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‘An absolute privilege’: Defence Force photographer gets her Gallipoli shot
Sergeant Williams gets the chance to walk in Major General Russell's footsteps.
Visitors challenge Eileen Mary residents to indoor bowls
20 visitors came to play indoor bowls against local residents.
Gone in six seconds: Injured footballers on long road back to fitness
A sportsman who suffered a horror knee injury six seconds into a match opens up.
Glenys has The Square in her strumming
The 81-year-old gets tired easily, but this isn’t a tale of woe but of having a go.
Ruahine School Colour Run delights on many levels
The run is an alternative fundraiser to the traditional gala.
'Thought the boat would turn around': The 18-year-old conscripted to occupy nuclear-bombed Japan
'Everything the bomb touched had died and there was hardly anything left standing.'
Police making inquiries into assault in Hastings CBD
A man was seriously injured Tuesday evening after an assault with a weapon.
Tom Husband WW2 Jay Force veteran
Reporter Maddisyn Jeffares talks to WW2 Jay Force veteran Tom Husband about his time in Japan.
‘Bloody crucified’: Parents of toddler lost in Cyclone Gabrielle angry at flawed warning system
'Someone just had to push a button once and we would still have our baby girl.'
'Big deal for rural NZ': More than year after flood, country’s largest wool cleaning plant re-opens near Napier
Seventy sparkies helped get the factory re-opened at the height of the rebuild.
Close vote in extension of TDC long-term plan
Discussion over extending the deadline for the Long-term Plan was divided.
'Best practice': Hastings mayor stands by noise restrictions after closure of bar's outdoor stage
The 50-decibel limit has been called into question, but similar policies exist around NZ.
Denis O’Reilly: My select committee submission on the Gang Legislation Amendment Bill
OPINION: Lifetime gang member Denis O'Reilly speaks to the parliamentary committee.
Hawke's Bay's 'Captain Tom' to tackle 100km in 100th year
'Hammie' not afraid of stepping out for the cause.
'I sat down and made a personal commitment': Dealing with disaster
Tessa Appleby's resilient nature saw her get through the cyclone and thrive as a leader.
'Abandoned' during a cyclone: NZ needs to develop new warning system for disasters, inquiry finds
'The sense that warnings were insufficient has undermined public confidence.'
Cyclones, Auckland deluge inquiry exposes how vulnerable NZ is to severe weather events
It's prompted the Government to scrap a bill aimed at improving emergency management.
The data debate: Have children’s teeth really improved in a city where fluoride was removed?
An expert says an anti-fluoride campaigner's use of Health NZ stats is 'misleading'.
Trev Terry Marine receivership: Two major banks among creditors owed $16.6m
The family-owned boat company collapsed under excessive debt, receivers say.
Mother ‘totally shattered’ after son beaten to death by Mongrel Mob associates
Police thank people who provided information as gang associates are sent to jail.
More than 30 Anzac Day services in Hawke's Bay
The day starts with dawn parades and continues with civic and church services.
'It is no more': Outdoor music venue mothballed after noise complaint from new hotel
The hotel doesn't want the stage to be shut but the bar owner says he now has no choice.
Florist business blooming as it celebrates 10 years
The owner of Napier florist beauKayes loves to make someone's day with flowers.
Red Poll herds impress congress delegates
Delegates visiting New Zealand got a look at a Papatawa farm.
National Youth Drama School: 'It could only happen in Hawke’s Bay'
The week-long intensive programme encourages kids down a creative path.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Students representing NZ win international robotics award
The New Zealand Blackbots won the Rising Star Award at the Robotics World Champs.
Half of cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay properties now bought out or close to it
Across Hastings and Napier, 167 properties are in Category 3 and eligible for a buyout.
Railcar enthusiast’s passion for restoring pieces of New Zealand’s history
Pahiatua Railcar Society was formed in 1992.
Thousands enjoy Sikh parade, Sri Lankan New Year celebrated in Hastings
Two separate communities, two big events on the same day in Hastings.
Buck Mackay retires as Dannevirke Rugby Park’s long-serving groundsman
After 50 years serving rugby Buck Mackay retires
Coin could be from Boer War - mystery find intrigues resident
Was the coin from the Boer War?