This week we are again surrounded by lots of beautiful fresh salad vegetables. John Clarke's iceberg lettuces from Levin, hot house

It has been a turbulent time in more ways than one. The big shake which rocked New Zealand shortly after midnight early Monday morning

Rex Graham hasn't been in the Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair for long but I have already seen him twice visit Central Hawke's

My grandmother Pukepuke Tangiora died 80 years ago on November 8, 1936. I commemorate this day every year in the company of family

As the world tries to figure out just how the hell Donald Trump won the US Presidency, I must say I've found the commentary and literature

COMMENT: Let's be clear. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) has not been killed by Donald Trump.

Access to Northland's coastal playground is one of the reasons why people live in our region. In some cases, the attraction is so

COMMENT: Like the NZ earthquakes, Trump's election is shaking the United States to the core.

I've never seen such an outpouring of indignation on behalf of women than in the past month. It was as though Donald Trump's "grab

Once again the worst of circumstances brings out the best in New Zealanders.

It is good to see that Health Hawke's Bay and the Hawke's Bay District Health Board are working together to find a solution to what

The world may be reeling after this week's elections, but here in New Zealand, we are reeling at the cost of a cauliflower. Given

The first casualty of war is truth. The same can be said of politics, bureaucracy and government. That's what makes the Havelock

I watched the screen with amazement and a growing fascination at the groundswell of opinion; I felt uneasy to say the least and wondered

New Zealand experienced something last weekend even more rare than an All Black defeat. It was a defeat accepted with good grace.

COMMENT: There is a distinct possibility that Donald Trump's presidency may turn out to be good for business.

It is good to see that the newly elected Hawke's Bay Regional Council has come to a unanimous agreement on a review to be conducted

In 2008 I was invited to write an article for NZ Doctor describing the US election. At the time I was working as Assistant Professor

It needs to be clear that I support water storage. In fact, I am in the camp that water storage will be absolutely vital to the future

With better weather, salad time is here. There are good supplies of avocados, cucumbers, lettuces and tomatoes in the marketplace

The state of the "Quarry Hill" section of Waimarama Rd has been a hot topic among locals living along the route to one of our most

I am unable to grasp why so many people are against the dam. In his Talking Point (Thursday, November 3) Brian Anderson, a retired

COMMENT: Post-truth politics is all about creating a feeling or emotion, rather than acknowledging policy or facts.

I suppose enough has been said in opposition and support over the construction of the Ruataniwha Dam project. I myself cannot understand

COMMENT: Auditor-General's findings are a scathing assessment of the lack of transparency, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

While spring is well established and grass is growing, the lack of sunshine in many regions has been holding stock condition back

New Zealand Avocado had fun over the past few weeks co-hosting field days in Katikati, as well as South Auckland and Te Puke. We're

Jim Hopkins on Farmwatch - "Dairy is our media's Donald Trump - the thing they love to hate."

One of the problems we face in an increasingly interconnected global society is that bombarded as we are by competing opinions it

The debates about the appropriateness of the resource consent process and the potential impact on the aquifer and the value of these