Opinion

City let down by engineers

OPINION: I used to think that if an engineer declares a building safe, it's safe... but my respect is wavering.

'Manifold sins of omission'

It was hard to stop crying after I read the history of the building that crushed us.

Getting back up is the key for city

Just when you think things are getting back to normal the hand of fate and quake knocks you back down on the mat.

Coast to Coast - tough even for the fittest

OPINION: Psst, Canterbury couch potatoes. Want to know how tough it is to do the Coast to Coast's Longest Day? Ask ex-All Black Dallas Seymour, who was famed for his fitness in his rugby career.

Editorial: Out of action

PROBLEM SHIP: The HMNZS Canterbury in Lyttelton following the earthquake that devastated Christchurch on February 22 last year.

OPINION: The navy too nonchalantly accounts for the withdrawal from service of HMNZS Canterbury.

Row over ad unfortunate

OPINION: Piri Weepu is not only an admired All Black and a key player in last year's Rugby World Cup campaign, he is a role model for both men and Maori.

City needs cohesive leadership

OPINION: Critical decisions need to be made on who leads Christchurch through the rebuild and beyond, says a local government law expert.

Mall start of a miracle

John Suckling looks back at one of the success stories of post- quake Christchurch.

Day care's existence justified

Family First's day care report has to be filed under 'clutching at straws'.

Food Bill 'no threat'

Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson responds to the ongoing criticism of the Food Bill.

We will never give up

Mayor Bob Parker says we have all found we could go further, dig deeper, and draw on more inner strength than many knew we had.

Go easy on the British

I'm sorry we upset the British with our antics in London on Waitangi Day. They're not used to this sort of thing.

Shining a light in the darkness

Better communication and true community engagement are the keys to rebuilding Christchurch

I'm a 'winner' but others aren't

In August, two goons marched up the drive and slapped a sticker on my house.

It's not easy being green

Almost a year on from the February 22 quake, most residents are able to move on and embrace a new normal.

New alliance to reclaim Aotearoa

The ebb and flow of Maori-Pakeha relations, from guilt- ridden patronage to populist recrimination, is as old as the Waitangi Treaty.

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Foreign ownership gives investors power

Ultimately, everybody in this country is a migrant; it is just a question of how long ago our ancestors migrated here.

When immoral uncertainty is our reality

OPINION: So Peter Lynch's anti-Tony Marryatt pay-rise protest and call for early council elections was a lynch mob, according to some critics of the peaceful demonstration on Wednesday.