Garth Eyles: Lake Tutira - the real facts!
It is not practical to expect the water quality at Lake Tutira to change overnight.
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Linda Hall: Close off gorge talk and do something
Linda Hall's earliest memory of the Manawatu Gorge is not a nice one.
Adam Green: Better shape of things to come
Christmas is coming and flab is coming off in an eight-week lifestyle challenge.
Editorial: Compassion will travel
Hastings hospice's move a natural evolution, more a philosophy than bricks and mortar.
Catherine Delahunty: Counting dam cost
Call me old fashioned but I thought the regional council was meant to look after water.
The simplest of creatures will see us off
The simplest things in life are best...and the most enduring.
Editorial: Full coverage of Bay elections planned
The election hoardings are up so this means the campaigning has begun in earnest.
Gren Christie: Govt can fix pollution woes
The divide that exists is one between those who pollute for profit and those who won't.
Editorial: Foot patrols render city safe
City Assist foot patrols have proved successful in Hastings.
Lawrence Yule: Time to get brave on water storage
Dam uncertainty is creating real financial and personal stress for many in CHB.
Fowler: Sundial ray of hope after quake
Quake memorial bears inscriptions of comfort for survivors
Sandra Hazlehurst: Making CBD a place to live, work and play
People will choose to live in and near the city, if it is attractive and well planned.
Not that easy to catch our favourite movies
Anxious wait to discover which films will roll in to Bay
Charlie Hutchison: Cleaning up environment must be focus
It will take decades to clean up the environment we are already living with.
Memorial site needs to be accessible
War memorials act as markers or "historical touchstones" which remind us of the past.
Editorial: Kura's appointment well timed
New police chief's focus on family violence a winner for all in Hawke's Bay.
Rowe: Relationships key to everything
'Service' is all to do with relationships ... positive and negative.
Linda Hall: More to beauty than looks
Linda Hall: So much that's more important than a child's appearance.
Day goes to the dogs, fast and furious way
Chocolate-cake disaster and sick puppy are just start of catalogue of woes.
Editorial: Voters entitled to know about candidates
Candidates should prepare themselves for even tougher questions in the weeks ahead.
Will Foley: Give up now and it'll cost us
If the dam is dead, we've missed a chance to smooth the jagged edges of Mother Nature.
Kangaroos can bounce technology
The dear old kangaroo appears to have the edge over technology.
Editorial: Air of confidence could mean Peters wants more
Winston Peters seems to be setting his party up as an alternative to National and Labour.
Faye White: Hindsight a wonderful thing but foresight better
I was unfortunately unaware of the War Memorial's meaningful and significant history.
Senior housing needs careful thought
The future of housing for our seniors needs careful consideration
Petty vandalism taking its toll
Damage by bunch of destructive low-life vandals is robbing our region of its charm.
Nick Dawson: Bridging the urban/rural divide
I haven't met a farmer yet that doesn't want to swim in clean rivers as well.
Amelia McQueen: Conservation values not low
Trying to ignore conservation values does not bode well for DoC's core statutory role.
Michelle Pyke: Housing crisis needs to be addressed
The severe shortage of permanent social housing has overloaded the private rental market.
Mike Williams: PM's $50m volte-face worth wait
Cash has potential to change many at-risk lives