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Editorial: Job losses courting disaster

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

Jenny Baker: Dam carbon - an unanswered question

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

Eva Bradley: Embracing the 'new' is not always cool

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

Wyn Drabble: Our language is a treasure

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

'Consider all the facts and ramifications'

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

Editorial: Mentorship programme a step in right direction

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

Steve Wyn-Harris: Capturing excess water a no-brainer

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

'Think outside the square on products'

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

Gerard Pain: The dam is a major issue for the district council

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

Anna Lorck: Growing jobs in the Bay the key to success

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

Mike Williams: Name recognition a powerful factor

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

Tim Gilbertson: The show must go on

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

Embrace local enterprise and we all win

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

Bruce Bisset: Scheme so cunning it's diabolic

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

Letters to the Editor: Friday, 30 September, 2016

Recently it was announced that more than 99 per cent of the vote taken in the recent NZEI/PPTA meetings held through the country was opposed to the proposed "global budgets" for schools.

Paul Spoonley: The demographic challenges facing the Bay

Many of New Zealand's regions are facing interesting - and sometimes daunting - options. The challenges are both economic and demographic. What

Charlie Hutchison: Main focus needs to be on less pollution

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

Letters to the Editor: Wednesday, 28 September, 2016

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