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Opinion
Opinion: How football's rise challenges rugby's dominance in NZ
OPINION: Whisper it quietly. Football has arrived on these shores like never before.
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Analysis
Jenée Tibshraeny: Has the Reserve Bank shot itself in the foot?
Uncertainty could spell more OCR cuts ... or not.
Jared Savage: Who are the top cop contenders to replace Jevon McSkimming?
Analysis: There's a few clues which hint at the favoured candidate to be next deputy.
Latest Opinion
Editorials
Editorial: Nicola Willis' choice of Budget day attire is a sideshow to policy debate
OPINION: The Finance Minister's dress has become a distraction from her policies.
Editorial: If freezing works close, rural towns die. We need a plan to save them
OPINION: The shape of traditional sheep and beef country has changed over the past decade.
Business Opinion
Mike Lee: Smith & Caughey’s closure a body-blow to Queen St
Smith & Caughey’s closure will result in 98 job losses in Auckland.
Matthew Hooton: If superannuation can’t be cut, wage subsidies must be
Opinion: Nicola Willis has few options for big savings next year, but there are some.
Bryce Wilkinson: Trump's big spending bill spells trouble for US economy
OPINION: Moody's predicts US debt will reach 134% of GDP by 2035.
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Reviews
Highlights from the last days of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival
The NZ International Comedy Festival is under way in Auckland and Wellington.
Fiji's most luxe resort club might be more obtainable than you think
REVIEW: Want a Fijian getaway where family-friendly meets luxe? This upgrade is the one.
'Calamity': New book lays bare 'cover-up' of a steeply declining Joe Biden
'Original Sin' presents evidence that Biden’s cognitive decline began way back in 2015.
William Dart: NZTrio's concert captivates with Schubert and Vasks
REVIEW: Magnifique was a fitting title for a thrilling concert experience.
'So lucky to call her yours': Gracie Abrams praises Lorde at Spark Arena show
The US singer covered Liability, plus revealed the Kiwi prank she fell for.
Review: Should you get on board Auckland's new Agatha Christie adaptation?
Murder on the Orient Express has been adapted for film, TV - and now, the stage.
Cartoons
Richard Dale’s cartoon: May 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Richard Dale shares his view on current events.
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Gambling not the winner it was once touted
OPINION: Too many losers on the pokies.
Letters: Why is the Government auctioning off online casino licences?
OPINION: What’s so special about licensed online gambling sites?
Letters: We need cross-party agreement to create the health system that is the best for our people
OPINION: Health should not be a political football.
More opinion
Opinion: Musk's focus shift needed for SpaceX and Tesla success
OPINION: The latest Starship launch faced multiple mishaps after successful separation.
Opinion: Retail isn't dying, but it needs to build community to thrive
OPINION: Retail spending in New Zealand remains flat, with apparel sales down $6 million.
Letters: Why is the Government auctioning off online casino licences?
OPINION: What’s so special about licensed online gambling sites?
Editorial: Govt's job creation claims overshadowed by irony
OPINION: The Government's Budget announcement had a few perplexing inconsistencies.
Inside Economics: RBNZ's big rate call today, plus are flat whites cheaper now than in the 1990s?
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Opinion: The 5 best workout tights for all Kiwi budgets, tried and tested
I tested 5 popular activewear leggings, here are the ones Kiwis should actually buy.
Richard Prebble: Labour's support of Te Pāti Māori over haka punishment will be defining issue for next election
OPINION: Te Pāti Māori leaders skipped the Budget debate despite protests on their behalf.
Not a lot for farmers in Budget 2025 - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth
Opinion: Tourism, holidays and eating out will not get New Zealand out of debt.
Opinion: Auckland's second harbour crossing could be practical and a thing of beauty
OPINION: A proposed second harbour link could destroy key parts of Auckland's waterfront.
Letters: We need cross-party agreement to create the health system that is the best for our people
OPINION: Health should not be a political football.
Editorial: Nicola Willis' choice of Budget day attire is a sideshow to policy debate
OPINION: The Finance Minister's dress has become a distraction from her policies.
Richard Dale’s cartoon: May 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Richard Dale shares his view on current events.
Letters: How to improve funding for the foundering public health system
OPINION: Some ideas on how to improve funding for the foundering public health system.
Gregor Paul: How All Blacks sabbaticals create selection inequity
ANALYSIS: Sabbatical options offer virtual selection guarantees for experienced players.
Editorial: If freezing works close, rural towns die. We need a plan to save them
OPINION: The shape of traditional sheep and beef country has changed over the past decade.
Property Insider: Wee problem blights rich-lister’s boatshed
Once, wine was made in the buildings. Now it's Tourism Holdings' HQ – campervan heaven.
Alex Powell: Lawson makes social media trolls eat their words in Monaco
OPINION: What we learned from the Monaco Grand Prix.
Opinion: SOS - please Save Our Sheep before it’s too late
Opinion: Pines, pigs and poor government policy are making sheep an endangered species.
From prison to professor: Lance Ryan’s journey highlights reintegration gaps
OPINION: I was banned for life from directing and served over eight years in prison.
Andrew Dickens: What's really to blame for Smith & Caughey's closure
OPINION: Smith and Caughey's on Queen Street is closing, upsetting many Aucklanders.
All-Kiwi Super Rugby final looms - Phil Gifford
It would be extraordinary if the final of Super Rugby Pasifika wasn’t played in Hamilton.
Editorial: Council rates are the tax we love to hate
OPINION: The only certainties in life are death and taxes – and both are expensive.