Barrie Davis: What does New Zealand mean to me?

The United Kingdom is continuing down the path of illegal migration together with its attendant problems. Could the racial discord in Britain be a sign of things to come for New Zealand? Here are some recent events for consideration.

The British knew before the July 4 election that they were about to elect someone they did not want. But after 14 years of Conservative rule, they had no other choice. Brexit was about migration, yet the Tories did nothing with it. The boats continued to cross the channel and the UK detected 39,000 illegal migrants in the year to June 2024.

Peter Dunne: Culture and heritage

The water pipe, which burst beneath Wellington’s Cambridge Terrace on Wednesday morning, could not have chosen a better moment to do so. Not only did it cause massive traffic disruption, but also a loss of water pressure, and in some cases supply, to the nearby suburbs of Roseneath and Mount Victoria. It was the last thing needed by both the beleaguered Wellington City Council, and the hapless Wellington Water (the utility company owned by the region's Councils) whose handling of the region’s water issues has already become a national joke.