This time next year we will be enjoying or enduring, depending on your perspective, a full blown election campaign. Whatever happens

Last Friday's early morning earthquake off East Cape is a wakeup call for all of us here in Hawke's Bay. Around East Cape and Gisborne

While it was a solemn issue, the occasion was joyous as we marched with our families and friends from Havelock North to the Hastings

Political contests are strange beasts at the best of times, and those in rural areas where one big issue dominates thinking and confuses

The weather is meant to clear tomorrow just in time for the Hastings Blossom Parade. The parade has a long and colourful history

Thank you so much to everyone, every volunteer, every agency and organisation who helped Havelock North get through, and recover from

It finally happened. It took a few decades but now I feel I have caught up with all those who regard this sort of developmental stage

Spring is in the air - and so is the pollen. It is also in our gutters and rimming puddles. White and silver cars parked on the side

First up, take a bow Sir Gordon Tietjens for doing the right thing in stepping down as New Zealand sevens coach. Your achievements

The triennial billboard exhibition is upon us. Not that you needed reminding - or an invitation. We have little choice but to view

Is a sound a noise? Well yes, it is ... but then it isn't. During my school daze I often heard it said that we were to sit quietly

It is not too long to go to the local government elections and before you know it, you will have received your voting papers. Voting

When I was growing up learning to swim was a very important part of a child's development. Every school had a pool and l, like many

The Hastings and Havelock North communities remain frustrated and angry at the way they have been treated by those who are responsible

The new food laws seem way over the top to me. The way we are heading there will be no such thing as farmers' markets or food stalls

What a relief. The arduous task of boiling water before using it is now over for Havelock North residents. On Saturday, the Hastings

The Hastings and Havelock North communities remain frustrated and angry at the way they have been treated by those who are responsible

If ever there was a time to champion and lead the way to protect New Zealand's fresh water, Havelock North and Hastings has it right

The Ruataniwha dam will be the defining issue for the current Hawke's Bay Regional Council (HBRC) elections, along with the associated

Those concerned about political interference in our justice system gained some relief this week with two great results demonstrating

Early this week there was a little light at the end of the tunnel for Havelock North residents. It seemed the water-boil notice was

'Coast preservation impacts us all', the headline for Tony Jeffery's talking point is right on the mark. Tony's article talks mainly

Before last Thursday's non-transparent, behind-closed-doors council meeting, I wrote to Hastings District Council to suggest it should

Sometimes expressions morph but the results are not always favourable. There is a perfectly good expression which has evolved into

A Kereru farming couple is championing the most unlikely of species. Olrig Station's Richard Paterson and Trudy Burgess are aghast

Prior to last Thursday's non-transparent, behind closed doors council meeting, I wrote to Hastings District Council to suggest that

During the year of 2011 the Healthy Populations team for the Hawke's Bay District Health Board at that time developed their Strategic

If you haven't seen the CCTV footage of the father and son owners of Te Awa Dairy defending themselves when armed robbers enter their

The past fortnight has been very challenging for people in Havelock North. A biological bug that cannot be seen, or noticed by any

There were celebrations down south the other day. A long way down south ... about 3750km down south. Now if you were to travel 3750km