known the Government was going to overhaul the
I WROTE of the disappointing headline that "Fish and Game felt blindsided" it had not known the Government was going to overhaul the
FOOTPATHS ... maybe not the most inspirational topic to write about, so bear with me as I endeavour to turn a sometimes dangerous
IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT sure to cause widespread grief verging on hysteria, 2017 will be my final year writing the Secret Diary. It's
Time to save planet Very few people will heed Professor Guy McPherson's warning that a total collapse of our environment is in the
LOVE comes to us in many ways ... family, friends, partners, lovers. Love provides most of the stuff of poetry, literature and song
THE Chronicle gave front-page coverage in October to my criticism of our council's management of plantings in Forres St. My wife
WHEN A Fox News reporter asked Donald Trump about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back in 2010, just after Assange had released a
QUAKES have made us stronger, but are we any wiser? It's around two months since the Kaikoura Earthquake, magnitude 7.8, hit. Strong
THE main message of 2016 was that we are entering a period of economic and political upheaval comparable to the Industrial Revolution
Millisphere, n. a discrete region populated by roughly one-thousandth of the total world population; a bit over seven million people
Ta-daaaa! Who wouldn't love the ability to predict the future? These days you don't need crystal balls, tea leaves or Tarot cards
Across all media and around the world, the role of authenticity is being strength-tested. In politics, the arts and social media
The year 2017 started in something of a zen-like zone for me - returning from a blissful five-day yoga retreat in the Coromandel had
Bee problems Has anyone else had this problem from the growing enthusiasm for beekeeping, and if so what did they do? We moved two
AS WE enter the peak of the tourist season, it's timely to reflect on whether we are "over-loving" some of our pristine outdoors attractions
MICHELLE Obama's last speech as United States First Lady showed the optimist she has always been. While the role of Flotus is often
Airport cafe It is time to practise what we preach and, of course, charge our ratepayers for -- with a $2 million-plus and growing
"WE have imagined how things would have been at that time if there was an internet and people were using social media," said Mikhail
ONE notable achievement of Helen Clark's government was to consign the more anachronistic relics of the honours system, with its feudalistic
Failed strategy The proposal by Consumer magazine for New Zealand poultry processors to follow recent UK initiatives requiring processors
AS President Obama's term ends, it is fair to ask what were his accomplishments and his shortcomings. I'm focusing mainly on foreign
I've been asked to reflect on the year that was in this column, and what a year it was! When I named Donald Trump "Person of the Year"
Sorting out a photo to go with the front page story on Chris Cresswell's death we were spoilt for choice. A personal favourite was
Being a practising non-monotheist means that I try not to get caught up in monotheist festivals, but to take it in good grace when
Sucker punches Mayor McDouall has come out swinging against councillors who wanted to call a special meeting about the sewerage scheme
TWELVE people were killed in a Christmas market in Berlin on December 19, mown down by a terrorist in a big truck. Elsewhere in Germany
How loud is too loud? And where and when is it too loud? Musician and former music venue manager JACK MITCHELL-ANYON tries to make
Time to get real Governance is a difficult task at the best of times -- even more difficult when politics gets in the way of good
RUGBY is a game of two halves, but not many know it can also be a game of four quarters. The first test against Australia in the
DONALD Trump is gonna be the prez ... the ice sheets are melting ... innocents are being killed in stupid wars around the planet ..