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Opinion: The jacket I've owned for 48 years shows the bonds we form with aged apparel
'My tattered old gloves will probably be hidden amongst the agapanthus.'

Trapped in a metal torture tube: The horrors of 60s bus rides
OPINION: Bad bus dream reveals the struggles of travelling in uncomfortable buses.

Ewan McGregor: The advance of the pine army threatens NZ's rural landscape
OPINION: Urgent call for Wellington to lead control of pine expansion.

Historic Hawke's Bay: Frederick Bennett's journey to uniting Māori and Pākehā
OPINION: Bennett became the first Māori Bishop in 1928, uniting Māori and Pākehā in faith.

Missed signals spark a frightening road incident - Linda Hall
OPINION: Wisdom about being a road user.

Historic Hawke's Bay: The origins of the Veronica Sunbay
Glass windows were originally used between the colonnades.

Wyn Drabble: The evolutionary masterpiece - opposable thumbs - could be our downfall
OPINION: "Most of us, as humans, are pretty proud of having opposable thumbs."

Some new words in the lexicon give me the ick - Wyn Drabble
OPINION: Some new words are chef's kiss, some give me the ick

Napier-Taupō road development a 'monument to Stan Tuck'
OPINION: Development of timber trade had an impact on a key road and port.

Canny View: Time to get back to basics
OPINION: Risk and return are two important parts of investing.

Letters to the Editor: Israel, Gaza conflict coverage
Readers have their say on war and supermarket promotions.

Decorative art exhibition a show for all ages
A whalebone heru will be among items in new “Eye Spy: Curious Stories” exhibition.

Kia Rite - Time to act: Four lanes good, six lanes better
OPINION: Pippa McKelvie Sebileau on what an expressway of the future might look like.

Linda Hall: Don't you dare call me 'dear'
OPINION: You might as well say "you have grey hair, therefore you are old and doddery".

I have to stop phubbing everyone - including my other half
OPINION: I try to stay focused, but my attention is waning.

Wyn Drabble: 'Please press 5 if you would like to know whether you are important to us'
OPINION: Choose from the following options to receive my first sentence of advice.

Wyn Drabble: I'm not one to resist a rest
OPINION: My naps are never more than 15-20 minutes long.

Craig Cooper: Haere ra, Hawke's Bay
If the opportunity arose, I would probably have lived in Hastings St.

Craig Cooper: Napier ram-raid solution is not a load of bollards
Opinion: The Aqua and Demio are the stolen cars of choice. How do we stop them ramming?

Hawke’s Bay letters: Prepare for battle after Cyclone Gabrielle
Those affected by Gabrielle should prepare for battle with organisations, says one reader.

Opinion: Don't blame staff for the weather
Sometimes there is just no one to blame - so don't try.