Hawkes Bay TodayEva Bradley: The secret is to have low expectationsIF THERE were ever an exception to prove the rule, it would be the "start" of spring. September the first is a mental milestone for 10 Sep 10:16 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMarcus Agnew: Focus on the process"Process" - if they had given out medals at the Olympics for the most used word in the Olympics, then process would have been right 10 Sep 01:32 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMike Williams: Which small parties will call the tuneThis time next year we will be enjoying or enduring, depending on your perspective, a full blown election campaign. Whatever happens09 Sep 07:06 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayIan Macdonald: Earthquake was a wakeup call for usLast 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 09 Sep 06:40 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRex Graham: Damning questions on our waterWhile it was a solemn issue, the occasion was joyous as we marched with our families and friends from Havelock North to the Hastings 09 Sep 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayBruce Bisset: Damned if you don't, sometimesPolitical contests are strange beasts at the best of times, and those in rural areas where one big issue dominates thinking and confuses 09 Sep 03:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Weather to blossom for festivalThe weather is meant to clear tomorrow just in time for the Hastings Blossom Parade. The parade has a long and colourful history 09 Sep 01:53 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayOpinion: Political differences put aside for Havelock NorthThank you so much to everyone, every volunteer, every agency and organisation who helped Havelock North get through, and recover from 08 Sep 05:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWyn Drabble: Upgrade fulfils flight of fancyIt 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 08 Sep 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Pollen pollutes springSpring 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 08 Sep 03:34 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayAnendra Singh: Man who would be kingFirst up, take a bow Sir Gordon Tietjens for doing the right thing in stepping down as New Zealand sevens coach. Your achievements 07 Sep 04:42 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayPaul Bailey: What priority quality of water?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 07 Sep 06:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayAna Apatu: Bobbing and weaving with JimI ask Jim Ramsay, patron of our Flaxmere Boxing Academy, how he feels our Boxing Academy is progressing. Jim, aged 69 years with 07 Sep 05:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: King-size selfies scary way to voteThe triennial billboard exhibition is upon us. Not that you needed reminding - or an invitation. We have little choice but to view 07 Sep 04:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayRoger Moroney: Sound of silence makes big noiseIs 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 06 Sep 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: What do you want to ask the mayoral candidatesIt is not too long to go to the local government elections and before you know it, you will have received your voting papers. Voting 05 Sep 07:19 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayTania Wright: I would rather invest rates in swmming poolWhen 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 05 Sep 05:03 PM
OpinionDavid Mackintosh: Water security - Give us full storyThe Hastings and Havelock North communities remain frustrated and angry at the way they have been treated by those who are responsible 05 Sep 07:21 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayLinda Hall: New food laws take the biscuitThe 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 05 Sep 04:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Finally we can tap safe waterWhat a relief. The arduous task of boiling water before using it is now over for Havelock North residents. On Saturday, the Hastings 05 Sep 03:02 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayDavid Mackintosh:Water security central to Bay's futureThe Hastings and Havelock North communities remain frustrated and angry at the way they have been treated by those who are responsible 05 Sep 01:44 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayAnna Lorck: Village can lead change for right to safe waterIf 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 03 Sep 01:21 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMike Williams: I will be rattling many cages this electionIT'S THE Local Authority Election season and I hope that given the contaminated water disaster in Havelock North, local voters will 02 Sep 08:04 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayEva Bradley: Allure of here-and-now obscures tomorrowsTHERE'S a certain glamour and prestige to photographing weddings. They are beautiful, big budget and brimful of the hope and optimism 02 Sep 06:55 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayDan Elderkamp: Clear choice at electionsThe Ruataniwha dam will be the defining issue for the current Hawke's Bay Regional Council (HBRC) elections, along with the associated 02 Sep 06:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayBruce Bisset: The last bastion of conservationThose concerned about political interference in our justice system gained some relief this week with two great results demonstrating 02 Sep 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Havelock North needs our supportEarly this week there was a little light at the end of the tunnel for Havelock North residents. It seemed the water-boil notice was 02 Sep 03:20 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayAnn Redstone: Sensible solution needed to protect coastline'Coast preservation impacts us all', the headline for Tony Jeffery's talking point is right on the mark. Tony's article talks mainly 01 Sep 06:08 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayJessica Maxwell: Scrooge-like gesture appallingBefore last Thursday's non-transparent, behind-closed-doors council meeting, I wrote to Hastings District Council to suggest it should01 Sep 06:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWyn Drabble: Words fail me - well, almostSometimes expressions morph but the results are not always favourable. There is a perfectly good expression which has evolved into 01 Sep 05:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Rook not a crook but still a pestA Kereru farming couple is championing the most unlikely of species. Olrig Station's Richard Paterson and Trudy Burgess are aghast 01 Sep 04:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayJessica Maxwell: Residents have lost confidence in waterPrior to last Thursday's non-transparent, behind closed doors council meeting, I wrote to Hastings District Council to suggest that 31 Aug 06:01 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayAna Apatu: We must treat water as taongaDuring the year of 2011 the Healthy Populations team for the Hawke's Bay District Health Board at that time developed their Strategic 31 Aug 03:30 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayEditorial: Brave men - but this must stopIf you haven't seen the CCTV footage of the father and son owners of Te Awa Dairy defending themselves when armed robbers enter their 31 Aug 02:30 AM