I write this to help Tim Gilbertson and others understand how they have been duped by selective and misleading information regarding

Has the newly elected anti-dam Hawkes Bay Regional Council bitten off more than it can chew? It has certainly grabbed a big

Guy Fawkes was a bit of a rebel. He did after all try to kill the King of England. The fact that he and the other Gunpowder Plotters

Getting children interested in agriculture is important if we want our future agriculture workforce to come from within New Zealand.

Two of my daughters and their families live in the same suburb as Dreamworld. You can see the giant drop from my youngest daughter's

A community health and sports centre aimed at improving the lives of locals, from school children to retirees, will be developed

Two weeks ago, Finance Minister The Hon Bill English announced a surplus of $1.8 billion in the Crown Accounts. This was seen as

The euphoria the anti-Ruataniwha dam camp probably feels now that the balance of power on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council has shifted

The preliminary hearings on the Havelock North drinking water contamination started in Hawke's Bay this week. It has been difficult

If there's one issue that could be the making of the Hawke's Bay region, it's taking a stand on genetically modified (GM) food production. Just

In principle, I don't have a problem with the Government stumping up cash to support major sporting events involving our athletes. Sport

Last week's description of travel woes prompted a number of readers to share similar stories with me. I thank them. They all suggest

It's that time of the year again that we've all been looking forward to and if the weather decides to sort itself out, many of us

As far as first world problems go, this has got to be up there. But a problem it is and something needs to be done about it. In

The evidence uncovered and collected thus far (namely nothing at all) and pure common sense tells us that there is no Loch Ness monster. Had

The open road speed limit is back in the spotlight. Last week the Ministry of Transport released the results to its annual Public

Federated Farmers is staunch on the importance of good evidence. If we have a good grip on the size and shape of the problem, we are

Every special day has an anthem and for me the anthem for Labour Day is Working Class Man, the classic no frills ballad by gravel-voiced

This country is built on small businesses. Sure, the big corporates are the ones that get all the attention, but it is the small

This week the government allocated a $15 million from the proceeds of crime to revive the battle against methamphetamine. Although

Blue Zones - those areas on earth identified by National Geographic as the places where people live the longest and healthiest lives

The explosion in the prison population and the ignition it's given Government plans to boost jail space by over 15 per cent poses

There's a certain inevitability about talking up tax cuts as soon as we're within coo-ee of a general election. And no sooner are

Councillor Peter Beaven's Talking Point piece on October 19 provides a refreshing degree of clarity on the "bottled water" royalty

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in discussions about who should be the deputy mayors of our councils. Even the easy decisions

I was intrigued when I read a community newspaper advertisement placed by Stuart Nash MP relating to the source and sale of bottled

Travellers, beware. Things don't always go to plan especially in countries where they have, shall we say, a less diligent approach

Experts estimate that by 2050, as much as 40 per cent of the world's population will not have a reliable and safe source of drinking

The outcry over rugby's recent scandals is a red herring, argues journalist Peter Jackson. In the wake of Warriena Wright's death, he says society needs to change.

I saw Bob Dylan, the newly crowned Nobel literature laureate, when he toured New Zealand recently. I travelled to Hamilton with excitement