New Zealand once had a welfare system that look after Kiwis from the cradle to the grave.That system had a heart that cared for people. That heart has been transplanted... Read More

Another day and another flip flop from Winston now alluding to a Labour- NZ First alliance.Here's an aging politician who sits back enjoying the baubles of office... Read More

How utterly amazing that the insignificant little flying insects, the anopheles female mosquitos were actually responsible for ending the Roman army!The armies in... Read More

Wellington's pollies get their jollies,Doing down there, as they please,Want to stop this sort of sleaze?September 20, it will be a breezeGrab the moment, be really... Read More

‘Kids in poverty' And so we get either a headline in the paper, or some politician endorsing this message.I am amazed and disappointed that so few people seem... Read More

My election observations are:Winston Peters your handshake is not worth a damn. You seem incapable of making eye contact with people and interviewers. You glance... Read More

Last election John Key said he wouldn't go into coalition with Winston Peters. This election Peters is playing cat and mouse with Key by not stating who he will... Read More

Here is my take on the subject of feeding children free in schools:Government funding for feeding children in schools is, in my opinion, not the answer to child... Read More

In answer to Don Campbell's excellent letter 'A dangerous policy' (The Weeknd Sun, September 5) pointing out the perils of binding referenda, there would obviously... Read More

A neighbour took me along to a meeting recently to hear Clayton Mitchell, a city councillor and New Zealand First candidate for this electorate. He is young and... Read More

Enduring yet another verbal attack from a group of elderly ladies on the beach one morning - yes, I've had more than one in recent months - I feel compelled to speak... Read More

I have recently returned from overseas to see the barrage of election signs sprinkled liberally across the city. For many years I have been interested and involved... Read More