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![Black Sticks pip Team USA for final berth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Black Sticks pip Team USA for final berth
USA had nothing to lose but for the Black Sticks women it was win or kiss cup good bye
![Mike Williams: There is only one Winston](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Mike Williams: There is only one Winston
Very few politicians get to be known by only one name.
![Final-bound Japan make defence look sexy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Final-bound Japan make defence look sexy
It was do-or-die for Japan against the Hockeyroos today in Hastings. They did do it.
![All you need to know about today's Mission Concert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
All you need to know about today's Mission Concert
The gates of Mission Estate Winery are open and crowds are arriving for Mission Concert.
![Flooded sewage system closes Napier kindergarten](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Flooded sewage system closes Napier kindergarten
A Napier kindy was closed this week, after flooding left its toilets inoperable.
![Marcus Agnew: Hockey highlights imbalance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Marcus Agnew: Hockey highlights imbalance
Time to correct the imbalances in coverage of female sport
![Easter trading a boost economy - supporters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Easter trading a boost economy - supporters
Despite split public opinion, proponents say Easter trading will be a benefit for Napier.
![Final design for Hastings chapel and crematorium nearly complete](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Final design for Hastings chapel and crematorium nearly complete
Construction on the Hawke's Bay chapel and crematorium is expected to begin in May or June
![Road of fatal cyclist crash earmarked for cycleway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Road of fatal cyclist crash earmarked for cycleway
A 54-year-old cyclist was killed after a collision with a truck on Thursday night.
![Easter Sunday retail fix "positive"](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Easter Sunday retail fix "positive"
Shoppers will get an Easter Sunday retail fix for the first time this year
![Repeat offender pens bribe to avoid prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Repeat offender pens bribe to avoid prison
A man of many aliases, Jordan Young, appeared in the Napier District Court yesterday.
![Easter trading fines won't stop stores opening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Easter trading fines won't stop stores opening
Several stores in the Bay choose to be open on Easter Sunday.
![Clifton cricket ground designer wins national award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Clifton cricket ground designer wins national award
Community cricket pitch landscape architect Willie Murphy has picked up a national award.
![Family First start Easter campaign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Family First start Easter campaign
Family First have started a campaign against trading on Easter Sunday.
![Easter Sunday traders keen to open](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Easter Sunday traders keen to open
Changes to Napier's Easter Sunday trading rules will see new retailers come aboard.
![Stage set for Dixie Chicks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Stage set for Dixie Chicks
The Mission Concert looks set to shine with the disappearance of the rain.
![US import centre Hawks' focal point](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
US import centre Hawks' focal point
Will US import centre Amir Williams be Hawks' point of difference in breaking spell?
![Rugby league: Chairman leads from the coalface](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rugby league: Chairman leads from the coalface
Te Ahu's appearance could be a national first
![Rovers rolling with punches in Central League](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rovers rolling with punches in Central League
Rovers undergoing overhaul under the bonnet of Central League vehicle of success
![Swim medals reinforce teen's resolve](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Swim medals reinforce teen's resolve
Water-loving Sarah-Kate Birkett is making the best of two worlds - swimming, triathlon
![Sticks coaches trade places for different perspective](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sticks coaches trade places for different perspective
Mark Hager, Sean Dancer trade places for different perspective on Black Sticks women
![Removal order likely for Trinity Hill investor after US fraud](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Removal order likely for Trinity Hill investor after US fraud
No impact on Trinity Hill expected as a result of investor's fraud rap in the US
![Nathan Guy: Farming is the backbone of our economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Nathan Guy: Farming is the backbone of our economy
I understand your frustration and I feel it too, writes Nathan Guy.