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Lights out as power runs out

I'd love to know how they chose who was going to stay warm and who wasn't.

Palm-greasing before trip to supermarket

As a kid you eat things that your friends like, just to be cool too.

Art form celebrates a connection to nature, ancestors

Pacific Islands are well represented in Trust Collection

The Mayfair Hotel - live music pioneer after demise of 6pm swill

Booking agent Jean Knight brought NZ's biggest music stars to Hastings in the 1970s.

Kids ask the darnedest questions

Kids, and their approach and responses to thoughts are verbal treasures.

You don't know what you've got till it's gone

I'm sure nobody would suggest demolishing Mr Troup's ornate railway station

Going for gold in the bedtime stretch-out

Dad, what could we go to the Olympics for?

New girlfriends get special treatment

Food is placed in a certain way — in lines, so there's no fighting.

Vote with your dollars

The key to this approach to investment is to focus first on sticking to core principles

Are concerns about inflation inflated?

OPINION: It's understandable investors are concerned about inflation.

Investing in assets is an investment in communities

The Pettigrew Arena is already a valued facility in our region, Stuart Nash says.

Coming second is just fine

The park was the talk of the town, and the country, as giant floodlights had been built.

Things are looking rosy after mammoth task

The knowledge of the prize at the end kept me going.

Middle NZ: The meaty issue of rising food prices

Most of us try our best to buy local produce but sometimes we have no choice

From the MTG: Fun festivities planned for reopening weekend

MTG is reopening next weekend, Saturday, July 24, with activities and displays for all.

Labour raises hackles of farmers, cops and nurses

Right now, cops, nurses and farmers aren't too happy with Labour.

Canny view: Seeking professional advice the wise thing to do

SPACs are a modern version of a "blank check".

Historic HB: The 'Roundhouse' toasted in later closing

The architect for the Ahuriri Tavern was Len Hoogerbrug (1929–2019).