Sharleen Baird: How we treat the poor is what counts
The poor are always with us - it's how we treat them that counts
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Jerry Flay: No such thing as a free lunch
Labour has tried to buy votes with a cheap bribe.
Bruce Bisset: Holding politics to account
Politicians working alone instead of for the good of our community
Xan Harding: Let's all pay a bit for water
I'm happy to pay a bit for the water I use and the security of knowing it's available.
Editorial: Hear from the candidates
Hawke's Bay Today has three Meet the Candidates debates planned for September.
Read needs to break out of cocoon to earn stripes
He's a nice guy who puts his body on the line but how good an ABs captain is Kieran Read?
Editorial: Foss will look back on good times and bad
History will judge how Craig Foss' successor compares to him.
Amelia McQueen: 'Mountains to the Sea' approach needed
The river should be considered as a whole ecosystem from the mountains to the sea.
Sarah van der Kley: Pregnant with possibilities
Growing a human being with a whole hunk of love.
Linda Hall: Grim stuff when kids suffer
Screams, tears, as children taken from one parent and delivered to another on court order.
Underfunded, underdoctored & overstretched
A run-down public system can be used as an excuse for more expensive private systems.
Editorial: Time to put velodrome project behind us
It is clear that Sport NZ was not as supportive of the project as it was made out to be
Rex Graham: Ridiculous to suggest councillors complicit
It is ridiculous to suggest that our councillors were complicit in this social activism.
The old climate debate heats up
The debate about climate change is sure starting to warm up.
Tracking down housing policies
Nearly all political parties support New Zealanders' right to live in a healthy home.
Editorial: A step forward for beauty contestants
Napier's Harlem-Cruz Atarangi Ihaia crowned Miss Universe NZ.
Gordon Anderson: Looking through glass ceilings
The buck now stops at the top, accountability is now more visible.
Michael Fowler: Windsor Park ever evolving
Park's journey through names leads from The Park to name we know today.
Mike Williams: Turei sinks as Ardern rides wave
Labour may be headed for an unexpectedly good night on September 23
Health and sport project a great opportunity for two cities
With region-wide community health and sport facility, sky's limit
Jerry Flay: Vote for those who can achieve things
The consequences of electing someone go way beyond election night.
Editorial: What lessons from gastro crisis
Maybe we were naive to think that we could sink holes in the ground and drink the water.
John Harrison: Mayor misunderstands ratepayers' concerns
It is obligatory upon the council that Bill Dalton plays no part in the interviews
Editorial: Sir John's departure could be key in election race
Momentum is key in politics and Ms Ardern now has six weeks to show what she is made of.
Editorial: Accessibility key to regional growth
We should look into the feasibility of a passenger service between Hastings and Napier.
Martin Williams: We need a plan - a Kiwiplan
We need a Long Term Plan for New Zealand - Long Term Social and Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Night games too cold in NZ - Tew on that
Sky TV's monopoly must be broken to provide sanity to a lopsided market in NZ.
Adam Green: Week of nagging one-track mind
How can our brains lose important stuff but retain useless song lyrics?
Guinea pigs in class are the kids
Wee fingers are no longer whacked but it's not all progress in schools.
Editorial: Turei needs to do the right thing and resign
Metiria Turei has to realise that she is doing her party more harm than good.