The death of 4-year-old Uetaha Dahtanian Ransfield-Wanoa when he was run over by a council mower at Kirkpatrick Park in Hastings was a tragedy in which there are no winners, writes Andrew Austin.

Clearly the roses don't smell as sweet for Napier when it comes to adding Ahuriri to Hawke's Bay airport's name, writes Bruce Bisset.

There is no doubt Prime Minister John Key is regretting ever having pulled waitress Amanda Bailey's ponytail, writes Andrew Austin.

Connect all the dots and axing of TV3's Campbell Live appears to be a direct attack on free speech and the freedom of the media at large - for political advantage, writes Bruce Bisset.

For the brave who served, today's Poppy Day has the effect of conjuring less happy reflections, writes Mark Story.