The dark humour does the rounds. We read the same jokes again and again but they still make us smile. They express a shared understanding, writes Annemarie Quill.

The latest property figures came as a bit of a shock even though I have suspected it was heading that way for some time, writes Amy Wiggins.

Do you watch Game of Thrones? This immensely popular TV series can be seen as an allegory for climate change. Marcel Currin tells us why.

I had the dubious pleasure of driving behind a master of the art of annoying driving, someone I would assume had spent many years perfecting this art, writes Matthew Martin.

Prospective home buyers need to be able to save more than $95,000 to achieve a 20 per cent deposit. Pretty tough going for a young family, writes Dylan Thorne.

Some people are able to cheerfully smash their way through any old cup of dirt. I wish I could be that indiscriminating but no, I'm a bit of a snob, says Marcel Currin.

Andrew Bonallack writes: If there's one thing the debacle with the Conservative Party has demonstrated, it's that politics is not a game for amateurs.

Hopefully Jetstar will review its decision not to include Tauranga in its initial list of provinces it is considering for a regional service, writes Dylan Thorne.

For a quick lesson in how to sabotage your own credibility see British biochemist Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position at University College London, writes Marcel Currin.