Katie Kenyon: Disappointed at lack of respect for farmers
Open letter to Prime Minister Bill English from a shepherd from Central Hawke's Bay.
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Defending the nation's farmers
Porangahau woman Katie Kenyon wrote this letter to Prime Minster Bill English.
RMA reforms: Dr Smith's Frankenstein
The RMA has been amended so many times it has become incoherent, says Martin Williams.
Linda Hall: Wine for once in a blue moon
In our lifetimes we will see thousands of trends come and go.
Editorial: Seal highway near the lake
Priority needs to be given to projects that will enhance tourism.
Tim Gilbertson: The end of the world is at hand
Tim Gilbertson's Casual Obsever column
Simon Nixon: Horticulturalists have a role to play
Peter Beaven chastises Hastings councillors for agreeing to provide land for housing.
Bruce Bisset: Memo to Greens: Get Active!
My many Green friends will doubtless be howling, but I'm not repentant.
Tom Belford: Port financing needs study, not slogans
"Shallow and shallower" - politicising of Napier Port's future development.
Water quality problems will not magically disappear
When learning to hunt the first thing taught is to identify your target.
Editorial: let's finish airport terminal
Anyone would have been buoyed by the amazing financial results of the airport company.
Chris Perley: GM Food - it's about economics and democracy
The GM debate is heating up in Hawke's Bay, writes Chris Perley.
Meka Whaitiri: Electorate must judge my work
The Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate has entrusted the Labour Party to advocate for its people.
Editorial: Army's good work ruined by a selfish few
The Salvation Army needs to be able to focus on what it does best - helping others.
Linda Hall: We have to take off kid gloves
Linda Hall on dealing with crime committed by children.
Peter Beaven: When will they ever learn
Hawkes Bay has the good fortune to be the greatest place on earth to grow many crops.
Editorial: Nats name Napier candidate
It is time for David Elliott to show what he has to offer the people of Napier.
Mike Williams: Smith's GE stance puts him on thin ice
Hawke's Bay featured in Television One's Sunday programme last week.
Simon Nixon: Port decision should be best for Bay
Suggestion by Stuart Nash is appealing,but is not necessarily the best way forward.
Marcus Agnew: It's the mind that matters
NZ Rugby' campaign to break down barriers around public perceptions of mental health.
Editorial: What price a loss of your money and your friend
A lawyer gets sentenced for stealing friends' money
Dr Ryno Tope: The struggle with food and how to solve it
Most believe knowing WHAT to eat is the most important factor when it comes to diet.
Editorial: Compassionate sentence was spot on
Compassion was needed and that is what was served.
Why are NZ spinners short-changed?
Spinners in this country are getting a raw deal in cricket because of a caste system
Giselle Byrnes: Look at education report
Education report should trigger debate about the purpose of tertiary education.
Jennifer James: Unkind cuts to kindy
I was a "Kindy Kid" and I remember my kindy days with great affection.
Linda Hall: Free-range's free reign
Consumers are being left with egg on their face, writes Linda Hall
Editorial: Teen left hopeful legacy
The tragic death of teenager Tahl Southwick has touched many. At 18 years old, the former Karamu High School leader died last week
Dr Chris Galloway: Some pre-election advice for politicians
Brace yourselves - as the election season ramps up, we'll all face navigating the fog of political rhetoric, claims and counter-claims
Mike Williams: Literacy leap for prisoners
Prisoner literacy policy tie to early release a "triumph for common sense".