

Helping form new govt untried strategy for Peters
To view the original article, please click here. For all the reasons Winston Peters should support a National or Labour-led government he...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Sep 27, 20173 min read


Snell's Beach historic pine exposes law's weak protection
To view the original article, please click here. The Lawrie's Norfolk is now on the New Zealand Tree Register. The recent decision by the...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Sep 4, 20173 min read


NZ should raise the bar on corruption
Click here to view the original article. Nicky Hager's exposure of the underside of politics led to his privacy being violated by police....
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Mar 8, 20174 min read


Worst highway junction just got worse
To view the original article, please click here. The Transport Agency hasn't factored into calculations how dangerous the Warkworth...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Sep 4, 20163 min read


Pig-headedness the cause of Auckland Island pig facility closure
To view the original article, please click here. What future awaits the Auckland Island pigs at Awarua? Following the decision by a...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Aug 30, 20164 min read


No fault and no responsibility
We have a no fault system for personal injury and, in the light of the Havelock North water contamination epidemic,has ACC made us gormless?
Grant McLachlan - Hawke's Bay Today - Column
Aug 30, 20163 min read


Christchurch-Queenstown Winter Olympics could fix a lot of problems
The original article can be found here. A Russian speed skating team at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Grant McLachlan argues...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
May 18, 20164 min read


Planners blinded by big picture
Warkworth’s Hill St intersection is the poster child for bureaucratic incompetence. Please click here to visit the published column. If...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
May 4, 20163 min read


For and against: Waterfront stadium
Original article can be found here. A waterfront stadium could synergise Central Auckland, creating an entertainment hub that would...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Mar 17, 20163 min read


Contrived problems are the problem
You can’t please everyone. When the Rodney Local Board tried to please a vocal minority they annoyed the apathetic majority by making...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Nov 3, 20153 min read


Summer break may cure us of flag fatigue
Original article can be found here. The flag referendum should be delayed until after the summer, writes Grant McLachlan. I empathise...
Grant McLachlan
Sep 23, 20153 min read


The flag process is not New Zealand Idol
Original article can be found here. New Zealand Idol should never have been used as a template for the Flag Consideration Panel....
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Sep 17, 20154 min read


Taking a leaf from Canada's flag debate
Original article here Will we get a political doodle for a flag, a celebrity-driven choice, or a timeless icon, asks Grant McLachlan. New...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Aug 13, 20154 min read


NZ's national colour is black
Original article can be found here. The discussion over whether New Zealand should change its flag should be a time to discuss whether we...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Jul 7, 20154 min read


Is it time to tunnel across the Cook Strait?
Original article can be found here. Considering the state of our inter-island fleet, the cancellations of air and sea travel due to...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Jul 23, 20143 min read


Endangered species need war
Original article can be found here. If world leaders are serious about eliminating poaching of endangered species then they need to...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Feb 12, 20142 min read


New Zealand fans need to grow up
Original article can be found here. I felt embarrassed to be a New Zealander watching the Bledisloe Cup game on Saturday night. The...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Aug 20, 20131 min read


Time to put 100% into making NZ pure
TIDY UP NEEDED: If we spent as much money on cleaning up our environment then our 100 Per Cent Pure brand would hold water, rather than...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Aug 9, 20132 min read


Politicians 'abuse flaws' of MMP
Original article can be found here. Any suggestion that we have a proportional representation system is a myth. The Mixed Member...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
Jun 10, 20133 min read


NZ electricity market a 'failed experiment'
Original article can be found here. Since Rogernomics, the proponents of 'free-market' economic theories led New Zealand down the path of...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
May 26, 20133 min read