First up, take a bow Sir Gordon Tietjens for doing the right thing in stepping down as New Zealand sevens coach. Your achievements

Like most people in Hawke's Bay I feel very sorry about what's happened in Havelock North. However, the longer it takes for authorities

I ask Jim Ramsay, patron of our Flaxmere Boxing Academy, how he feels our Boxing Academy is progressing. Jim, aged 69 years with

The triennial billboard exhibition is upon us. Not that you needed reminding - or an invitation. We have little choice but to view

Is a sound a noise? Well yes, it is ... but then it isn't. During my school daze I often heard it said that we were to sit quietly

It is not too long to go to the local government elections and before you know it, you will have received your voting papers. Voting

When I was growing up learning to swim was a very important part of a child's development. Every school had a pool and l, like many

The Hastings and Havelock North communities remain frustrated and angry at the way they have been treated by those who are responsible

The new food laws seem way over the top to me. The way we are heading there will be no such thing as farmers' markets or food stalls

If ever there was a time to champion and lead the way to protect New Zealand's fresh water, Havelock North and Hastings has it right

IT'S THE Local Authority Election season and I hope that given the contaminated water disaster in Havelock North, local voters will

THERE'S a certain glamour and prestige to photographing weddings. They are beautiful, big budget and brimful of the hope and optimism

The Ruataniwha dam will be the defining issue for the current Hawke's Bay Regional Council (HBRC) elections, along with the associated

Those concerned about political interference in our justice system gained some relief this week with two great results demonstrating

Early this week there was a little light at the end of the tunnel for Havelock North residents. It seemed the water-boil notice was

'Coast preservation impacts us all', the headline for Tony Jeffery's talking point is right on the mark. Tony's article talks mainly

Before last Thursday's non-transparent, behind-closed-doors council meeting, I wrote to Hastings District Council to suggest it should

Sometimes expressions morph but the results are not always favourable. There is a perfectly good expression which has evolved into

During the year of 2011 the Healthy Populations team for the Hawke's Bay District Health Board at that time developed their Strategic

If you haven't seen the CCTV footage of the father and son owners of Te Awa Dairy defending themselves when armed robbers enter their

The past fortnight has been very challenging for people in Havelock North. A biological bug that cannot be seen, or noticed by any

There were celebrations down south the other day. A long way down south ... about 3750km down south. Now if you were to travel 3750km

Even dog lovers will have been surprised by the decision of Judge Tony Adeane to spare the life of a dog that "degloved" a woman

A crisis always seems to bring out the best and the worst in us all. Hawke's Bay's reaction to the water contamination situation did

For the second time, my Facebook account has been hacked. On Friday evening I started getting messages from my Facebook friends telling

The elections will soon be upon us and I am getting a sense that the electorate in Hawke's Bay is gearing up to make a significant

Wairoa Police officer Johnny Yuile found himself on the wrong end of a public towelling this week. The proud father shared photos

There have been calls for Hastings District Council candidates to share their view on the water crisis and how they might address

There's a farmer up the Tukituki valley, who by virtue of an historic anomaly happens to own part of the riverbed. His cattle wander

Just when we thought the Havelock North gastro crisis could not get any worse, the Hawke's Bay Regional Council begins an investigation