Louise Gould
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Time for Tokyo: Meet Hawke's Bay's likely Olympians
Seven Hawke's Bay athletes are confirmed for Tokyo, with a few additions possible.
Hospitality in crisis as students choose trades instead
Hawke's Bay's hospitality scene is booming, with fears current staff will suffer burnout.
Havelock North officially a million dollar suburb, as one house sells for $4.45m
Havelock North's desirability puts its median average house price at over a million.
Hurricanes happy in Hawke's Bay
The Hurricanes take on the Western Force in Napier - a place where they always perform.
Lawyer's cancer warning to 'invincible' youngsters
"Everyone thinks at 29 you're invincible and there's no way cancer's going to affect you."
'Rent for the rest of my life?': First-homers struggle to buy
First-home buyers in Hawke's Bay are being left behind as property market moves on.
Watch: Air NZ passenger removed from flight after refusing to wear mask
"We had to return to the terminal and get security on board to remove her."
Blind man fends off intruders with his walking cane
"I wasn't going to put up with someone trying to get into my home."
Watch: School's sign language song for boy with Down syndrome
Don't worry, about a thing, said more than 1000 little hands.
'Roaring up': Neighbours grab hose, furniture as fire engulfs Hastings house
Diane Edwards said it was the least she could do for a member of her community.
Matua and whaea victory: Ministry declares all teachers can choose te reo classroom titles
Change in tune comes on back of a campaign started by two Hawke's Bay student teachers.
Marking Anzac Day in Hawke's Bay
Thousands gathered side by side in Hawke's Bay to remember Anzac Day and all soldiers.
A pregnancy, a wartime call-up and a love letter thrown from the train
Hawke's Bay's Isabella Anderton said goodbye to her serviceman husband six times.
Hastings councillor makes the most of Transtasman bubble opening
The first Hawke's Bay locals grabbed their passports and flew to Australia today
Getting into the spirit - Young Hawke's Bay man selling the country's best gins and vodkas online
"I ended up trading the domain for that name for a case of wine."
Water spout forms off Napier coast as city drenched
A water spout has formed off the coast of Napier.
Watch: Great white shark spotted off Hawke's Bay coast
A large marine animal you don't expect to see at Easter spotted off Waipatiki coast.
Napier MP at odds with city's mayor over gang issues
Napier MP and mayor in disagreement over public's safety in Napier and gang violence.
'Affects all of us': Dozens of women report sexual assaults in Hawke's Bay every year
"Our women still have a fundamental right to safely walk home at night."
Disabled tenant faces eviction from his Kāinga Ora home
The house occupied by Bronwyn Edwards' son was supposed to have been vacated on Friday.
Te reo titles 'can be safely used' in schools
Kaumātua says simple solution is to allow teachers to use te reo titles if they want to.
Hawke's Bay property prices still going up and up
Property prices in Hawke's Bay have increased by $2400 between January and February.
'Torn us apart': Māori student teachers open up about 'whaea' and 'matua' row
Both teachers say they were given an ultimatum - be called Mr and Miss, or leave.
'It's a beautiful part of the country': Ardern hints at wedding location
PM drops hint that a Hawke's Bay wedding might be on the cards after Mahia engagement.
Costing oodles: Caution urged as poodle-cross prices go through the woof
A Hawke's Bay puppy was listed on Trade Me this week with a $5500 price tag - and sold.
More than $100k income, can't buy a home - Hawke's Bay family's years of struggle
Could you save $75k in five years? That's what the average house deposit has increased by.
Wairoa council's strict new booze ban
Special liquor licences can no longer be granted for events like school fairs.
HOY returns bigger and better - so long as NZ stays at level 1
Hastings' Horse of the Year is set to go ahead with the country in alert level 1.
50 years of melodies with Basil Brooker's Linden Singers
Basil's wife told him to "stop moaning, start your own choir". He never looked back.
Huge demand for coastal Hawke's Bay property
New alternatives for those who can't buy into the Waimarama beach market on CHB coast.
In need of a cut: Finance man to chop locks for charity
Chris Comber hasn't cut his hair since New Zealand's first Covid-19 lockdown.
Kiwi chicks hatching by the dozens in Hawke's Bay this summer
Kiwi hatching season looks promising mid-way with more than 30 chicks hatched.
Thieves steal $10,000 worth of tools from builder's work truck
Former rugby player bemoans lack of insurance after tools theft.
Hundreds in Hawke's Bay jump off benefits and into fruit picking
The rush for work among the Bay's unemployed has "exceeded government targets".
Rare Holden for sale for $550,000, with no warrant
The owner bought it for $190,000 in 2017. Now they want $360,000 more.
Napier's Trainworld reaches the end of its line, but there is hope on the tracks
Trainworld closed its doors in Napier on Monday, but there could be a buyer in the wings.
Hawke's Bay Hawkeyes fail to retain SuperStock title after qualifying win disallowed
Victory over the Auckland Allstars was taken off them in the final race of opening night.
Napier-based artist paints vast wall mural on Auckland's NZ Maritime Museum
Cinzah Merkens paints one of New Zealand's largest wall murals in Auckland's Viaduct.
Free school lunches hit the mark with kids and teachers
"We've heard from parents it's changing their eating habits at home for the better."
Hastings artist's face masks a big hit here and abroad
"I made one just to put on social media – a lot of people really gravitated towards it."
Residents of town named after 'unstable sociopath' could ask for name change
Clive's name 'could be changed' according to a local historian, if residents call for it.
Snap survey shows how few HB people use Covid tracer app
Just seven of a sample of 100 people entering Countdown in Hastings signed in.
Just a man and his sheep
Toots and Lily aren't looking for fame, but the duo are becoming Bay icons.