Barry Clarke

The Government launched a realistic and sensible package this week to help workers and businesses to weather what is going to be a savage ride over winter.

Long may the police Eagle helicopter stay in Canterbury.

Catherine Chu has made another public relations gaffe in her relatively short political career.

Another step in the long running saga of a police undercover operation which led to an investigation into the harness racing industry has come and gone.

Our society is as violent as ever.

I like people who think outside of the box.

It’s amazing what a kick in the backside can do sometimes.

We had some good news about burglary rates over the holidays.

The harness racing industry has been in the spotlight over the past 12 months, mostly for all of the wrong reasons.

When it comes to naming New Zealand’s most respected people for 2019, Jim Manning and Scott Carmody must surely be at the top of the list.

The Star editor in chief Barry Clarke writes about how boys should be left to be boys after he witnessed a special celebration over the weekend.

Six weeks ago Christchurch City Council’s new chief executive Dawn Baxendale was asked if she would be using all of the ratepayer-funded $30,000 relocation expenses to move from England.

OPINION: The mayoral race has been and gone.