http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Opinion headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:26 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=466 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631402&ref=rss With smooth precision, the botoxed fingers opened the gilded envelope. Collagen lips parted. Silicon chests heaved. A thousand lifted faces stared intently at the stage."And the winner for Best Performance in a Copy Cat Role is... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631471&ref=rss As everyone else seems to be offering an alternative to the capital's planned "WELLYWOOD" sign, could I suggest the most accurate slogan for Wellington's film industry would be "NUMBER TWO". Not only would it save the citizens... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631450&ref=rss Television New Zealand is looking at radical solutions to trim $30 million to $40 million from budgets - including halving the 6pm news hour.It is understood that TVNZ has sounded out TV3 advising: "If you go half an hour, we'd... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631438&ref=rss Restaurant Brands, the local operator of fast food chains KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks Coffee, has gone from strength to strength during the recession. The company's share price hit $1.98 last week - its highest level in eight... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631426&ref=rss After a month of the Super 14 the table is a fair reflection of where New Zealand's five franchises are tracking.It is still too early to make bold assumptions on where they will finish as some teams have been on the road while... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631422&ref=rss The NRL is back - and I'm picking it to come back with a boom. There's every chance the first-round 2007 attendance record of 180,000 fans will be smashed this weekend.Both St George and Souths have hit the 10,000 membership mark,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631399&ref=rss Lovely lines from William Butler Yeats: "Yet they were of a different kind, / The names that stilled your childish play, / They have gone about the world like wind / But little time had they to pray".They came into my head this... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631392&ref=rss When is a pint not a pint? When it's served at the Cock & Bull in Ellerslie. "As a regular drinker at the C & B, I noticed the new glasses straight away. This pub has always maintained it serves beer in a full pint glass - and the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631433&ref=rss Predictably enough, Labour has tried to make a mountain out of the Government's announcement of funding cuts in the Education Ministry. According to its education spokesman, Trevor Mallard, these will harm education quality because... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:59:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631437&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:58:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631547&ref=rss Lower internet prices and unlimited downloads for home connections are predicted to be the result of a new high-speed link planned between New Zealand, Australia and the United States.The project would build a $900 million, 13,000km... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:39:40 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631182&ref=rss The government plans to set up an Australian-style Productivity Commission in the hope that it would lift the quality of public policy and so make the economic boat go faster.Business lobby groups have been calling for it for... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631178&ref=rss What if a doctor, confronted with a suppurating sore or a cancerous growth, were to react in shock and anger, slap on a dressing and send the patient on his or her way?Underneath the dressing the sore or the tumour would continue... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631197&ref=rss A reader writes: "We live in Sandringham and are used to a bit of graffiti but were shocked when we found this on Monday morning." * * * A reader writes: "I hope that guy on Tuesday, who threw his small Highland terrier into... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631196&ref=rss The time is rapidly approaching when we discover whether Steven Joyce has what it takes. Whether he is a communications minister with mettle or whether he travels the way of so many communication ministers before him - to the realm... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631177&ref=rss Public debate about the future of Queens Wharf and its merits as a party venue have obscured the fact Auckland needs an effective cruise ship terminal and the massive economic benefits such a terminal will generate, not just for the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631211&ref=rss Commerce Minister Simon Power deserves praise for his decision to fast-track tougher reporting requirements for all KiwiSaver providers. Not so David Ireland, the chairman of superannuation industry body Workplace Savings, who... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:59:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631210&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631338&ref=rss Wealthy older parents of settled immigrants will be given priority to retire here if they are rich enough to invest $1 million over four years.They will have to have good health but will not need to have health insurance. As permanent... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:36:38 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10631014&ref=rss Forgive us for failing to shed a tear.Australia's vice-captain Michael Clarke needs to come up with a better reason than the one being offered, by suggestion, for walking out on their cricket tour of New Zealand.Clarke may... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:20 +1200