Opinion

First the Octagon, then the South, then the roads leading to Cook Strait, and finally the other island and Parliament itself.

When former justice minister Kiritapu Allan reappeared in the news recently it reminded Civis not only of her rough few years but also, as Civis sees it, the abuse of statistics.

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo

Exactly 377 years ago, at Putney, outside London, the first substantive debate, in English, about democracy was concluding.

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the government's efforts to establish a third medical school at Waikato University and 2024-25 ORC rates.

With the increasing importance of the difference between truth and opinion, and truth and lies, it is astounding our local councils rarely talk about libraries.

If you believe the British government (which you should never do), a new agreement will bring justice for the people of the Chagos Islands, who have lived in exile for more than half a century...

Can you hear that? It’s the sound of the world holding its breath and hoping good will win out over bad, democracy over demagoguery.