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Wyn Drabble: Is insurance a thing of the past?

OPINION: 'Probably the worst sort of insurance I have had is car breakdown insurance.'

Fallen Anzacs lie in the soil of ‘friendly country’: Te Hira Henderson

OPINION: Wish for Anzac heroes to tread sacred pathway.

Mayor writes about Napier's tough choices

OPINION: 'Unfortunately, Napier, we can’t have it both ways.'

Henry Bates a soldier, artist and Māori interpreter: Michael Fowler

OPINION: Tanenuirangi Pā was one of Bates' first paintings in Hawke's Bay.

Enigmatic mare Karman Line triumphs before pending sale: John Jenkins

OPINION: The six-year-old mare recorded her first success in almost 12 months.

Farewell to kuia and artist Robyn Kahukiwa: Te Hira Henderson

OPINION: Known for her striking artwork, Kahukiwa painted protest art in the early 70s.

Market patience - an Easter lesson for investors: Nick Stewart 

OPINION: Major financial decisions made from emotional positions rarely end well. 

Wyn Drabble: Let’s copy Trump and redesign a new tax system

OPINION: New Zealand is already beginning to feel greater - I think. 

Nick Stewart: Tariffs and markets - what history tells us

OPINION: What do tariffs mean for KiwiSaver, investments and the broader economy?

Tricks of the marketing trade - how the netting around fruit manipulates you to buy it

OPINION: Have you heard of the Munker-White Illusion? You have now.

Little Black Dress set to fashion race record: John Jenkins

OPINION: The Snitzel filly is prepared by Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh.

The simple path to financial freedom: Nick Stewart

OPINION: One principle stands resolute: Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS).

Spotlight on trailblazing women of Hawke’s Bay: Laura Vodanovich

OPINION: Historically wāhine were rarely written into the history books.

Forget AI – meet Synonym Superman: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: 'From now you can forget artificial intelligence.'

Innovation at MTG blends culture with interactive learning

OPINION: Five Films For Freedom screens LGBTGIA+ shorts from four countries.

Opinion: The hidden risks of delaying your estate planning

OPINION: Don’t wait for tomorrow to plan for what tomorrow brings, start today.

Colourful Captain Maurice Bower was ‘Napier’s high-salaried town clerk': Michael Fowler

OPINION: Captain Maurice Bower would prove to be Napier's most long-serving town clerk.

School lunches are in fairyland: Wyn Drabble

OPINION: New, improved school-lunch system has been a debacle with countless failures.