Editorials
Editorial: Temata stood beside the vulnerable
Tuesday 10 December 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
It’s easy to casually throw around words like “strong”, like “brave”, even “hero”. But for New Zealand High Commissioner Tessa Temata, who died in office this week, these words carry real meaning.
Editorial: Giving back when you give gifts
Tuesday 3 December 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
The flood sales and so-called Black Friday are behind us; Christmas and Boxing Day and New Year’s sales lie ahead.
Editorial: 'The empty ideology of terror offers nothing'
Saturday 30 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
As children, we all knew the song: London Bridge is falling down.
Editorial: To Tatou Vai turns water into wine
Friday 22 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Though they are similar sizes and populations, the islands of Waiheke and Rarotonga are very different. Rarotonga has its famous azure lagoons, its warm and cohesive community and its centuries-old cultural heritage.
Editorial: Balcony brute rightly held responsible
Thursday 14 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Times were, an English gentlemen who ran down a beggar in the street with his horse and trap could get off by pleading that he was under the influence of gin.
Editorial: War grave discovery marks Armistice Day
Monday 11 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Today we remember that at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the British-led Allies and the German-led Triple Alliance signed an Armistice to end the Great War.
Editorial: Valuing the teachers who inspire us
Saturday 9 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
At the inter-school maths quiz a couple of weeks ago, most of the teachers from my sons’ school were there, whooping and hollering on the sidelines while the kids in the competition furrowed their brows, trying to concentrate.
Editorial: Finding common ground on the golf course
Friday 8 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
I got the golf clubs out at the weekend. When I opened the dusty green leather bag, I found some old score cards from courses in New Zealand and the UK, a pair of very dated wrap-around sunglasses, and a blue baseball cap that I think belonged to a friend I used to play goat-track golf with, back in the madcap days before kids and mortgages.
Editorial: Time for MPs to justify their pay rises
Tuesday 5 November 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Editorials
There has been an enormous reaction to the select committee’s recommendation that Parliament should reinstate homosexual acts in the Crimes Bill.
Editorial: The law of unintended perversity
Saturday 2 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Sometimes, the law is an ass. Parliament’s select committee has recommended MPs reinstate a criminal ban on “indecent acts” between men, and a ban on sodomy.
Editorial: Independent – of whom?
Sunday 27 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Business argues for a bigger say in who regulates a fledgling phone and internet freemarket. They demand assurance the new authority will be independent of government.
Editorial: Chinese strings, woodwinds and pipes
Friday 25 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
This evening, families are invited to a free concert at the National Auditorium to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
Editorial: Coping offline in an online age
Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Some of us like to think we’re indispensable in our jobs, in our roles in the community. But when we can’t make it into work … well, we discover that life goes on.
Editorial: They were forgotten – but never again
Friday 18 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Honouring the sacrifice of these six Cook Islands men rights a century-old wrong.
Editorial: They shall not grow old
Thursday 17 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
It was a slow start. First Australian visitor Cate Walker paying her respects to her mother at Nikao Cemetery.
Editorial: Fruitful reminder of the good in life
Monday 14 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
The story is told of a timid curate, invited to breakfast at the Bishop’s residence. “I’m afraid you’ve got a bad egg,” the Bishop exclaimed.
Editorial: Pay peanuts, get airport bunkseats
Friday 11 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
I know about budget airlines. Living and working in the UK, my wife and I were trapped in Prague when easyJet cancelled our late-night flight back to London.
Editorial: Ssh, do you want to know a secret?
Thursday 10 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Journalists aren’t well-known for keeping secrets. We tend to demand disclosure and transparency of our leaders.
Editorial- Athletics: Stars in the making
Thursday 3 October 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Editorials
Former national sprinter Patricia Taea found herself in an unfamiliar territory yesterday – off the track – at the annual primary schools athletics competition.
Editorial: Find insurance fix before it's too late
Wednesday 2 October 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Editorials
Government-owned insurance companies of different descriptions are common around the world.