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Jessica Mio, from the MTG: Food theme for art installations

Art installations can be tricky things to get right, but, like cooking from a complex recipe, rewarding when it all comes together

Helen Kelly memorial ceremony inspirational

In early 2009 I resigned as president of the New Zealand Labour Party. The party had lost the election in 2008 and I had consulted

Editorial: Lotto random by design

Lotto's a cunning outfit. I'm convinced that while appearing nondescript, the little yellow tickets are based on the golden passes

Bruce Bisset: Water 'facts' by experts hard to swallow

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

Editorial: Cream of the crop for 90 years

There really isn't anything like a delicious ice cream on a hot Hawke's Bay day. And just like thousands of other locals, the first

Talking point: Water levy a lost opportunity

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

Wyn Drabble: Rabbits and roses

If you regularly read this space, you might remember a column from a few months back about my (rather successful) rose hospital. Well

Brian Anderson: Little understanding of dam finance plan

I write this to help Tim Gilbertson and others understand how they have been duped by selective and misleading information regarding

Has council bitten off more than it can chew?

Has the newly elected anti-dam Hawkes Bay Regional Council bitten off more than it can chew? It has certainly grabbed a big

Bruce Bisset: Sailing away with our pride

In two weeks' time the USS Sampson will arrive in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf to take part in a multinational "celebration" of the 75th

Anna Lorck: Time for the Bay to take a stand on GM

If there's one issue that could be the making of the Hawke's Bay region, it's taking a stand on genetically modified (GM) food production. Just

Editorial: Parker title bid worthy of support, but...

In principle, I don't have a problem with the Government stumping up cash to support major sporting events involving our athletes. Sport

Wyn Drabble: Travel troubles in Cuba

Last week's description of travel woes prompted a number of readers to share similar stories with me. I thank them. They all suggest

Paul Tranter: Fire risk for boaties rare but real

It's that time of the year again that we've all been looking forward to and if the weather decides to sort itself out, many of us

Please, we need your help to combat our pen thief

As far as first world problems go, this has got to be up there. But a problem it is and something needs to be done about it. In

Is Nessie in the loch, laying low?

The evidence uncovered and collected thus far (namely nothing at all) and pure common sense tells us that there is no Loch Ness monster. Had

Editorial: Do we need to go any faster?

The open road speed limit is back in the spotlight. Last week the Ministry of Transport released the results to its annual Public

Opinion: Return to science basics welcomed

Federated Farmers is staunch on the importance of good evidence. If we have a good grip on the size and shape of the problem, we are