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Note to tooth fairy pays off
My troublesome tooth gave up halfway through the extraction process and broke apart.

Politics, fireworks and pranks
The Ngāti Kahungunu Matariki fireworks display was spectacular.

The family who drove 600km for a daycation in Hawke's Bay
Global policies are one thing but what happened to local solutions?

Local artists make unique contribution as NZ's storytellers
Adsett taught art to many generations of New Zealand kids and their teachers.

Tough life on back block
Subcontractors who worked on the remote house were far from keen to stay overnight.

The cost of short-sighted investing
Sticking to a long-term plan can be one way to offset the stresses of volatility

National party under pressure after Covid leak
COMMENT: National leader Muller's mild response to the leak fiasco was surprising.

Bruce Bisset: The daggers are out - who wields them well and badly?
The Minister for Throwing Money Around, Shane Jones, is a more artful dodger

We don't know how lucky we are
The loss of sport to Kiwi way of life could have profound implications.

Comment: Pre-retirement can be a vulnerable time - make sure you have adviser
If things change, make sure your adviser knows

Bruce Bisset: Climate change waits for no one
COMMENT: The council has decided to allow double the application of nitrogen.

For the perfect kiss try practice lips
It is aimed at girls because there is an illustration of a kiss-blowing girl

I've run out of outrage room
Normally my heart would have sunk at the site of an air crusted sausage roll

Red card for rugby spitters
Patience is a virtue and in the end will help us all to recover

Meat works: MTG plans freezing works exhibition
Call for more personal material relating to Whakatu and Tomoana freezing works closures.

Canny View: It's near impossible to be right twice
US, Aussie and NZ markets are nearly back to where they were at the start of 2020

You can't predict the result of any election
Trump appears to be already lining up excuses for defeat

Bruce Bisset: Time to restore some Covid-19 sanity
COMMENT: Check the facts, and keep some balance, writes Bruce Bissett.

When warm is really cold
Confusion definitely appears to be rife in the matter of temperature-related adjectives.

Lazy dumpers make me mad
Singapore Airlines is planning to bring three flights a week from Dubai to Auckland.

Opinion: Interest strong for summer FAWC! after winter events cancelled
Value of food and wine to the Hawke's Bay region cannot be overstated.

Talking Point: Here's what's happening in Hastings as we recover
Hastings is a happening place ....

Historic Hawke's Bay: Chinese treatment has thankfully improved
Hawke's Bay, like many NZ regions, has a history of poor treatment of Chinese immigrants.

Stuart Nash: Have jobs, get ready to shovel
Stuart Nash: Here in Hawke's Bay there are plenty of good shovel-ready projects.

Canny View: Living off dividends in retirement is 'uncertain strategy'
The coronavirus is taking a toll on dividends.

Racing: CD gallops to return next Thursday
Gallops racing is set to resume in the Central Districts

Bruce Bisset: Better talk fast, Pākehā
Patience surrounding our view of colonialism has run out, suggests Bruce Bisset

Opinion: Level 1 - kick up your heel (just the one)
Kick up your heels, but maybe not both at the same time, says Wyn Drabble