Damon Rusden: Guns don't kill people - but they make it easier
Our gun laws are some of the weakest in the world.
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David Trubridge: Keirunga oaks are an acceptable risk
We can't go on picking off risks as they are moved to the top of the list
Protect our summer sports codes
COMMENT: It would be great if tennis could make a comeback, writes Marcus Agnew.
Canny View: Conflict versus transparency
Are incentives the big villain driving conflicted advice and behaviours?
Māori v Pakeha: Let's put away the bathtub chains
COMMENT: Let's not go back to pretending we're all good mates, writes Craig Cooper.
Bruce Bisset: Let's stop excusing racism
Perhaps the Christchurch tragedy is the wake-up call we need to recognise our racism.
Stuart Nash: New steps to shore-up fishery
Fisheries decisions are based on "best available scientific data"
Silent cheer as Government bans semi-automatics
The anti-gun feeling right now is unprecedented.
Gun City need to step up and take down military-style weapons from their shelves
As a nation, we are feeling new levels of disgust, and sensitivity.
SBW walking the talk with Christchurch visit
Chuck in religion, politics and cold cash into sport and, voila, you have lethal cocktail.
Opinion: Fraser Anning ... what an egg
Reaction to inappropriate comments on mosque slaughter a small light in dark times.
Kākahu welcomed back
The importance of Airini's kākahu to Ngāti Kahungunu is significant
Climate change protests: Will we let the kids down?
COMMENT: Will the national climate change protest by students achieve anything?
Way down south in Otane
Some Kiwis still exist in a 100-year-old bubble of intolerance
Lotto luck - one fantasy we're happy to talk about in Hawke's Bay
Lady Luck has poured $39 million into Hawke's Bay through Unichem Stortford Lodge
Murphy's Law kills Super clash amid nauseating diplomacy
Diplomacy within the ranks simply doesn't cut it when officialdom robs game of its sheen.
Editorial: Take a leaf from te reo speaker's book
Shouting from the floor does little good, says Craig Cooper
Kid's bad shot at entering the world of firearms
Brother's creation of a pistol could have led to a great job in Oklahoma.
Feedback important part of planning memorial design
The War Memorial design we can now proudly say has been led by you, our community.
Capital gains tax 'will hit many New Zealanders'
Kiwis are rightly worried about Capital Gains Tax
Junior rep teams – good or bad?
COMMENT: Like everything, there are pros and cons, but removing junior rep teams entirely?
Mike Williams: Economic growth focus for mayoral campaigners
Lime scooters' business model fascinating
Long way off target for better balance
Shouldn't we be doing better at bridging the gender gap?
Good information makes for good investment
COMMENT: Trying to forecast the best-performing sector or industry is a mug's game.
Gordon Dine laid foundations of aquarium
Gordon Dine's interest in marine life had begun as a child
Bring Yer Boots: The campaign that helps keep kids in sport
Bring Yer Boots helps kids stay in sport in Hawke's Bay
Time to bring councillors on board
Consultation on the HoldCo proposal and sale process closes on Monday
NZ Rugby, ARU silence on Pacific Island rugby deafening
NZ Rugby looks more and more like Damien McKenzie overcooking a kick off on 'World League'