Opinion
Threats to real, sensible gun policy
OPINION: We can ensure it is more difficult for this to ever happen again.
Turning grief into positive action
OPINION: Disrespectful words and actions give permission for discrimination, harassment and violence.
How racism became part of Aus politics
ANALYSIS: White supremacist ideas have been injected into Australia through politicians like Peter Dutton.
SIS had eye on far-right extremists
Government says intelligence agencies followed tip-offs about far-right extremists before Christchurch attack.
White superiority alive and well
OPINION: In the wake of this terrible tragedy, let's be honest, for once. White supremacy is a part of us, a dark power in the land.
Understanding damage hate speech does
OPINION: In the wake of the Christchurch mosque massacres, we should be asking specific questions about Islamophobic material online.
This has been us, New Zealand
OPINION: Many are saying "this isn't us" after the Christchurch shootings. But it has been us - and we need to change it.
How acts of love pierce the darkness
They ran towards the sound of chaos and terror because their instinct was to save others even at the cost of their own lives – the highest form of love there is.
Time to tackle bigotry head-on
OPINION: This was a targeted and deliberate assault against our Muslim brothers and sisters. Because of their faith. Because most are immigrants.
Christchurch shooting: Freedoms in firing line
OPINION: It is right and necessary that we look at tightening gun controls, but it must be a careful, considered conversation.
How the shootings will change things
OPINION: The Government will move swiftly on gun controls after Friday's massacre. But the ripples from the mosque shooting will spread far wider.
Ministers behaving badly
OPINION: NZ First ministers seem to operate on a different plane. It's a political weakness for PM Jacinda Ardern.
The day we feared arrived
OPINION: Forty people are dead, and 20 are injured. We all knew this day might come but hoped it never would.
Attack's concerning parallels for me
OPINION: The attack on Green Party co-leader James Shaw on Thursday starting me thinking of past events before I really knew anything substantial about it.
Charisma, conflict in Jones saga
OPINION: Questions of oversight and judgment continue to afflict NZ First.
Gang suppliers the real cannabis question
OPINION: Never let a bunch of anti-capitalists design a legal market for cannabis.
Impressive, but he can't win
OPINION: Simon Bridges is hard-working and smart. But that's not enough to beat Ardern.
A water royalty should apply
OPINION: Not levying water-bottlers is a missed opportunity worth millions of dollars
Our great 'MacGuffin'
Like the Pulp Fiction briefcase, capital gains tax is a plot gimmick. What's inside doesn't seem to matter.
How can you be Shaw, James?
OPINION: The Greens dogmatic rejection of nuclear energy begs the question, do they really believe in climate change?
NZDF's Friday doc dump
OPINION: Timing is an essential part of any military strategy – and it's no different when it comes to quelling PR problems.
Scars from Cunliffe years remain
OPINION: David Cunliffe may be long gone but the scars from his period of instability leading the Labour party remain.
Just the ticket: a shiny distraction
OPINION: Moves against ticket-scalping are an issue we can all get behind. Did it drown out the CGT talk, though?
We're not that green, Golriz
OPINION: How did she think she'd get this sneaky electoral plan past us?
Rainbow rises over capital's Pride Festival
As two-week celebration starts in Wellington, two prominent voices from the rainbow community look to the past and future.
Striking kids must make a splash
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OPINION: I wish students didn't have to skip school to demand climate action. We've left them no choice.
Stormers support Muslim teammate
At least a year before library re-opens
T-shirts sold in the thousands
'Dangerous' remarks after shootings
Govt seeks urgent social media advice
Shooting sparks helpline spike
Investment funds back calls for social media change
Woman's body retrieved at beach
'I should be lying beside you'
Courier van full of firearms 'shocking'