Hawkes Bay TodayMartin Williams: Precious bay needs smart policyWhether known as Hawke Bay, Tangitu or the realm of Tangaroa, a love of the sea unites the people of Hawke's Bay. What might surprise 01 Aug 06:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayLinda Hall: Let's make proud Kiwis of us allI bet the families and friends of all the members of the New Zealand Olympic team are incredibly proud of them. Mind you, the parents 01 Aug 05:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Never mind doping, just relish actionThere is something about the Olympic Games every four years that is simply irresistible to me. They call it the Greatest Show on 01 Aug 04:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWayne Jack: REDS to instil culture of enterpriseOne question that has been asked of me since the Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS) launch on Wednesday is - how? How 31 Jul 07:08 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMeka Whaitiri: Central-local partnership criticalThere was much discussion about the often unsung, yet vital partnership between central and local government at the Local Government 31 Jul 07:04 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEva Bradley: Embrace chance to celebrate milestonesCELEBRATING is something uniquely human that transcends cultures, demographics and history. No matter when you were born, in what 31 Jul 06:33 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMike Williams: Nuclear-free legacy a source of prideA FLYING visit last week by United States Vice-President Joe Biden saw the announcement of the first US Navy warship visit to New 30 Jul 08:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Bay perfect spot to raise championsIn the process of piecing together a couple of stories leading up to the Olympic Games in Rio, about Hawke's Bay sports folk through 30 Jul 02:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMarcus Agnew: Don't be afraid to take the wheelSo, on the eve of the Olympics, and we hear probably our best contender for a gold medal has lost her coach. Oh no, a disaster! Actually29 Jul 06:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Priority conscience, not cashI'm all for anything that will save children from being abused or, worse, killed at the hands of those who are meant to be cuddling 29 Jul 04:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayJessica Maxwell: Was review really independent?When Hastings' deputy mayor, Cynthia Bowers, penned her Talking Point "HOY future bright despite loss" (Tuesday 19/7), Horse of the 29 Jul 03:41 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayBruce Bisset: America's future looking dimDumb and Dumber was the name of a comedy movie whose premise, loosely, was that no matter how incapable you are you can "succeed" 29 Jul 02:20 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayGuy Wellwood: Getting transport back on trackI do not think Hastings District Council gets it right with transport policy. It is all about trucks and bicycles because the Government 28 Jul 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWyn Drabble: Silent absurdity of PC brigadeYou might have felt that political correctness had got as silly as it could get, that it had reached a plateau and settled. Not so28 Jul 03:12 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Boosts to jobs and Bay outlookFor the past couple of years, I have called for our political leaders to unite behind a single regional economic development plan. Unfortunately 28 Jul 02:06 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayDr Damian Ruth: Virtues of education lost to policyThe Productivity Commission is two months away from delivering its draft report on the future of higher education in New Zealand27 Jul 05:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayAna Apatu: Dry August can follow Dry JulyAt a recent HBDHB Maori Relationship Board (MRB) meeting the DHB population health team presented their alcohol strategy. A major 27 Jul 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Hunter's act beggars beliefI was about 10 years old when my brother shot me in the knee. The .22 calibre bullet ripped a small hole in my corduroy trousers 27 Jul 03:19 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayDenis O'Reilly: Good men show us how to forgiveLast night there was a doco on Prime TV called Making Good Men. It featured former All Black Norm Hewitt and actor Manu Bennett, both 26 Jul 05:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayRoger Moroney: Five-letter word, starts with RI came across a rather unsettling photograph the other day. It was a picture showing an enormous amount of work being done on 10 26 Jul 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Festival lights the renaissanceThe national secondary schools kapa haka festival this week is much more than a festival of cultural performance and prowess. It's 26 Jul 03:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayRobin Heath: Killers roam our streets at nightOur two much-loved pet sheep were attacked and killed by dogs last weekend, in the dark of early last Sunday morning in our back section 25 Jul 09:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayLinda Hall: What was I was going to say ... ?Making lists has never been my thing. Some people make lists for all sorts of things. Mr Neat is one of those. He has lists everywhere 25 Jul 08:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Want the best brain? Try the BayIt's official. Hawke's Bay has the sharpest knife in the drawer. According to Mastermind, we boast the country's best intellect. Napier's 25 Jul 07:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayLaura Vodanovich: At odds with No8 wire identityAS WE head to the end of July, I've been reflecting on my, admittedly not very successful, attempt to complete Plastic Free July. Aimed 24 Jul 07:51 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMike Williams: Billion-dollar prison industry in makingAT HAWKE'S Bay Prison, a gymnasium, initially designed to be a unit for prisoners, will be renovated to fit in an extra 60 men. In 22 Jul 10:12 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayDavid Murdoch: NZ looks to three-pronged attackDespite our understanding about the transmission and control of infections, they continue to present us with new challenges. Previously 22 Jul 05:02 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayBruce Bisset: The solar subsidy is a fallacyElectricity is a commodity we simply cannot do without. Unfortunately, it's also the biggest contributor, at around one-third of total 22 Jul 03:59 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Full house at library joy to seeMy heart sang when I saw the gorgeous photos of all the children at the Hastings Library Holiday programme. Take that Pokemon-Go. The 22 Jul 02:52 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayDr Mark Avis: No shame in yearning for BrexitAs a UK citizen living in New Zealand, I have watched the media reaction since the vote for Brexit with bemusement. New Zealand is 21 Jul 05:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWyn Drabble: Old school feel to birthdayThis week I celebrated yet another birthday. Perhaps celebrated isn't quite the word though I did enjoy a beverage. Or two. You don't 21 Jul 04:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Freediver breathes inspirationIf you're reading this today after 7.40am you'll know already whether freediver William Trubridge snared another world record. At 21 Jul 02:52 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayAna Apatu: Great women inspire gratitudeAs I raise my glass of ginger beer to toast my friend Yvonne Stirling's 60th birthday, I reflect on how grateful I am to be able to 20 Jul 02:57 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayTom Nicholson: Combo closes the reading gapIt is well known that literacy achievement in New Zealand has been slowly declining, as reported in a recent OECD economic survey 20 Jul 02:30 AM