Opinion

KATA: Saturday May 1

LETTER: Support for no levy on imported eggs

"Why should egg eaters have to pay higher prices to support one business? The answer? They shouldn’t."

KATA: Where are the vaccines?

KATA: Shark caught

PET TALK: To spay or not to spay

Desexing (a.k.a. spaying, neutering, fixing, sterilising, castrating) has the obvious benefit of population control by reducing unwanted or unnecessary pregnancies, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Dr Ellen McBryde of Te Are Manu Veterinary Clinic discusses why we desex our dogs and cats.

KATA: Egg shortage

KATA: Water treatment waste

OPINION: In the boots of a valiant Anzac soldier

Anzac Day, resplendent in its red poppies, marks the anniversary of the first key military action fought by Australia and New Zealand forces during the First World War. In 1915 The Anzac soldiers formed part of the allied expedition which set out to capture Constantinople, now named Istanbul, in Turkey. They landed at Gallipoli on April 25 and met fierce resistance.

LETTER: Levy removal killing local eggs

"... on the fictitious grounds that consumers wanted a choice, cheaper prices, and that excessive profits were being made, Government, in 2014 decided to hammer the final nail in the coffin and abandon the protection that had been in place for the previous 29 years."

KATA: ANZAC Day

KATA: Dengue outbreak goes on

KATA: Welcome back Clerk

Our soaring spirit of service in Covid times

It’s often the little things that can have the most meaningful impact – stopping in to check on your elderly neighbour, dropping off some fruit for your child’s teammates at sports practice, or making up the difference when the person in front of you at the supermarket is short of change, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

RUTA MAVE: Giving ourselves a hand up

There is a new sheriff in town. Carl Hunter, as the new Public Service Commissioner, has brought to light two cases of interest that previously may have been swept under the carpet. What will it mean for the Government if ministers and heads of ministry are made accountable?

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Covid shines a light beneath the surface

Depopulation, addressing the poor lowly minimum wage, or the dependency on a single tourism income stream as a source of national income, are not new issues, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

A wealth of experience and more exciting challenges ahead

Te Ipukarea Society has recently welcomed a new project officer to help with their environmental campaigns. Here Terena Koteka-Wiki tells a little about herself, and the journey that led her to where she is today.

KATA: Government picking up the tab

LETTERS: Prison release issue ‘politicised’

"The ongoing debate over this matter has been hurtful to all families and makes it difficult for them to move on..."