Environmental standards set by local government vary so widely from place to place you'd think the science underpinning the rules in one locale was completely different to the other.

On the back of a stunningly successful Tremains Art Deco Weekend, things are looking very good for the next big event on the Hawke's Bay calendar.

What I love (not!) about climate change deniers is how they cherry-pick data in a very superficial way and then overstate their misinterpretation of it, writes Bruce Bisset.

This weekend is huge for Hawke's Bay, writes Linda Hall.

Three National Party candidates will battle it out for the right to square off against Labour's Stuart Nash and others, writes Andrew Austin.

Anyone doubting the Ruataniwha water storage scheme is a fait accompli, writes Bruce Bisset.

There is a rather startling image on the front page of today's paper, writes Corey Charlton.