Vaughan Gunson: Labour has to straddle the fence
Both National and Labour just don't fear ordinary working people enough.
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Jack Goodhue's real battle starts now
Five won't go into four come Rugby World Cup time, writes Andrew Johnsen.
Joe Bennett: An unholy trinity of truth we try to avoid
The Troika of Euphemism - the unspeakables, the unholy trinity of truth we try to avoid.
Craggy Curiosity from new Hawke's Bay Today editor
A view from an outsider, coming in, of the Craggy Range track controversy.
Time for WDC to leave Forum North
WDC has a wonderful opportunity to construct something more than office space for staff.
Compulsory te reo plan revives bad memories
From my experience as a learner and teacher, we learn best when we're self-motivated.
Mother's Day is all about mum, yeah right!
Kevin Page discovers Mother's Day isn't always all about Mum.
Jonny Wilkinson: We've been wasting so much food
Every bit of food we waste, we now write on the kitchen blackboard.
Joe Bennett: World on brink of worst-case scenario
Trump, global warming, Russian money, China and NZ house prices head south all in the mix.
Sightings of Yimbies called for
Let's hear the Yimby (Yes In My Back Yard) voices, says Vaughan Gunson
Brown: Realistic goal setting important
Goals have to be meaningful and achievable for success to follow, says Wayne Brown.
Joe Bennett: Dinner invitation triggers reflections
My upbringing suggested mathematics was accessible only to the male mind. Clearly wrong.
HNZ responds to state-housing-plan opinion
Housing NZ responds to opinions expressed about a potential state housing development.
Comment: Park development not a smart move
A Maunu state housing development could create more social issues than it solves.
Vaughan Gunson: What's best for Korean Peninsula?
The North Korean crisis was giving the US an excuse to build up its forces in the region.
Joe Bennett: The Sea of Stupidity emerges
My dear friend Glenn's just sent me a masterpiece.
Jonny Wilkinson: Oh, no, it's empty ...again
I can put pots of boiling water on the front of the stove without flinching.
Vaughan Gunson: Folau's hell for gays post unacceptable
Does Folau truly believe in a fiery hell where gay people experience pain for eternity?
What's the 'bad sound' coming from front?
Kevin Page investigates the phenomenon of Wife Noise.
War biscuit's urban myth
The realities of war should not be romanticised, says Craig Cooper.
Joe Bennett: Wine the bringer of joy under threat
We're living 20 years or more than we used to and that's when the cancers come.
Stop and think about other's views
Sometimes, stopping to think isn't a bad thing, contemplates Craig Cooper.
U-turn signal on fossil fuel welcome but...
Banning off-shore oil and gas exploration was easy, much harder decisions lie ahead.
Kevin Page: Crayfish Man meets his match
For a second I thought I might get whacked in the chops by a nice, spiney cray.
Looking back at Games highs and lows
Andrew Johnsen runs the rule over the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
A Different Light with Jonny Wilkinson: In praise of the jocks
The sporting establishment is now the vanguard for diversity and inclusion. Howzat?
The Country side with Rae Roadley: Better to be late
Without thinking, without looking, I braked and pulled over.
Joe Bennett: WH Auden's words on tyrants
In Auden's work there is something that dwarfs all tyrannies.
Healthy perspective on things online needed
Should the likes of Facebook, Google and Amazon be allowed to run as virtual monopolies?
Joe Bennett: 'Misspoke' a versatile verb
When America starts itching we all end up with herpes.
Up and down week for Warehouse workers
Closing Kaikohe's Warehouse would be bad for the town.
Young eco warriors just the ticket
Luckily we have kids like Charlie and Quincy Carpenter in our community.
MAFS: 11 couples matched - none stay together. Why?
Not one couple a match made in heaven, but dream characters for TV camera.