When people do impressive things it can be tempting to assume that their skill has arrived fully formed but excellence is no accident, writes Marcel Currin.

The council made the sensible decision to retain the 100km/h speed limit on rural stretches of State Highway 2 between Papamoa and Paengaroa, writes Amy Wiggins.

We cherish Campbell Live as primetime's last bastion of genuine, earnest current affairs, even if we don't always watch it, writes Marcel Currin.

The manual is absolutely clear about the rules which should apply between a Cabinet minister and public servants prior to a byelection, writes John Armstrong.

It is getting harder to stop and read a book. I blame the digital world. My cellphone is turning me into a frittering hamster, writes Marcel Currin.

My family and I made our way to the old Mount Action Centre eager to see what great books we could find. And we weren't disappointed, writes Scott Inglis.