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Does anyone remember that old wartime saying, referring to visiting American soldiers ... overpaid, oversexed and over here? I think the phrase...
I have never been more wrong about a rugby player than I was when I first met Scott Robertson early in 1996. The then 21-year-old surfer from Mt...
COMMENT: I have paid off our house mortgage and we have no credit card debt. Should I invest this money in a rental property or invest somewhere...
COMMENT: By Bryce Edwards Is the National Party's latest online advert deliberately designed to provoke a backlash from liberal opponents? And is...
EDITORIAL The first thing to observe about another visit by somebody with a social media following for old-fashioned views, often labelled "far...
EDITORIAL: Diplomatic semaphore is often hard for the uninitiated to read. China might not be playing partisan politics in New Zealand with a visit...
About 3300 Kiwi women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Currently, most women are only entitled to regular, free mammogram screening when...
COMMENT Black Cap Scott Kuggeleijn was found not guilty. The New Zealand justice system determined that it was not possible to ascertain beyond...
MONDAY I think I died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure. The results of the latest opinion polls were published today but word always gets...
Leadership is one of those subjects you consider only when a team are losing. England are flying, so the significant shake-up in the past 12 months...
COMMENT Some years back, I was fortunate enough to spend an inspiring afternoon with Chuck Jones at his home at Laguna Beach, California. He had...
COMMENT: When I was a boy, the family bought a newly developed section in the middle of the bush on Sydney's upper north shore. Before work began,...
COMMENT: When someone wears blackface, it's a scandal. When Taylor Swift decided to start "rapping", she was mocked to no end. When Katy Perry wore...
COMMENT: As the Auckland Pride Festival ends this weekend, not with its usual parade, I'm reminded of something that happened in Sydney in 2016. I...
COMMENT: This week might come to be seen as a turning point in New Zealand's complex trading and political relations with China. Suddenly there is...
COMMENT: Three years ago I interviewed a senior cabinet minister who wanted the welfare ministries to work more cooperatively. What she said made...
COMMENT: The Salvation Army annually offers the public an independent report of the state of the nation in social terms. The research of its author...
COMMENT I am not the first person to have observed the political year has gotten off to a splendid start for the leader of the Opposition,...
COMMENT: In podcast number three, Leighton is joined by the person most requested by you. He is George Friedman, founder and Chairman of...
The polytechnic sector is an unsual part of the economy, expanding when other industries are contracting and jobs are scarce, struggling when the...
At one point in the media appearances National MP Judith Collins made after overtaking leader Simon Bridges in a Newshub Reid Research poll,...
COMMENT: I was very pleased to hear from Judith Collins yesterday as regards her aspirations for the National Party leadership. She is not...
Each week the NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's the tactics to use if you think...
COMMENT: Green Party co-leader James Shaw has gone full noise on a Capital Gains Tax, saying we need to question whether the Government deserves to...
COMMENT One of Jacinda Ardern's responses to the deteriorating relationship with China was to pledge that she would continue to exercise an...
EDITORIAL When friends fall out it can be very hard not to take sides. When the "friends" are superpowers and you are tiny by comparison, it...
COMMENT: Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis should be on the first plane up to China to sort out the debacle over the launch of the China New Zealand...
COMMENT: With the earth heating up and burning due to carbon emissions, who wouldn't be keen on going solar to generate electricity? The...
COMMENT: Criticism of Israeli Government policy and actions is not only legitimate but is a vital and important aspect of any democracy. Israel...
COMMENT When Defence Minister Ron Mark met Israel's Prime Minister on January 27, Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted as asking New Zealand to change its...
COMMENT By Philip Burdon The post-war global economy has been characterised by a continuous, albeit uneven commitment to trade liberalisation. The...
COMMENT: So the question is simple: how is it, in a so-called housing crisis, you can build 10 affordable homes in Wanaka and hardly sell any? You...
COMMENT: I felt both sickened and unsurprised this morning when I learned that my colleague Aziz Al-Sa'afin was the victim of a hate crime....
COMMENT: Another poll, another bad day at the office for Simon Bridges. I feel sorry for him now. Newshub's poll last night came out with the worst...
COMMENT: The Government's Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry has done a great job in raising many issues important to New Zealand. One area that I...
By Paul Charman It's amazing what stays with you following a trip -- my fondest travel memory doesn't have to do with scenery, food or...
COMMENT: Perhaps Maurizio Sarri really can't motivate these Chelsea players. This was the sort of performance that gets managers sacked. Patience...
Political conservatives have it easy. They get to look at the world and think "yeah it's pretty good eh? Let's maybe tinker round the edges, but we...
COMMENT It is time to do more to ensure our aged-care providers are supported to provide the best possible care for our most vulnerable citizens....
COMMENT: Being paid thousands of dollars to post a pretty picture might seem a dream job for teens. In fact, as we report today, 17 per cent of 11...
COMMENT: That was embarrassing. You'd be made of ice not to feel sorry for Jacinda Ardern. Put on the spot like that, asked to recite the articles...
COMMENT: New Zealand Post has come in for a bit of ribbing this week over a letter it sent to people asking them to throw it away. It did seem like...
COMMENT Auckland's "rainbow community" was marking the 20th anniversary of its Big Gay Out yesterday. The fact that it was also the 10th...
COMMENT: Years from now, leaguies may well look back on February 2019 as the time when the culture of the game changed forever. And for the better....
COMMENT Your neighbours hate you and are trying to ruin your life (or are they?). I arrived home a few days ago to find a tree blocking my...
Now that 2019 is in full swing we're starting to notice people's resolutions slide, especially around their health. It's not so easy to go to the...
COMMENT: In the latest move of ideology over substance, the Government's going to ban smoking or vaping in cars around children. This ban will be...
COMMENT: By Bryce Edwards This year's Waitangi commemorations will be mostly remembered for two debates – whether the Prime Minister should be able...