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Will Barbie and Ken ever have offspring? Wyn Drabble

OPINION: Barbie’s waist is anatomically impossible, as is Ken's chest.

What’s up with the signage directing people to our newest highway?

Opinion: I’ve spoken to many people who are still being misdirected.

Gail Pope: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Samoan home shot by Hawke’s Bay photographer

OPINION: The desire to venture to the islands during winter has been a common theme.

How to preserve family wealth: Nick Stewart

OPINION: The notorious “70% rule” suggests most family enterprises don’t survive.

Kwanza’s Woodville maiden win a highlight for many reasons: John Jenkins

OPINION: The 4-year-old Zed gelding has capped off two minor placings with a dominant win.

Elastic is anything but trivial: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: One’s gait is not enhanced by underwear which has reached the bottom's bottom.

Kiwis’ burnt barbecues sparked legendary Hawke’s Bay cooking class: Michael Fowler

OPINION: Chef astonished at culture of excessive buffet eating in New Zealand.

John Jenkins: Empire State another jumper on the rise

OPINION: Empire State settled in the midfield, before improving quickly.

NZ is in economic purgatory, and indicators are flashing red

OPINION: 'Are we there yet?' the kids ask. 'Nearly there,' Dad replies.

New exhibition begins with Rūaumoko, god of earthquakes: Laura Vodanovich

OPINION: Step inside a cottage set in 1931 and experience an earthquake, without the risk.

Resilient Hercock chases a record year

OPINION: Kate Hercock is in the top 15 on the national jockeys’ premiership.

A bewildering array of linguistic options: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: The variables of English highlight the richness of the language.

Matariki is the ‘door to the new year’: Te Hira Henderson

OPINION: Matariki not the only star in the sky.

Hastings stable claims another Waikato Hurdle win in mixed day: John Jenkins

OPINION: The training partnership came away with good and not so good results.

Nick Stewart: The dangerous allure of investment folklore

OPINION: Many market maxims are financial fairy tales that can lead investors astray.

Alarmed by a dream start: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: The time was 2.45am - the alarm had been a very realistic dream.