Latest FromHBT - Opinion
![Wyn Drabble: Never did us any harm, or did it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wyn Drabble: Never did us any harm, or did it?
The frightening thing is that those waste products were the stuff of my childhood.
![Opinion: Recycling rules rile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Recycling rules rile
What will I do with all the plastic containers I already have for recycling?
![Our obsession with outcomes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Our obsession with outcomes
Direct your investment efforts to the things you can control.
![Oh rats - it's that time of the year again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Oh rats - it's that time of the year again
Hubby got out bed and jumped up and down on the floorboards
![Bath House opening a major event](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bath House opening a major event
The water was reputed to have superior medicinal qualities
![Wyn Drabble: Packed in cattle class like sardines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wyn Drabble: Packed in cattle class like sardines
A number of airlines are apparently trying to cram more seats into their planes
![Not just swimming, but sport poorer amid doping claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Not just swimming, but sport poorer amid doping claims
Global governing bodies need to take collective stance on doping — that's, zero tolerance.
![Charging into another flat day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Charging into another flat day
The expanding age of electricity and batteries and other sparky things.
![Five Lessons from a Ponzi scheme victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Five Lessons from a Ponzi scheme victim
What really matters is finding an adviser who is interested in you achieving your goals.
![Wealthy Scottish Industrialist funds library](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wealthy Scottish Industrialist funds library
This year is 60 years since the original Hastings War Memorial Library was opened.
![Driving programme exceeding expectations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Driving programme exceeding expectations
Research shows high number of offenders who passed their licenses, went on to get jobs.
![Stand aside people - I have my First Aid certificate!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stand aside people - I have my First Aid certificate!
We bandaged each other's pretending arterial bleeds and compound fractures.
![Tribute to a special volunteer, a vital cog in the wheel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Tribute to a special volunteer, a vital cog in the wheel
Volunteers are a key indicator of the health of an organisation, Laura Vodanovich says.
![Satire has an essential place in politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Satire has an essential place in politics
Was an ad the wrong vehicle for taking the P out of a politician?
![Editorial: A Sikh temple, Christian churches and fairness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Editorial: A Sikh temple, Christian churches and fairness
Both the Peak Vision and Village Baptist churches near Havelock North are on similar land.
![Sevu Reece highlights farcical eligibility rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Sevu Reece highlights farcical eligibility rules
Elite rugby nations can still goose step around articles of ambiguity to qualify players.
![Middle NZ: Better to pick up work than bugs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Middle NZ: Better to pick up work than bugs
Someone coughs near you and wham it's your turn to feel like rubbish.
![Opinion: Vote but be smart about it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Vote but be smart about it
Don't vote because someone looks nice - be as smart as you want your councillors to be.
![Roger Moroney: Beachfront villa with top views...for free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Roger Moroney: Beachfront villa with top views...for free
Great to see that beachfront building skills are still strong.
![Watch out for flora vandals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Watch out for flora vandals
The need to destroy something for the sake of it doesn't make sense.
![Gambling 'a double edged sword'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Gambling 'a double edged sword'
Funds for community good projects is more important than ever.
![Stories behind archived documents bring them to life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stories behind archived documents bring them to life
Last year we acquired a wonderful series of glass plate negatives.
![Earthquake settles harbour dispute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Earthquake settles harbour dispute
Debate raged between breakwater and inner harbour factions.
![Bruce Bisset: Time farmers thought more about cargo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bruce Bisset: Time farmers thought more about cargo
Sometime in the next week, a ship carrying an undisclosed cargo will dock in New Zealand.
![Stop the weasel words on climate talk - time for action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stop the weasel words on climate talk - time for action
Let's be leaders and an example for others