I have decided to take a leaf out of Donald Trump's book (a most wayward and bewildering volume) and move from one subject to another

You would be forgiven for thinking society had slipped back hundreds of years this past week. Back to a time when men settled their

By Saturday night we should have a fairly clear idea about who will represent us on our local councils for the next three years. With

Have you been enjoying all the coverage council incumbents and nominees have been getting this month? What they claim to have done

If you aren't aware how uncool sugary drinks have become in recent years, I can only conclude it's because you've been hiding under

The rest of New Zealand could learn a lot from the success of Labour's world-class Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme in Hawke's

It's obvious that the retiring Central Hawke's Bay Mayor, Peter Butler, doesn't read my weekly musings in Hawke's Bay Today. Had

The Ruataniwha Dam saga has gone way beyond soap opera territory. Fantasy has long since replaced fact. The Noisy have silenced

The question of how we as a region encourage a better economy and jobs for our people is not often debated. There is an implicit

Many of New Zealand's regions are facing interesting - and sometimes daunting - options. The challenges are both economic and demographic. What

With six years having gone by since the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme was put to the people of Central Hawke's Bay, it seems that

Water fears 50 years ago It would appear that some councils are making decisions without having done adequate research in their own

It is becoming quite clear that ratepayers across the Bay are sick and tired of their council representatives retreating behind closed

By Larry Dallimore / Opinion / Larry Dallimore: Coastal erosion needs Cowell Report The first step for a solution for Westshore

E. coli remarks clarified Kerry Mackintosh (Talking Point, Thursday, September 22) has incorrectly paraphrased what I told the August

Getting among the voters This is an open letter to all Napier councillors and all would-be councillors. How many of your constituents

Magpies fans are doing it tough. Perhaps I should stop setting the stage: a cold glass (or three) of whatever plonk's left in the

Local body elections are coming up and one topic discussed is the possibility of councils amalgamating. There have been a few suggestions

A policy to help grow jobs in Hastings has been on Hastings District Council's books for more than two years and part of it is an

By now Hawke's Bay residents and ratepayers who have enrolled to vote in time will have their local election voting papers, though

The New Zealand International Film Festival ended on a high for me. The last film, Elle, was a gripping (albeit rather violent)

In terms of schooling systems, when we stop and think about it, we are possibly overlooking the most fundamental of human educational

The 2016 police culture survey is a terrible result for the Eastern District and the Police Minister, Judith Collins. If the minister

Candidate's Facebook post regrets Yesterday, Hawke's Bay Today published an article on a comment I made to a friend on my personal

I received a tremendous response to my call in yesterday's editorial for readers to email me if they want Hawke's Bay Today to take

I was very surprised that the local press recently failed to report on a major recommendation made to the Napier City Council Regulatory

Regardless of HBRC chairman Fenton Wilson's statements this week - that the Ruataniwha dam can't be stopped, but that there are still

A Havelock North resident - who contracted campylobacter twice in July and has Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Reactive Arthritis as a result - decries selling pure water while the public supply became contaminated.

I reckon that if a referendum was held in Hawke's Bay to decide whether local councils should be allowed to exclude the public from

COMMENT: Those who drop rubbish, damage property or race cars down streets need to be told they have failed the test of citizenship, says a mayoral candidate.