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Nick Stewart: Rate-cut reality check - too little, too late

OPINION: Our housing market remains in purgatory, with prices stubbornly elevated.

Te reo book snub is all about sanitising the system: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: English is only enriched by borrowing from other languages.

Pepeha is your link on the Māori map: Te Hira Henderson

OPINION: A pepeha allows those listening to make connections to you.

Michael Fowler: Kiwis wary of the cost of butter a century ago

OPINION: The Heretaunga Plains were suitable for butter due to lime content.

Hawke’s Bay owner-breeder celebrates maiden success: John Jenkins

OPINION: Maiden race on the Awapuni synthetic track last Sunday proved extra special.

Wyn Drabble: British best at celebrating the ordinary

OPINION: My former Bedford van could crack 0 – 50mph in a single afternoon.

Resilient Hawke’s Bay jockey’s turbulent season ends on a high – John Jenkins

OPINION: 'You've just to keep going and do the best you can.'

Nick Stewart: How's the serenity? Property in retirement

OPINION: If there's a curveball that trumps all neighbourhood changes, it's health.

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.

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.

How to preserve family wealth: Nick Stewart

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

Elastic is anything but trivial: Wyn Drabble

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

Nick Stewart: Time’s illusion a wake-up call for high achievers

OPINION: Time is perhaps the most dangerous illusion we carry.

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

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