Hastings set to have more councillors than Wellington
Adding more councillors to a large council will lead to less-engaged representatives.
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Refreshing comment from young Hawke's Bay politician
Good ideas can disappear fast when the local bureaucracy wheels churn slowly.
Removing wasteful duplication of buses would help transport problems
Some routes are torturous slowing travel in the hope of picking up extra passengers
Selling Unison? A big fat zero chance
Consumer-owned lines companies being sold is as likely as Judith Collins becoming PM
The macabre story of museum's stomach pump
The components of the pump include a large syringe and three ivory nozzles
Youth council leader unimpressed with his elders
More younger people needed on council
Mike Williams: Awful week for the National Party
Collins was caught on camera in a Queenstown shop without a mask
Predatory share sharks circling Hawke's Bay's community power assets
By anyone's analysis Hawke's Bay power consumers are getting a healthy return
Generous community helps out church
Burnett is excited to preserve the heritage of the historically significant Church
How to stop fighting about money
Tips for making finance less of a stressor in your relationship:
Charges dropped over Hawke's Bay riverbank sex video
A man accused of making an intimate recording has permanent name suppression
We need to have a transport conversation
We want to do a review of our passenger transport system this year.
The 90% Project: We've moved on from cough syrup
Those who are anti-vaccination are entitled to their opinion. As we are ours.
Talking Point: Not all councils in same 'sorry' water situation
Anonymous bureaucrats within a super-sized regional entity are unlikely to have a clue
'You hear them before you see them': Boy racers out in force during lockdown
My Mum's Morris 1000 top speed was 80mph. I never went that fast - the shaking put me off.
Hey councils, how about a kickback for ratepayers
Hawke's Bay would do well out of a scheme such as this.
Risks of investing in individual stocks and countries
Broad global diversification creates a portfolio that spreads its risk to more economies..
The many names of Takitimu waka
After 300 odd years came the migration, Taki Tumu became Takitimu
Club fought hard for Sound Shell
Three cement companies had donated between them 12,000 kilograms of cement
Vaccine is best tool we have in fight against Covid
New Zealanders are more informed about vaccines than we're seeing abroad.
Handy B-Z guide to new jargon
Incubation period. The time you have to stay in a hotel while the virus incubates.
Yet to hear sound reason why Havelock cell tower shouldn't be built
Celltower ugliness can be mitigated.
Don't be afraid to speak te reo
Te Reo Māori was frequently in use and a regular part of the school day.
Hawke's Bay Women's Refuge eating into cash reserves
Women's Refuge not only has to extend help to victims, but put its hand out for funding.
Pre-retirement can be a vulnerable time
The best approach is determined by sitting down with a financial adviser
Billy Apple a successful creative export
In 1962 Barry Bates changed his name to Billy Apple and he is renowned internationally.
Team of 30 horses needed to traverse Napier-Taupo Rd
Stage coach travel continued with the advent of the Cadillac's until the early 1920s.
Voters handsomely reward politicians who take a hard and fast approach
The Labour Party scored just over 50 per cent of the Party Vote, an extremely rare outcome