Overstating our road toll
The Press editorial: By just about any measure, New Zealand driving is worse than in any comparable developed country. When, 40 years ago, the carnage on the roads was much higher it was taken as the...
View ArticleThe Press on Labour’s Christchurch policy
The Press editorial: The idea of extending the jurisdiction of the District Court to create what would amount to a specialist earthquake court is undoubtedly eye-catching. Its aim would be to provide a...
View ArticleThe Press rejects KiwiSaver compulsion
The Press editorial: The Labour Party yesterday announced that if it were to win the next election it would seek to change that. It would make KiwiSaver compulsory for all employees aged between 18 and...
View ArticleIs the Christchurch Town Hall affordable?
The Press editorial: The Christchurch City Council’s decision to pause its project to restore the Christchurch Town Hall until its financial position is clearer is plainly a wise one. The council had...
View ArticleThe Press on Labour’s need for discipline
The Press editorial: Worse than that, however, the attack on Cunliffe was yet another illustration of the continual indiscipline afflicting the Labour Party at present. It also demonstrates Cunliffe’s...
View ArticleA train set for Christchurch
The Press editorial: Labour leader David Cunliffe promised that if a Labour-led government were elected it would devote $100 million to create a commuter rail service in Canterbury. … The idea of a...
View ArticleThe Press on the Dotcom sideshow
The Press editorial: The much-promised announcement being staged by Kim Dotcom today must be one of the most ballyhooed in New Zealand political history. It is also one of the oddest. It has been...
View ArticleThe Press on offence
The Press editorial: EnSoc’s critics, and people generally, need to learn not to be too hasty to take offence. Prejudice and stereotyping are seldom effective humour, but howls of outrage can be a sign...
View ArticleThe Press on tall poppies
The Press editorial: One of New Zealand’s tall poppy tendencies is to grumble about the size of executive salaries whenever these are brought to our attention. The disparity between the highest-paid...
View ArticleThe Press on the Christchurch District Plan
The Press editorial: The Government’s list of concerns about the Christchurch City Council’s Replacement District Plan is worrying. While acknowledging the considerable work the council has done to...
View ArticleThe Press on regional air services
The Press editorial: Air New Zealand’s announcement this week that it will next year end services to Westport, Kaitaia and Whakatane will be a blow to those places. All three are small towns. Whakatane...
View ArticleThe Press on SIS report
The Press editorial: Gwyn found, however, that Tucker, in defending himself, had provided an account of the briefing that was “objectively” misleading, by omissions and failure to provide context. The...
View ArticleUber editorials
The Dom Post editorial: Some of the complaining is down to professional jealousy and turf-guarding. But it has also posed important questions around passenger safety. So it is welcome that the...
View ArticleThe Press against increasing the size of Council
The Press editorial: The suggestion that Christchurch residents support more councillors is rather surprising. There has been no hint of it in public debate recently. The last time the number of...
View ArticleThe Press ranks the Christchurch Councillors
The Press has awarded stars to the Christchurch City Councillors. Their ratings are: Gold Lianne Dalziel Vicki Buck Raf Manji Silver Phil Clearwater Yani Johanson Glenn Livingstone Andrew Turner Bronze...
View ArticleThe Press on a 4th term for Key
The Press editorial: So what are the potential threats to Key’s hopes for a fourth term? Unless something goes drastically wrong between now and the second half of next year, it looks unlikely the...
View ArticlePress urges Council to break the law
The Press editorial: There is no escaping those increasingly tall, garish signs highlighting the location of fast-food chains now spreading across urban New Zealand. Are they spreading? What is the...
View ArticleThe costs of the 20%
The Press editorial: On the face of it, the results were not a surprise. The Dunedin Study – the landmark longitudinal assessment of the lives of 1000 people born in the city in 1972-73 – this week...
View ArticleClark not helping Ardern says The Press
The Press editorial: The most feted New Zealand politician of the past week is one who has not been in Parliament for 10 years. While today’s members of Parliament grapple with the everyday...
View ArticleThe Press on Kiwibuild
The Press editorial: Is it time to tear up the plans and start again? Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered a masterclass in political sophistry and dissembling on Wednesday when she claimed, with a...
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