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![Mike Williams: Restore the redeemable, dump three-strikes nonsense](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Mike Williams: Restore the redeemable, dump three-strikes nonsense
Young dads behind bars visibly delighted with step to bond with kids
![Excitement as digital learning nears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Excitement as digital learning nears
Such initiatives will expose students to more opportunities
![It's a crime wave. Stop it.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
It's a crime wave. Stop it.
The robbery of a Hastings bar yesterday. Why would you do it?
![Te Mata track Pakeha-Maori rift starts to heal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Te Mata track Pakeha-Maori rift starts to heal
There will be a few stumbles on the path to sorting out the Te Mata track saga.
![Libby Harrison: Water is taonga but we take it for granted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Libby Harrison: Water is taonga but we take it for granted
We need to think about water security - will there be enough?
![Blink and you'll miss Fifa World Cup coverage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Blink and you'll miss Fifa World Cup coverage
Is it just me or is the coverage on the 21st Fifa World Cup in Russia looking anaemic?
![Hawke's Bay's lifestyle not linked to weather](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Hawke's Bay's lifestyle not linked to weather
Editorial: Hawke's Bay's delights aren't seasonal - they're perpetual.
![Robots are coming, but we still need sports and the arts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Robots are coming, but we still need sports and the arts
Sport and performing arts are key to a healthy society.
![Michael Fowler: Famous aviator paid flying visits to Bay cities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Michael Fowler: Famous aviator paid flying visits to Bay cities
Kingsford Smith vanished two years after telling Hastings he valued his neck
![Marcus Agnew: Sport can teach a thing or two](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Marcus Agnew: Sport can teach a thing or two
A person's true human qualities come to the fore on playing field.
![Mike Williams: Divided views on Crusher but National's not well](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Mike Williams: Divided views on Crusher but National's not well
No political mileage to be gained in whingeing about Speaker
![David Griffiths puts Rolling Stones in charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
David Griffiths puts Rolling Stones in charge
Special focus on winter foodie celebration
![Talking Point: Govt robbing HB for Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Talking Point: Govt robbing HB for Auckland
The Government is robbing HB to pay for Auckland.
![Could mystery bag some tourism dollars?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Could mystery bag some tourism dollars?
Does our mystery in the Bay skies have the Loch Ness factor?
![So much to do and so little time to do it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
So much to do and so little time to do it
I start out with the best of intentions, sometimes even a list.
![Biosecurity is an attitude](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Biosecurity is an attitude
For the love of our country, let's stop being so one-eyed.
![Council snubs native tree plantings - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Council snubs native tree plantings - again
EDITORIAL: Hastings ratepayers are continuing to bankroll the council's cultural cringe.
![Talking Point: 2018 Budget a Green success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Talking Point: 2018 Budget a Green success
Talking Point: 2018 Budget a Green success
![Editorial: Boozing 'rights' still farcical](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Editorial: Boozing 'rights' still farcical
Too many motorists still insisting on boozing rights
![Gamesmanship becoming sport in its own right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Gamesmanship becoming sport in its own right
Gamesmanship becoming sport in its own right among codes but not everyone's buying into it
![Adam Green: Get hooked on crochet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Adam Green: Get hooked on crochet
The more we use our devices, the more we neglect regular hobbies and pastimes.
![Finding cause and cure should be priority](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Finding cause and cure should be priority
Opinion: Our clean, green image is tarnished by M. bovis and shellfish woes.
!['Disappointing Budget of little imagination'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
'Disappointing Budget of little imagination'
Labour delivers disappointing Budget of little imagination, says Lawrence Yule