Early Saturday morning I donned a long pink wig and headed to New World. I had volunteered to collect for the Pink Ribbon Street

I agree with Kylie Bax, yes Donald Trump is a man. But that is no excuse for treating women like objects. The Kiwi Supermodel says

On Friday, September 9 a service was held at Hastings Hospital to commemorate Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day.

I don't own a boat myself and probably never will, but I do enjoy going out on the odd fishing trip when the occasion arises. A few

Last week I wrote about the continuing nature of change and, having just opened a new exhibition, change continues. It was with sadness

Ever wondered why, when you know what the "correct" thing to do is, that you take no such action? Say we recognise that the best

I was saddened to hear of the death of Helen Kelly, the former Council of Trade Unions president, of lung cancer yesterday. She was

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The voter turnout nationwide has been recognised as being the worst. It has encouraged the comment that we should be using web-based

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If you've travelled quite regularly on the London tube, you will probably have experienced the unwritten conversation rule. It has

After low voter turnout across the country in last Saturday's local government election, it surely must be time we started agitating

Once again the Hawke's Bay Regional Council is planning to head off to the Courts to enforce their unpopular decisions on a weary

I just thought of a terrible joke, so please bear with me for a moment as it does sort of lead into what I will eventually try your

The dust is settling on an intense, and at times, bitter local government election in the Bay and now it is time for our new, fresh-faced

The people of Napier are to be congratulated for electing a very good team to guide their city for the next three years. Clearly

Have you noticed how many product safety recalls there have been recently? Food, cars, small appliances and in yesterday's Herald

There will be many election candidates marvelling at how they got elected while others will be pondering what more they could have

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As a citizen of Napier I believe I have been well informed by contributors to Hawke's Bay Today about the cost-benefits of the Ruataniwha

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Perverse as it may seem, the Hastings District Council, under scrutiny as possibly culpable in the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak

The likely loss of jobs in the courts and tribunals sector of the Ministry of Justice is nearing the pits when it comes to the way

Planning for future large infrastructure projects needs to include measurement of embodied carbon if we are at all serious about our

It is a long-established fact that everyone is looking for the Next Big Thing. It doesn't matter how fabulous something is, if it's

I am delighted to report that, based on your responses to a couple of recent columns, I can safely say that pedantry is alive and

I find it disingenuous that at a time when there is a push to raise the age of the Youth Court based on so-called research that a

On the face of it, the announcement by acting Youth Minister Anne Tolley yesterday of a $50,000 youth leadership and mentoring programme

One of the current Hawke's Bay regional councillors who has strongly opposed the Ruataniwha Dam and, party to many comments regarding