The Marlborough Express

OPINION: The people at the Marlborough District Council who decided to knock down the low wall in front of the Blenheim public library are tinkering.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: Trust is a major aspect of daily life; it is so hard to develop and so easily lost.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: Sometimes the mechanic seems to take more time over problems than our GP.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: Playing around with numbers can be amusing and misleading.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: The open-road speed limit in New Zealand is 100 kilometres an hour. Why then do police let drivers do up to 10kmh faster than that?

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: If there were no protests at Waitangi every year, how would it be reported? It's a question that has emerged from the 2012 anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

MAYOR ALISTIAR SOWMAN - The Marlborough Express

OPINION: One very clear message I've had from around our district over the summer is that finances everywhere are in a fragile state.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: Welcome, great and influential movie producer James Cameron. Welcome to your new life in New Zealand, and long may you stay here.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: Being sent to prison is punishment for a serious crime.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: So much hot air is created by all the political posturing in Wellington.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: The electrocution of a North Canterbury man at the weekend, and related injuries to his wife, highlight how easily an incident can turn into a double tragedy.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: The Defence Force has announced it is planning to trim $900,000 a year from its budget by getting rid of seven of the country's territorial military bands as part of a plan to save something like $400 million.

OPINION: It started with a launch event featuring the prime minister's chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, with former Split Enz band member Mike Chunn providing the music.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: Three races – three winners.

OPINION: The headline says it all: education is the key to success.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: What is it with Marlborough people and speed?

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: The Kaikoura Roots Festival at the weekend was just the tonic the town needed – two days of good music and happy visitors, and the town was humming.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: The death of Wellington's "Blanket Man", Ben Hana, is a stark reminder that, despite our best intentions, there are still people in our society who choose to live on the edges of it.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: It should have been a no-brainer.

The Marlborough Express

OPINION: There's a lot to be said for an anti-climax.