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Editorial: Shocking start to the year in Bay
It has been a shocking week in the Bay with police conducting inquiries into two separate deaths - one in Woodville and the other in Napier.
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Editorial: Hotel plan is good for village
It was an end of an era yesterday as the chattels of the Happy Tav in the centre of Havelock North were auctioned, but it is the start of something quite exciting.
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Editorial: Salute to worthy seven
Hawke's Bay has done well in the latest New Year Honours list with seven deserving people either being appointed to the New Zealand Order of Merit or receiving the Queen's Service Medal in recognition of their services to the community.
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Bruce Bisset: Fight extremism at all levels
The problem with religious holidays is that so often the core message - in this case, peace and love - gets lost amid the trappings of religious and commercial power.
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Editorial: Boxing up memories of savings
Boxing Day is now the busiest shopping day of the year for many retailers. How times have changed, writes Linda Hall.
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Bruce Bisset: West behaviour as bad as Isis
Bruce Bisset: As the chances of a terrorist incident erupting in our midst increase, it is all too easy to blame the evil of Islamic State and other Middle Eastern militants.
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Editorial: All seasons in four days this week
Roger Moroney writes: Well, it's not quite a one-day thing here in Hawke's Bay but over the past four days we have had all four seasons.