So Britain has decided to tax soft drinks from 2018 - and now there's talk of doing the same here. The problem is you can't just tax fizzy drinks - it would be a... Read More

Jamie Oliver is again in the news, almost demanding our Government to put a sugar tax on fizzy drinks. What a joke. Fizzy drinks are not the biggest problem but... Read More

And so it begins the pros and cons of the flag change, somewhere along the way we have lost the concept of the cost and reality of it all.Those for the change state... Read More

In her column published in The Weekend Sun on February 12, Bay of Plenty Regional councillor Jane Nees claims iwi, Waikato University, regional council and a whole... Read More

While many don't wish to retain our flag, it seems the alternative also doesn't appeal. For any who think new design is less than ideal, it may be helpful to simply... Read More

On a whim our Prime Minister John Key, wishes to discard our national flag, simply because he thinks that it is no longer a true representation of New Zealand. During... Read More

Last Saturday I saw the proposed new flag flying atop the Takitimu Drive flagpole. With scarcely any red in the design, the flag presented as a very dull and unimposing... Read More

I was staggered to hear Labour leader Andrew Little say that he voted to retain the current flag because the proposed new one 'did not represent New Zealand”.... Read More

The Union Jack has earned it's place on our national flag.If it wasn't for the Maori Chiefs sending a request to Queen Victoria asking for her help to stop the... Read More

Tauranga City Council is currently conducting a survey seeking suggestions as to future plans for the Mount, or Mauao.Access to the Mount must be free to all walkers... Read More

Attention Prime Minister John Key: When his ‘folly' is over, and the current flag is retained - as predicted - I challenge him to reimburse the New Zealand... Read More

When World War II broke out, I was 11 years old and lived in Dunedin. I was always taken to the railway station to say goodbye to members of my family who had been... Read More