Councillor Peter Beaven's Talking Point piece on October 19 provides a refreshing degree of clarity on the "bottled water" royalty

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in discussions about who should be the deputy mayors of our councils. Even the easy decisions

I was intrigued when I read a community newspaper advertisement placed by Stuart Nash MP relating to the source and sale of bottled

Travellers, beware. Things don't always go to plan especially in countries where they have, shall we say, a less diligent approach

Experts estimate that by 2050, as much as 40 per cent of the world's population will not have a reliable and safe source of drinking

The outcry over rugby's recent scandals is a red herring, argues journalist Peter Jackson. In the wake of Warriena Wright's death, he says society needs to change.

I saw Bob Dylan, the newly crowned Nobel literature laureate, when he toured New Zealand recently. I travelled to Hamilton with excitement

Early Saturday morning I donned a long pink wig and headed to New World. I had volunteered to collect for the Pink Ribbon Street

I agree with Kylie Bax, yes Donald Trump is a man. But that is no excuse for treating women like objects. The Kiwi Supermodel says

Last week I wrote about the continuing nature of change and, having just opened a new exhibition, change continues. It was with sadness

Ever wondered why, when you know what the "correct" thing to do is, that you take no such action? Say we recognise that the best

I was saddened to hear of the death of Helen Kelly, the former Council of Trade Unions president, of lung cancer yesterday. She was

Getting older is something most of us struggle to come to terms with to varying degrees. But whether you believe, like Mark Twain

The voter turnout nationwide has been recognised as being the worst. It has encouraged the comment that we should be using web-based

As heartening as the election of a revisionist majority to Hawke's Bay regional council may be, I believe the new broom councillors

"Are we babies?" asked Donald Trump. It was a cosmic question, and he was just the man to ask it. Others have pondered the proposition

Public universities should deliver on the public good - or at least that is the theory. But in New Zealand and Australia, the definition

If you've travelled quite regularly on the London tube, you will probably have experienced the unwritten conversation rule. It has

I just thought of a terrible joke, so please bear with me for a moment as it does sort of lead into what I will eventually try your

The dust is settling on an intense, and at times, bitter local government election in the Bay and now it is time for our new, fresh-faced

The people of Napier are to be congratulated for electing a very good team to guide their city for the next three years. Clearly

Have you noticed how many product safety recalls there have been recently? Food, cars, small appliances and in yesterday's Herald

There will be many election candidates marvelling at how they got elected while others will be pondering what more they could have

One thing about ratepayers is that when they get agitated about a particular issue, they use the next available election to make a

Steve "Shag" Hansen is usually pretty quick to remind any of the Super Rugby franchises about the expected standards of a professional

Voting polls for all districts are now closed and at 11.24am this morning below half of the total residents had cast their vote from

In a few years Aaron Smith has made the All Black halfback spot his own and this season he confirmed that, without doubt, he is the

As a citizen of Napier I believe I have been well informed by contributors to Hawke's Bay Today about the cost-benefits of the Ruataniwha

Regular readers of Hawke's Bay Today will know that a milestone was reached at Hawke's Bay prison on Monday when local MP Craig Foss

Perverse as it may seem, the Hastings District Council, under scrutiny as possibly culpable in the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak