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More to Hawke’s Bay rivers than ‘just breathing’: Garth Eyles

Opinion: 'For nigh on 50 years nothing has been done to protect the ranges from erosion.'

Racing: Debut win for Hastings-trained Everending

Opinion: The 3-year-old showed a touch of class, coming from near last on the home turn.

John Jenkins: Blinkers and class drop prove a winner for Lohnagan

OPINION: Hastings-trained Lohnagan turned around some ordinary form in no uncertain terms.

Opinion: Christmas, Jesus and his cousin John - why it still matters

OPINION: The Xmas story also recalls another birth, John. This is why it matters to me.

Inspiration for Napier’s Tom Parker Fountain revealed: Michael Fowler

Opinion: Fountain gift greatly received by the Napier Borough Council.

John Jenkins: Big changes needed for Hawkes Bay Racing’s viability

OPINION: No further racing until the track is renovated.

Gail Pope: Journey to Ōtūkapuarangi: A letter from 1886

OPINION: An unidentified woman vividly described her trip to the Pink and White Terraces.

Goodbye from Hastings Leader and Napier Courier editor

Letter from the Hastings Leader and Napier Courier Editor: Thank you and Goodbye.

Kieran McAnulty: District's community spirit alive and well

OPINION: Tararua community was united in its opposition to road toll.

Ratepayers wanted us to focus on our core functions

Opinion: Shifting limited resources onto our core functions reflects what ratepayers want.

Michael Fowler: Fantasyland Greater Hastings ‘greatest creation’

OPINION: 'Glorious inactivity' was a spark to greater things in Hastings.

John Jenkins: Re-cambering work to get racing back on Hastings track

OPINION: Hawke’s Bay Racing can resume racing by re-cambering the track.

Mei Whaitiri a loved kuia, friend and Pania of the Reef model: Te Hira Henderson

Opinion: Mei's collective of tribes merged, making her complete and well-loved.

Seeing a doctor – then and now: Wyn Drabble

Opinion: The personal touch has gone, as it has from so many areas.

Ahuriri Pharmacist has ways to lower your end of year stress levels

The pharmacy shares advice on how to manage stress in the lead-up to the holidays.

Exhibit celebrates 40th anniversary of Art Deco Trust: Gail Pope

Reconstruction occurred in a climate of remarkable co-operation among architects.

David Colville: Emotive arguments shouldn’t stop 600 much-needed homes being built in Napier

OPINION: Regional Council’s decision not to support Riverbend homes not based on evidence.

Interesting fact - the world’s oldest toy is a stick: Wyn Drabble

'I often time-travel to times of favourite humour.'