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![Adam Green: I'm up for day of cold ones in Iceland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Adam Green: I'm up for day of cold ones in Iceland
We need more holidays and the world has plenty for us to pounce on
![Opinion: Maybe the kids can stir up a change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Maybe the kids can stir up a change
Another mass shooting in the US and you start thinking 'how long before the next one?'
![Changing the culture of our councils](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Changing the culture of our councils
Councils are looking more and more like unthinking hierarchical behemoths.
![Fast-tracked rail link could be good for Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Fast-tracked rail link could be good for Bay
Napier-Wairoa rail link must not become a drain on tax and ratepayers.
![Employment there for the picking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Employment there for the picking
Apple industry crying out for pickers so get off the benefit and up those trees.
![Dr Claire Badenhorst: Is exercise the enemy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Dr Claire Badenhorst: Is exercise the enemy?
Exercise and appetite are not the issues in meeting health goals: food choice is.
![Martin Williams: Ruataniwha dam must be considered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Martin Williams: Ruataniwha dam must be considered
In my view the Dam emerges as an option which at the very least must be considered.
![Te reo help needed in our prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Te reo help needed in our prison
Many prisoners see the inability to read and write as a matter of shame.
![Paua thieves poaching cultural nourishment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Paua thieves poaching cultural nourishment
Heritage pastime frittered away by greedy poachers.
![Opinion: Summer's best-laid plans washed away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Summer's best-laid plans washed away
Relationships fray when you're up a creek without a paddle.
![Quake anniversary a day for reflection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Quake anniversary a day for reflection
Natural disasters, like Cyclone Gita and the Chch quakes, highlight our vulnerability.
![Everything requires fitness for purpose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Everything requires fitness for purpose
Fitness is not just about how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run.
![Why tolerate cramped cattle class flights?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Why tolerate cramped cattle class flights?
Airlines have put the squeeze on us too much and for too long, writes James Ford.
![Does T20 need SPCA-type policing akin to rodeos?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Does T20 need SPCA-type policing akin to rodeos?
Ben Wheeler took some stick but that doesn't mean he's mutated into a second-class seamer
![Rhea Dasent: Time to collar farm dog fees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Rhea Dasent: Time to collar farm dog fees
Farm dogs are part of the family, and a valuable asset to the farm business.
![Adam Green: Whiskers policy helps marriage last](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Adam Green: Whiskers policy helps marriage last
If you want relationship to endure, not messing up the vanity will help.
![Opinion: Health conscious not catwalk conscious](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Opinion: Health conscious not catwalk conscious
Why can't we have models who are neither skinny nor super-sized?
![Editorial: Deco anything but frivolous](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Editorial: Deco anything but frivolous
Napier's Art Deco Festival was fierce fun, observes Mark Story.
![Is track row another storm in teacup?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Is track row another storm in teacup?
If there is an issue here at all, it relates to landscape values.
![Selfie phenomenon is food for thought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Selfie phenomenon is food for thought
When did photos of your food become such a big deal?
![Annette Brosnan: Waste-management feedback sought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Annette Brosnan: Waste-management feedback sought
The goal is to reduce and recycle more waste from landfill that doesn't need to be there.
![Seven simple lessons on volatility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Seven simple lessons on volatility
In the world of finance everyone is an expert after the fact
![Michael Fowler: Louis Hay and the Prairie style](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Michael Fowler: Louis Hay and the Prairie style
The Napier rebuild after the 1931 earthquake could have turned out very differently
![Art Deco future sparked by quake ashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Art Deco future sparked by quake ashes
Kids can step into reporters' shoes and 'cover' 1931 Bay disaster at MTG
![Gongoozling and the race to lead Nats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Gongoozling and the race to lead Nats
If I had a vote I'd support Judith Collins who I've met on several occasions.
![Water infrastrcture needs to be priority](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Water infrastrcture needs to be priority
The importance of water was heard loud and clear during Project Thrive.