Tag: opinion

The Times is giving local youngsters who want to write stories – which we’ll publish on our website and in our digital publication –...

OPINION  Sam Whitelock! The name that rung through thousands of televisions and households across New Zealand just before the final whistle was blown in the All...

Community safety has improved a lot over the years, mostly as a testament to the professionalism of our local police, but also to the...

OPINION: Too many young New Zealanders are struggling to access affordable housing. We don’t build enough houses, and building them is too expensive. At the...

Young English tourist Grace Millane was doing her big OE. On December 1 she was murdered in Auckland city and her body recovered from the...

Getting the kids up in the morning and sending them off to school is an essential daily ritual for many of us. The recent...

Ensuring that our students get the investment of time and attention from New Zealand’s world class teachers is one of the best things that...

    Mental health is a significant issue facing New Zealand, with Labour coming to Government promising to make radical reforms to the sector. We were repeatedly...

Like many others who have grown to appreciate them as champion sportsmen and human beings, I took immense pleasure at the bestowing of knighthoods to...

The Auckland Council has now voted to open their final stage of consultation on the proposed Regional Fuel Tax for Auckland. If this is...

Under seige Super Rugby coach Tana Umaga would have breathed a huge sigh of relief when the Blues held on to beat the Waratahs...

Few issues are as controversial as a conscience vote in Parliament involving life and death. A vote which will be difficult for many of...

I doff my hat to a rejuvenated Warriors NRL team that is rewarding loyal fans after too many years of abject misery watching them...

New Zealand's men's and women's sevens wins against Olympic champions Fiji and Australia respectively provided a happy Commonwealth Games final day for the Kiwis...

I'm greatly concerned about the proposed Education (Protecting Teacher Title) Amendment Bill currently making its way through Parliament which, as you may guess from...

Three years ago I doubt a medicinal cannabis bill would have been able to be passed through the Parliament. Yet earlier this month the...

When it comes to World Series sevens magic, Fiji and South Africa provide the skills and thrills that leave opponents grasping thin air and...

Two of the most important transport projects in our local area have wrongly had their futures thrown into doubt by the new Government. We all...

True rugby fans would have thrilled to the drama of Sunday’s tough Cape Town test won 25-24 by the All Blacks against a pugnacious...

Food trucks have been rolling around Auckland for a while now, but they’ve recently been making their way out east and causing debate around...

If you know me at all you’ll know I’ve never been an athletic person. It’s not entirely through lack of trying- I’m very much...

Of total enrolled voters in the 2014 General Election, just 62.73 per cent of those aged 18-24 voted. The 25-29 age group was slightly...

Having had the Hurricanes burst their unbeaten bubble in a 31-22 Cake Tin thriller, the Crusaders will be wary hosting the dangerous Highlanders in...

Winston Peters gave an impassioned speech at the Grey Power Annual General Meeting held at Pakuranga Bowling Club on Friday morning. A large crowd gathered...

I’ve often wondered about road names. More specifically, I’ve often wondered how to get my name on a road name, and the magnificent depth of...

By Jami-Lee Ross One of my proudest moments last year was seeing the opening of the newly redeveloped Uxbridge Arts Centre. It was a long haul...

I remember how the smallest mention of “chores” could send our household into a frenzy. Firstly, the chore would be announced. Moments later, the voting would...

New Zealand has proudly been a significant attraction for tourists from all over the globe. Total international visitor spending reached $10.1 billion in the year...