Latest from HBT - Opinion

Advent calendar fill of Christmas cheer
Gobsmacked by the statement from former Pakistani test bowler Shoaib Akhtar.

Historic Hawke's Bay: Fire destroys beautiful building
The National Bank's origins date to 1872 and its stately Hastings building opened in 1916.

Opinion: Let's help Hawke's Bay businesses leap digital divide
Small business owners and managers are at risk of digital exclusion, says Dr Emre Erturk.

A landslide election can easily shift into reverse
All party leaders have a valuable lesson to learn from this year's election.

Going slightly green over eating my veg
To get out there and produce one's own just feels kind of special.

Cray brings back memories of good days
Fish and chips, from newspaper, can have a similar effect.

Stored water vital for our region
We can't keep arrogantly deciding our ratepayer has an endless supply of funds.

Term deposits are falling out of fashion
Does being popular make term deposits a worthwhile investment today?

Talented team weaves own magic to win award
The next exhibition will focus on the closure of freezing works, and the scars they left

I think I might be going quakers
I walked outside to do something, as one does, and I heard the arriving guests.

Talking Point: Lament of the Cornwall Park Playcentre
Oliver Styles laments the 2021 demise of the Cornwall Park Playcentre

Someone has to come last
If there's a lolly scramble, the kids who get lots must share them.

Flooding a sign of things to come - we must act
We have a responsibility as a local authority to show leadership on climate change.

Support for Ardern turned HB red
I have repeatedly encountered people who supported the Labour Party for the first time

The slippery slope of borrowing money
RBNZ's ownership of the nation's outstanding fixed-term debt has risen

Thunderpark: The need for speed
He retired from racing in 1993, but not from speed and adventure.

This community can hold its head high
The word Diwali literally means "row of lights"

US Election – the five-day saga
Two red cards and two yellow cards issued in fourth rugby test.

Please stay home nosy parkers
Hawke's Bay's community spirit will come to the fore after Napier flooding.

Strategy to protect coast in full swing
The panels identified 100-year pathways for each section along the coast

Wellington will be gunning for the shield
Hawke's Bay players have been disadvantaged come selection time,

Former mayor was a fixer with vision
It was his visit to Santa Barbara that inspired Jeremy Dwyer

Lucky escape for passengers as train topples
Collision with cattle caused engine to topple south of Matamau.