IF THERE were ever an exception to prove the rule, it would be the "start" of spring. September the first is a mental milestone for

"Process" - if they had given out medals at the Olympics for the most used word in the Olympics, then process would have been right

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

Like most people in Hawke's Bay I feel very sorry about what's happened in Havelock North. However, the longer it takes for authorities

I ask Jim Ramsay, patron of our Flaxmere Boxing Academy, how he feels our Boxing Academy is progressing. Jim, aged 69 years with

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

IT'S THE Local Authority Election season and I hope that given the contaminated water disaster in Havelock North, local voters will

THERE'S a certain glamour and prestige to photographing weddings. They are beautiful, big budget and brimful of the hope and optimism

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