OpinionMike HoskingHosking: No reason for National to panicOPINION: The decision today will affect the next Government.26 Feb 05:12 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Joyce, Collins win campaign but not contestComment: Conditions of secrecy helped Joyce's campaign to get off the starting block.26 Feb 06:48 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Amy Adams – the compromise candidateComment: As National well knows, being the most popular doesn't guarantee victory.26 Feb 01:58 AM
OpinionHosking: This could be a stroke of genius from the GovernmentComment: As a piece of politics, this is clever. As a piece of business, the jury's out.25 Feb 05:43 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Anything can happen in Nats raceCOMMENT: Public popularity won't decide who'll step into English's Hush Puppies.25 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Why Bridges is Nats' best betCOMMENT: Despite his flaws, many commentators regard him as the best bet for National.15 Feb 04:27 AM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: Why I pick Amy Adams to win leadership battleCOMMENT: Amy Adams is the strong silent type and a hard worker.14 Feb 05:56 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: Why there's a lot to worry about in the National leadership raceComment: Simon Bridges clearly wanted no distractions as he launched his leadership bid.14 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsWhy Parliament is so conservative on cannabisCOMMENT: Bryce Edwards looks at Chloe Swarbrick's failed bill.01 Feb 01:49 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Minister resorts to blusterWillie Jackson was not the only minister who learned a hard lesson today.12 Dec 05:06 AM
OpinionCraig CooperWe need to have faith in CAACAA should rethink its approach to a skydiving accident, says Craig Cooper11 Dec 05:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsThe rise of the hyper-partisan lobbyistsPolitical lobbying is a growth industry in New Zealand.20 Nov 01:52 AM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Pension leak is why Winston went with LabourCOMMENT: It's now clear Wily Winston had no plan to form a coalition with National.07 Nov 08:12 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettFirst day farce: National's brazen bluffComment: National's vote demands bordered on political blackmail.07 Nov 12:46 AM
OpinionIf Bill English goes, who is next in line for National?COMMENT: Diving into National's list to see who could eventually lead the party.26 Oct 06:27 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: Winston Peters drove a hard bargainComment: The NZ First and Greens deals came at a fairly hefty cost to Labour.19 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungYoung on Peters: One offer good, two offers can get complicatedCOMMENT: Which ever party takes power, NZ First could expect a deal to help it survive.17 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettInside Winston's mind: What's driving the kingmaker?Peters reveals seven or eight on team - but that's all he's prepared to give away so far.27 Sep 06:49 AM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Paula Bennett could be National's 'death warrant'Comment: National is purging those connected with pension leak to butter up Peters.25 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionHosking: Ardern's election reaction 'driven by delusion'Comment: Mike Hosking trawls through the election winners and losers.24 Sep 10:33 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettPM Job Interview: English v Ardern - Who came out best?The Herald Inquisition: Claire Trevett assesses Jacinda Ardern and Bill English.22 Aug 06:43 AM
OpinionNadine Higgins: Northland shooting 'completely avoidable'COMMENT: This is a tragic story and one I'm convinced didn't need to end like this.27 Jul 07:45 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungJones brings extra force of personalityCOMMENT: Winston Peters has not always been a fan of Shane Jones.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBradley: I saved some secrets till the endI'm not the same girl who started out writing opinion pieces 13 years ago10 Jun 12:30 AM
OpinionBill to expand Maori landowner rightsThere has been a lot said about the imminent passing of Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill.08 May 06:00 AM
OpinionWho's the flat white guy on the ground?Hold the coffee tray with two hands - not one!14 Apr 05:03 PM
OpinionAmy WigginsAre tiny houses the way of the future?Tiny houses are the way of the future, writes Amy Wiggins.17 Mar 06:00 AM
OpinionShootings the talk of former coal mining townKamo native and Northern Advocate editor Craig Cooper says Wednesday's shootings have people looking over their shoulders, especially at night.23 Feb 03:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: English gives up on Waitangi too soonWaitangi Day has provided an insight to the character of successive prime ministers ever since Norman Kirk made it a national holiday.09 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionDark arts? Reality is more mundaneCOMMENT: There are people who truly believe journalism is a dark art practised by latter-day witches who seek only to deceive readers by telling them glorious lies.28 Nov 06:19 PM
OpinionTime to take a breath over Smith trystNot everyone who has judged Aaron Smith after his tryst in a disabled toilet with an air hostess, has crucified him. There will be 14 Oct 05:00 PM
OpinionInside Out opinion: Band leader ignores letter on rock star economyI WROTE a letter to my main bro' John Key about his rock star economy a while ago, and the reality of the regions mostly being about 28 Sep 10:28 PM
OpinionOpinion: Social workers deserve a thank-youCaption for cropped photo on page 8, as per content list request:John Langley. Today is Social Workers' Day. Along with teachers27 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionMike DinsdaleService says vegetarian in UK at wrong timeCOMMENT: I've certainly met a few mad cows in my time, but from memory I don't think I've ever eaten one.16 Aug 05:00 PM
