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Michael Burgess: The big questions over Eden Park’s future
As it stands, two of three biggest teams in this city have no interest in using Eden Park.
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Sasha Borissenko: Family trusts no longer as attractive as they used to be
OPINION: Last week the trustee tax rate increased from 33% to 39%.

Liam Dann: NZ must hold its nerve amid the tariff turmoil
OPINION: Our economy faces yet another challenge to fragile recovery hopes.

Steven Joyce: Supermarkets should front-foot a break-up before legislators arrive
OPINION: The big challenge is a third player having enough scale to compete effectively.
Reviews

Mafs couple’s last minute love decision sparks confusion
OPINION: One pair refused to accept their own final vows in an unprecedented 360.

Watch: Dua Lipa shocks Auckland fans with Neil Finn duet
Review: The pop star performed one of her 'favourite songs' with a true Kiwi icon.

Karl Puschmann: Is Rebecca Gibney’s musical-comedy a show stopper or a bit flat?
Review: Set in the Bay of Plenty, Happiness is familiar but uniquely Kiwi. But is it good?

Review: Auckland Philharmonia’s Enigma concert relives rich musical memories
REVIEW: Scottish composer’s work thrills fresh from London debut.

William Dart review: Dance and music unite in Taupō Hau Rau at Q Theatre
Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2025 season opener is anything but traditional.

Review: Sex Pistols prove punk is not dead
REVIEW: Punk is not dead. It's still there, just constantly changing.
Cartoons

Daron Parton’s cartoons: March 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.
Letters to the Editor

Letters: New Zealand shoppers can hit back at Trump’s tariffs
OPINION: It's up to us, the ordinary people of New Zealand, a reader writes.

Letters: Eden Park has never been a good stadium
OPINION: Eden Park will always be a difficult venue for transport.

Letters: Trump’s tariffs display woeful ignorance
OPINION: 'Seymour's arrogance and logic stretches our trust in democracy.'
More opinion

Diana Clement: How to get started on investing if you’re a young adult
OPINION: Young people should start with KiwiSaver before riskier investments.

Liam Dann: NZ must hold its nerve amid the tariff turmoil
OPINION: Our economy faces yet another challenge to fragile recovery hopes.

Shane Te Pou: Will Winston ride to the rescue for low-wage workers?
OPINION: It’s dumb from a business point of view and, worse, it’s heartless.

Editorial: We are losing the battle to protect our kids from online harms
OPINION: The pervasive nature of the internet has changed where our kids are safe.

Ryan Bridge: Trump’s tariffs a gamble on US manufacturing revival
OPINION: Donald Trump's tariffs challenge global stability.

Letters: Eden Park has never been a good stadium
OPINION: Eden Park will always be a difficult venue for transport.

Steven Joyce: Supermarkets should front-foot a break-up before legislators arrive
OPINION: The big challenge is a third player having enough scale to compete effectively.

Fran O’Sullivan: Time for NZ to take charge in trade leadership
OPINION: It would be absurd to stand by while Trump decimates the global trading system.

Watch: Dua Lipa shocks Auckland fans with Neil Finn duet
Review: The pop star performed one of her 'favourite songs' with a true Kiwi icon.

Editorial: A meaningless sporting summer, it’s just not cricket
OPINION: What happened to our summer game this season?

Letters: Trump’s tariffs display woeful ignorance
OPINION: 'Seymour's arrogance and logic stretches our trust in democracy.'

Simon Wilson: Maybe it’s not golf versus flood planning after all
OPINION: Golf in Takapuna and just saying no – another big week in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Mary Holm: I’m spending half my pay on my mortgage and I’m struggling to save
OPINION: It sounds to me as if you're being too tough on yourself.

Opinion: Why I shared Benjamin Doyle screenshots and why I am furious at the Greens
OPINION: I found myself close to tears of rage as I watched the Greens media stand up.

Gregor Paul: How Blues players are unfairly tarnished by anti-Auckland sentiment
OPINION: Lazy assumptions about Aucklanders count against top footy players.

Editorial: We escaped Trump’s Liberation Day hurt locker ... for now
OPINION: Of greater concern now is suppressed consumer demand for all exports.

Letters: Parliamentary protocol persists with a colonial mindset
OPINION: Have taxpayers dodged an America's Cup bullet?

Matthew Hooton: Trumpism will force nuclear-free policy review
OPINION: Climate change is also a factor in anti-nuclear policy becoming outdated.

Opinion: The six tricks that finally cured my insomnia
Telegraph: From gadgets to pillows and supplements - what actually works?

Opinion: Netflix’s Adolescence - is social media really to blame? What can parents do to help
OPINION: Adolescence is not actually a show about the evils of the internet.

Audrey Young: ‘Offensive and damaging’ – Swarbrick feels the heat
OPINION: Criticism is coming from all sides over the Benjamin Doyle controversy.

Opinion: The Northern Expressway is urgently needed, so are other ways to fund it
OPINION: Northland has suffered from decades of under-investment in its land transport.

Could MAFS dinner chaos see no shows at final vows?
OPINION: Fury and fallouts mar the final dinner party of the experiment.

Letters: Hospital crisis shows our ailing health system
OPINION: 'It is a sad time ... when imported culture wars are pursued by politicians.'