New Zealand could learn a lot from Cuba

JOHN MINTO - © Fairfax NZ News

Ask most people about Cuba and they'll tell you it's a socialist country with Fidel Castro as head, big Cuban cigars, old 1950s cars and great music courtesy of such groups as the Buena Vista Social Club.

Cup thrives at poor's expense

BY JOHN MINTO - © Fairfax NZ News

The Football World Cup is underway in South Africa but there's little to celebrate for the country's poor, writes JOHN MINTO.

Govt leaves ordinary Kiwis to find solution

BY JOHN MINTO - © Fairfax NZ News

Sometimes it's an embarrassment to be a New Zealander, reckons JOHN MINTO.

Keep Kiwibank benefiting Kiwis

BY JOHN MINTO - © Fairfax NZ News

The best reason for the Government to abandon the idea of selling Kiwibank is the flood of interest in buying it, writes JOHN MINTO.