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Rachel Wise: Quake drill brings back shaky memories
We hung out under the table for quite a while
New exhibitions and gold award for MTG
The processes behind the exhibition were also very different
Mike Williams: Robotic polls could be the way of the future
As a former owner and compulsive poll-watcher, I've learned three lessons.
Irish affinity hard to shake for Kiwi footy fans
Cruel and early exit for either Ireland or NZ tonight
Rugby World Cup demands discipline or jet off home early
No, refs don't get it right every time at the Rugby World Cup but then neither do players.
Bruce Bisset: No clear pattern from voters
It's hard to know quite how to interpret the results of the Hawke's Bay local elections.
The Hits: Annoying app tells me what I don't want to know
Trying to stop reaching for the phone is harder than expected.
Middle NZ: Gearing up for a tax battle
It is a government scheme and surely the government wouldn't rip off hard working Kiwis.
Talking point: Facts are the elephants in the room
97% of publishing climate scientists support the consensus on climate change.
Roger Moroney: Night out at a show had me booing
It was a show to make kids react and join in, which they (and their mums and dads) did.
For one council, voting isn't over yet
For one council at least, the voting isn't over yet.
'Whitby cats' were slow, but sturdy
James Cook would personally oversee the conversion for his voyage.
The best economic news in a decade
COMMENT: Stuart Nash says "the accounts show that we have the balance right".
Napier Football Club one and only club for nine years
To gain experience the players competed annually against Turanganui-a-Kiwa, Poverty Bay.
Who will pass integrity test of voters?
It will be fascinating to see today who passes the integrity test in the eyes of voters.
Common sense needed during cup games
Those tackles are the very brand and strength that Pacific rugby has been built on
Bruce Bisset: The sticks and stones that break us
Papatuanuku, our mother Earth, will not care for us if we do not care for her.
English language is full of incorrigible verbal atrocities
Mr and Mrs Dave have appealed to the right bloke
Mat Mullany: National history curriculum a positive plan
It is with a sense of cautious optimism that our national history can be told.
The Hits: Time for a bit of spring maintenance
Why is it that from now until Christmas we need about three diaries on the go?
Middle NZ: Lab protein turns my stomach
Can't think of anything more processed than food produced in a lab.
Mother Nature throws a tanty
A once-in-a-lifetime ice storm from the skies froze us in our tracks.
Letters: Candidates fire off views ahead of election day
Water and activists dominate councillors' opinions
Your Opinion: Leaked water project reveals true colours
YOUR LETTERS: Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to think ...
Opinion: Intersection needs investigation
This Awatoto intersection needs reviewing, says Hawke's Bay Today editor Craig Cooper
Let sleeping dogs lie wherever the heck they want to
Who thinks up these research topics?
Life happens: Coping with pressure and decision making
Don't make decisions under pressure
Something for everyone at museum
Another festive event just around the corner is White Night
Muddled thinking surrounds climate change
I'd urge Bridges to sort out his thinking by visiting England research facility
Much debate over street widening
This year, according to my calculations, mark 100th year of Chas Bone's existence.
Bruce Bisset: The time to act is now
This crisis is far greater than any issue or conflict we humans have ever faced before.