Meka Whaitiri: No plan for Maori in Budget
After nine years of the Māori Party at the table, Māori still get just 1% of new spending.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromHBT - Opinion
Amy Adams: Govt serious on family violence
The way we respond to incidents of family violence is critical, says Amy Adams.
Plunket the parental equivalent to a snuggle blanket
If there's something strange with that fontanelle - who you gonna call?
Is fare fair for councillors?
Hawke's Bay councillors enjoy fairly modest fare for lunch and tea on the ratepayers' tab.
Linda Hall: Saving lives? Now you're talking
Maintaining strict silence on mental-health issues did no one any good
Anna Lorck: Govt not helping our recovery
The Government's treatment of Hawke's Bay has been miserable says Anna Lorck.
Editorial: Water crisis coverage priority
Let's hope the water symposium will not simply be a talkfest.
Tony Orman: Planet can't hold too many
Opinion: Crux of global warming is that the human population is in crisis.
Doug Laing: Family violence a National summit
This summit being run by the Government just doesn't cut the mustard.
Jacoby Poulain: Bay needs united voice
Hawke's Bay needs to pull together if the region is to progress.
Jerry Flay: Our own stupidity will bring about our end
We are of finite minds, and so it is likely we shall be a finite species.
Richard Shaw: Election turnout not looking flash this year
Declining voter turnout has become the canary in the political coalmine.
From the MTG: Encompassing inclusion
Which stories are told, from whose perspective and to which audiences?
Caroline Ritchie: Feel the Bondi burn
Behind the razzle dazzle across the ditch, two professionals are wary.
Tim Gilbertson: Dam day will be a tragedy
The theological observer suspects history may be unkind to the Romans.
Mike Williams: Driver's licence could be get-out-of-jail card
A licence can be life changing experience and chance to make fresh start for offenders.
Michael Fowler: Window of opportunity
Paul Franco proved repeatedly he was a winner at drawing crowds into stores.
Greta and me, it was dog-tale magic
Most will have loved a dog and understand in their hearts what is hard to express in words
Ruataniwha Dam: Accountability is getting it right
There's a fair chance D (for dam) day is about to be postponed.
'People's Budget' designed to gain votes
The package unveiled yesterday was the work befitting a govt in power for nine years.
Polished 'people's budget' designed to garner votes
Some may say Budget is cynically timed for election year, but it is simply smart politics.
Brian Anderson: Real beneficiaries of dam are not ratepayers
Who are the real beneficiaries of the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme.
Novelty wears off pseudo tribal gatherings
So-called elite competitions in myriad codes have passed their use-by expiry dates.
Linda Hall: I just picked up a Lotto guilt trip
Finding winning ticket raises lot of questions
Editorial: Add voice on bullying issue
This Friday is "Pink Shirt Day" - the culmination of Bullying-Free NZ Week.
Bill Sutton: Council leaders must earn their salaries
The Water Inquiry report has provoked a fascinating correspondence about accountability.
Editorial: Is gorge a pass of the past?
Present lengthy blockage prompts questions about long-term viability of east-west pass.
If you can hack a spot of bad career advice
For some dubious people hacking is seen as a career, and a lucrative one it at that.
Sally Jackson: Library to serve community
Napier Library will bring people from all cultures and backgrounds together.
Jacoby Poulain: Helping hand good for all
Locals can help others in need by passing on pre-loved clothing to families with newborns.