Climate change is gathering momentum. So what? Nobody cares. Not really. Not enough to adjust our modern fuel-gobbling society in any real, tangible way.

The Prime Minister needs to show compassion towards the Whanganui man arrested for drug trafficking in Indonesia If he does have mental-health issues and at least look into the case.

My heart was broken this January 7 when I turned on the TV to see terrorists waging war on the country I loved as much, if not more, than home, writes Juliet Rowan.

Police Minister Michael Woodhouse is right to question the official police road safety messages over the Christmas-New Year period, writes Kim Gillespie.

It was an absolutely stunning day at Papamoa Beach on New Year's Day. The sun was gloriously warm, beating down from a deep blue sky on to the 1000 or so beachgoers, who were having a fabulous time in the water.

With summer in full swing, it is often difficult to turn down that evening beer or wine.