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

When are we going to have the conversation about adding value? Many, years ago I worked at the Whakatu Freezing works and some clever

During the recent election debates here in CHB, it was claimed by some that the Ruataniwha Dam was not an issue for the District Council

Kudos to Hawke's Bay Today for taking up the cause of council secrecy. Council "secrecy" can take many forms - public-excluded meetings

Very often the popular view on prisoners is that they have been let out too soon, the justice system has failed or that they need

You would be forgiven for thinking society had slipped back hundreds of years this past week. Back to a time when men settled their

By Saturday night we should have a fairly clear idea about who will represent us on our local councils for the next three years. With

Have you been enjoying all the coverage council incumbents and nominees have been getting this month? What they claim to have done

If you aren't aware how uncool sugary drinks have become in recent years, I can only conclude it's because you've been hiding under

The rest of New Zealand could learn a lot from the success of Labour's world-class Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme in Hawke's

It's obvious that the retiring Central Hawke's Bay Mayor, Peter Butler, doesn't read my weekly musings in Hawke's Bay Today. Had

The Ruataniwha Dam saga has gone way beyond soap opera territory. Fantasy has long since replaced fact. The Noisy have silenced

The question of how we as a region encourage a better economy and jobs for our people is not often debated. There is an implicit

It should come as no surprise the Ruataniwha irrigation scheme now has a National Government minister actively fighting in its corner

With six years having gone by since the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme was put to the people of Central Hawke's Bay, it seems that

Water fears 50 years ago It would appear that some councils are making decisions without having done adequate research in their own

It is becoming quite clear that ratepayers across the Bay are sick and tired of their council representatives retreating behind closed

By Larry Dallimore / Opinion / Larry Dallimore: Coastal erosion needs Cowell Report The first step for a solution for Westshore

E. coli remarks clarified Kerry Mackintosh (Talking Point, Thursday, September 22) has incorrectly paraphrased what I told the August

Getting among the voters This is an open letter to all Napier councillors and all would-be councillors. How many of your constituents

Magpies fans are doing it tough. Perhaps I should stop setting the stage: a cold glass (or three) of whatever plonk's left in the

Local body elections are coming up and one topic discussed is the possibility of councils amalgamating. There have been a few suggestions

The election sure is shaping up as somewhat of a referendum on the Ruataniwha dam. There being no real chance for Hawke's Bay Regional

It is no secret that voter turnout for local body elections is generally poor with 48 per cent voting in Hawke's Bay in 2013 and only

A policy to help grow jobs in Hastings has been on Hastings District Council's books for more than two years and part of it is an

By now Hawke's Bay residents and ratepayers who have enrolled to vote in time will have their local election voting papers, though