I'm all for anything that will save children from being abused or, worse, killed at the hands of those who are meant to be cuddling

When Hastings' deputy mayor, Cynthia Bowers, penned her Talking Point "HOY future bright despite loss" (Tuesday 19/7), Horse of the

Dumb and Dumber was the name of a comedy movie whose premise, loosely, was that no matter how incapable you are you can "succeed"

I do not think Hastings District Council gets it right with transport policy. It is all about trucks and bicycles because the Government

You might have felt that political correctness had got as silly as it could get, that it had reached a plateau and settled. Not so

For the past couple of years, I have called for our political leaders to unite behind a single regional economic development plan. Unfortunately

The Productivity Commission is two months away from delivering its draft report on the future of higher education in New Zealand

At a recent HBDHB Maori Relationship Board (MRB) meeting the DHB population health team presented their alcohol strategy. A major

I was about 10 years old when my brother shot me in the knee. The .22 calibre bullet ripped a small hole in my corduroy trousers

The national secondary schools kapa haka festival this week is much more than a festival of cultural performance and prowess. It's

Our two much-loved pet sheep were attacked and killed by dogs last weekend, in the dark of early last Sunday morning in our back section

Making lists has never been my thing. Some people make lists for all sorts of things. Mr Neat is one of those. He has lists everywhere

It's official. Hawke's Bay has the sharpest knife in the drawer. According to Mastermind, we boast the country's best intellect. Napier's

AS WE head to the end of July, I've been reflecting on my, admittedly not very successful, attempt to complete Plastic Free July. Aimed

AT HAWKE'S Bay Prison, a gymnasium, initially designed to be a unit for prisoners, will be renovated to fit in an extra 60 men. In

Despite our understanding about the transmission and control of infections, they continue to present us with new challenges. Previously

Electricity is a commodity we simply cannot do without. Unfortunately, it's also the biggest contributor, at around one-third of total

My heart sang when I saw the gorgeous photos of all the children at the Hastings Library Holiday programme. Take that Pokemon-Go. The

If you're reading this today after 7.40am you'll know already whether freediver William Trubridge snared another world record. At

As I raise my glass of ginger beer to toast my friend Yvonne Stirling's 60th birthday, I reflect on how grateful I am to be able to

It is well known that literacy achievement in New Zealand has been slowly declining, as reported in a recent OECD economic survey

The Hastings District Council has obviously been caught between a rock and a hard place over Horse of the Year. The council met yesterday

Over the past month or so there has been comment about the Horse of the Year Show that does not fully represent the recent history. There

Oh I do enjoy that fine old saying "where did the time go?" Because it makes basically no sense at all because we don't know where

There are some people for whom the work they do is not just a job, it is a calling and a passion. Very often these people are in

Recently Hastings District Council arranged a "building industries forum on residential land supply". It seemed mostly to be a PR

I spent a few days in Wellington last week and, boy, it was cold - the wind on one of the days just about blew me off my feet. I

Some of us not enamoured with catching Pokémon managed instead to catch the Hurricanes' clash with the Crusaders at the weekend. We

LAST week I went to Wellington to take part in the Labour Party's 100th anniversary celebrations and to speak at a seminar on the

IT'S NATURAL, we all want to give our kids the chance to be the best they can be. The most common fundamental question is: what should