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Hawke’s Bay win Ranfurly Shield with late converted try
Wellington looked to have sealed it with a try in the 73rd minute.
Magpies win to set up Ranfurly Shield challenge
Win in Southland, Shield challenge next for Hawke's Bay.
Weber steers scratchy Magpies side home in final chance for halfbacks to showcase ABs quality
Hawke's Bay have two RWC squad contenders at No 9 - did either of them do enough?
Virtual reality forklift cadetship lands 37 graduates jobs
Breakthrough Hawke's Bay programme sees 95 per cent of graduates find long-term employment
'We take them for who they are': The business that doesn't do background checks
"My measure of success is watching a man have nothing, and then have everything he can."
'Testing fatigue': Investigation into Covid-19 failures at port
WorkSafe looking into concerns over compliance of non-Napier Port employees on-site.
Redundancies possible as Esk Valley Meats moves
Award-winning sausage maker moving into Onekawa premises of parent company Bay Cusine.
Bay holds its breath as big weekend of events looms
EIT graduation, athletics nationals, Crowded House and international cricket are all on.
Water filters ruled out for Napier's chlorine-free plan
Legal responsibility the sticking point for point-of-use treatment.
$300m road to chlorine-free in Napier 'disheartening', advocate says
Pauline Doyle of the Guardians of the Aquifer group says estimated cost has been inflated.
Six-vehicle HB Expressway pileup prompts petition to remove side barriers
Petition attracts 1000 signatures, but firefighter says barriers are better than nothing.
Anne Frank exhibition opens in Napier
94-year-old Boyd Klap has brought his passion project to Hawke's Bay for the first time.
America's Cup veterans happy to stay home in Napier
Phil and Kylie Jameson are missing their first America's Cup since 1992.
Analyse this: Magpies have dream job on offer
Head performance analyst Stephen VanderPeet is looking to take an intern or two on board.
Sensible Sentencing Trust at 20: 'People will get angry again'
The fall to obscurity has been significant. What would it take for SST to rise again?
'Atmospheric rivers' coincided with Napier floods - research
'Rivers in the sky' didn't trigger Napier flood, but did help cause heavy rainfall.
Can an orchard army of students save fruit-picking season?
If Jacinda Ardern can't solve Hawke's Bay's labour shortage, perhaps students can.
Meatworks mentor: Veteran boner retiring after 50 years
"I'd say to them, take your time, just watch me do half a dozen, have a go."
Dermatologist says Hawke's Bay melanoma rates 'frightening'
"There's so much skin cancer here, it's quite frightening actually."
Woman tested negative, left MIQ - told to self-isolate
Returnee says she was called "irresponsible", and told to get another Covid test.
Screws out of his leg, now podiatrist is ready to be an Ironman
Jackson Clince has battled through surgery after surgery to get to his first full Ironman.
Dillon Boucher's message to kids: Don't try to specialise in sport
The basketball star says playing multiple sports as a teenager helped his career.
Breakers Restaurant building up for sale
The Heretaunga St site has been a Hastings hospitality mainstay for almost 150 years.
Devan Flanders set to star in Super Rugby
It's not the Brad Pitt look he wanted, but Magpie hopes his surgery will help on-field.
Banks closing up shop in isolated district
Combined Kiwibank/Post Shop could be the only in-person banking left in Wairoa by winter.
Beneficiaries in seasonal work set to keep more money
Beneficiaries given greater incentive to work - will it sooth seasonal worker shortage?
Hawke's Bay's fight for food tourism gets Government funding boost
Boosting the region's food and wine rep is hoped to bring visitors for longer periods.
RSE workers arrive in Hawke's Bay
Over 150 RSE workers from Samoa will start picking apples in Hawke's Bay this week.
Boy on mend after stockcar spring hits him in 'freak accident'
Father says he hopes incident won't be used to prevent people enjoying speedway in future.
Big dry? Forecasters say significant rain in Hawke's Bay still weeks away
Don't expect any relieving rain for Hawke's Bay's dry conditions any time soon.
Excellence of fruitgrowers celebrated at awards night
Service to the industry, innovation and graduating horticulture students celebrated.
'Our players tell a very different story' over abandoned cricket game
The pair from a Year 11-13 team have been stood down from all cricket until the hearing.
Abandoned cricket match: CEO's son linked to complaint
The complaint alleges racial, homophobic and sexist slurs were made.
The decision that put a Hawke's Bay boy on the path to the Blues
Zarn Sullivan is a Super Rugby player just five years after leaving Napier for Auckland.
Six60: The night Maraenui's Marlon Gerbes came home
From an annual visit to the A & P Show, to a gig at the same venue in front of 20,000.
Review: Six60 gives Hastings the love it deserves
Hawke's Bay fans were thrilled by the massive concert on Saturday night in Hastings.
Hawke's Bay cricket match abandoned after 'misunderstanding' over racial comment
Year 11-13 cricket match between Napier Tech and Auckland Blue XI called off.
How many state homes the Government will build in Napier and Hastings by 2024
Hastings' mayor has a goal to get 'all whanau out of motels and in their own homes'.
Central Hawke's Bay house prices double in 10 years
The average asking price in the district is now $545,967.
Record new home consents, but Hawke's Bay's housing crisis won't end soon
Builders say difficulties in finding labour and supplies are delaying much-needed homes.
Hawke's Bay jazz singer helps snakebitten Bethune
Larisa Kellett was a communications hub for the environmentalist while he was in hospital.
Fatal Hawke's Bay quad bike crash latest in 'devastating' trend
Farming leader laments "more than our fair share" of fatal rural accidents.
Joiner bikes to work - like he did 50 years ago
Donald Alexander of Onekawa has no plans to retire from joinery anytime soon either.
What books were we checking out of the library in 2020
Blue Moon by Lee Child was the most borrowed library book in Hawke's Bay in 2020.
'Biggest meeting Speedway NZ has ever held': Meeanee prepares for a stockcar storm
A record field is coming to town for the New Zealand Stockcar Championship this weekend.
'Definitely worthwhile': The house buying offer tactic that's saving some Kiwis thousands
"In a heated market, desperate buyers will resort to desperate measures."
Iconic attraction closing for good unless 'saviour' comes forward
Owner John Burt was diagnosed with stage three cancer in October 2020.
The Aunty whose garden transformed a Hastings marae
Arohanui Lawrence still spends five hours a morning gardening.
Police up presence for New Year's Eve
More police to patrol Hawke's Bay after last year's disturbance at Waimarama.
Demolition marks new beginning for Wesley Methodist Church in Hastings
New home for Hastings' Methodists hoped to be built by the end of next year.
Council chair says Māori are right to push for more control of freshwater
Rex Graham says Ngāi Tahu claim makes sense given historical freshwater failings.
Fixing Napier's McLean Park sunstrike problem not cheap
Tim Southee says players "kinda almost expect" delays at McLean Park
Why the Napier flood has turned hundreds of modern cars into write-offs
If you took a new-model car out at the height of flood, it could be a ticking time bomb.
Could cruise ships return to Napier next year?
Napier Port says it would mull a "number of factors" when cruises are allowed back.
Taekwon-Do champ credits success to club's family atmosphere
Cody Milne was named the national Taekwon-Do Senior Sportsperson of the Year.