Editorial By Peter O'Neill  November 26, 2011

Yesterday morning I got a phone call from a 92-year-old. “Your editorial on Thursday (following on from the child poverty documentary on Tuesday night) was exactly what I’ve been thinking for years,” she said. “Parents just don’t take responsibility for their kids anymore.”

By Sue Newman  November 23 2011

An independently commissioned report has been delivered to the Ashburton District Council, identifying a possible reason for the large numbers of Ashburton's hot water cylinders that are corroding within a year or two of installation.