Barry Soper: Simon Bridges comes up short
COMMENT: All in all yesterday played out as a National Party soap opera.
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Comment: Simon Bridges must quit to save National
It's simple - to save National, Bridges needs to quit, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.
Comment: Ross' revenge could prove fatal to Bridges
If Bridges is to survive, he must now discredit Ross immediately, Claire Trevett writes.
Editorial: National's leader has got himself into a fine mess
EDITORIAL: Bridges has put his leadership to a needless early test with a caucus vote.
Soper: Bridges, the National leak and a shambolic schmozzle
COMMENT: Bridges' use of ministerial limo has become something of a political tidal wave.
Pain at the pump: 'Never been a better time to live outside Auckland'
Comment: Fueling up in the City of Sails proves a eye-opening experience.
Eerie parallels between Kavanaugh and Roast Busters
Women have the right to live in a society free from unwanted sexual advances.
Rachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipeline
COMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.
Hosking: Marking 25 years of Winston and NZ First
COMMENT: As acting PM Peters was widely seen as a success. Ardern just looks rattled.
Paul Little: Our health system shames us all
COMMENT: Hospitals are run down, understaffed and inadequate.
Rachel Stewart: Women must unite against hard-line patriarchy
COMMENT: Kiwi women are eye-wateringly over-represented in domestic violence statistics.
Simon Wilson: The National crime crisis
We have a crime crisis in this country, so why is National making it so hard to address?
Rachel Stewart: Fed up with over-sharing
COMMENT: 'Confessional' female writers setting feminism back generations.
Barry Soper: Why are landlords being picked on?
COMMENT: Most landlords aren't fat cats, so why change rental laws, asks Barry Soper.
Rachel Stewart: Animal cruelty – a storm is coming
COMMENT: If you're shocked now, your hair will soon curl.
Hawkesby: When principals quit to drive a tow truck we have a problem
COMMENT: Principals face heavy workloads, under resourcing, trouble finding teachers.
Dower: Why Wally Haumaha must quit police
COMMENT: For the sake of front line cops, and for the sake of the force, call it quits.
Hosking: Banning plastic bags is just a PR stunt
COMMENT: Plastic bags aren't the problem, it's humans littering that's caused this.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why Wally Haumaha should resign
COMMENT: The case of Wally Haumaha is one that defies all political understanding.
Rachel Stewart: Why kill animals after an 'attack'?
Comment: Animals attack us when we invade their space and we need to realise this.
Claire Trevett: Welcome to midnight Mr Peters
COMMENT: Acting PM has had an awesome time at the ball but Cinderella returns tomorrow.
John Tamihere: Why police boss Wally Haumaha deserves a fair go
Haumaha's comments about Schollum and Shipton were honest reflections of what he thought.
Editorial: Warning should have been heeded over Haumaha affair
EDITORIAL: The appointment of Wally Haumaha has kindled into conflagration.
Rachel Stewart: Signs of a stressed-out dairy industry
COMMENT: If farmers don't find a new way forward soon, they'll feel more alone than ever.
Rachel Stewart: Same-sex and proud - let them eat cake
COMMENT: There will be many more bumps on the road to gay wedded bliss.
Rachel Stewart: Time for dry July
COMMENT: The more I drank the more I could handle it. Time to give it a break.
First Baby and politics: What the PM will want to avoid
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern has six short weeks before she's back into her job.
Rachel Stewart: We cannot bury our heads in the silence
COMMENT: Our approach to suicide isn't working very well.
Rachel Stewart: Why I've come to love those cows
COMMENT: Studies show cows have personalities and emotions, just like cats and dogs.
Political Roundup: Is the new Govt already failing Māori?
COMMENT: There's no doubt Māori are disadvantaged - how to deal with it is the question.
Hosking: Good riddance to Māori ward nonsense
COMMENT: How in 2018 can you single out a race and offer them something no one else gets.
Robertson has given himself more options
COMMENT: Robertson resisted calls to blow the windfall in this Budget.
Rachel Stewart: Ministry's cunning plan fails again
COMMENT: Farmers should have acted sooner but MPI should have too.