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Tihei: Gastric sleeve surgery ‘best gift to myself’
Tracey Rangihuna has struggled with her weight for the last 30 years.
Tihei: Iwi reports on its year - looking back, looking forward
Ngāti Kahungunu's AGM Whānau Day at Splash Planet was a fantastic day to come together.
90-year-old visitor relives memories of her time in Pahiatua camp
Kamila Kozimor was one of more than 700 Polish children brought to New Zealand in 1944.
It could be a dry summer for the Pahiatua Swim Club's learn to swim programme
Volunteers are needed for the Pahīatua Swim Club.
Tihei: Iwi farewells director of te reo, tikanga and mātauranga
'I was asked not to disclose the information, but it was hard to contain it'
Two dead in crashes - one in slip near Wairoa, one near Dannevirke
Civil Defence and emergency services were on alert in Wairoa.
The Wairoa River - when the mouth opened, it all went
Police knocked on doors to wake families to alert them to the dangers of the rising river.
Flaxmere College rebuild now officially open
The kura celebrates the new dedicated and shared learning spaces.
Car hits slip: One dead after serious crash on SH2 south of Wairoa
A person has died after a car collided with a slip in very wet northern Hawke's Bay.
Wairoa River levels peak after heavy rainfall in Hawke's Bay
Residents in Te Karaka are being asked to evacuate as the Waipaoa River rises.
Dannevirke Community Board celebrates success but asks questions
Community Board quizzes council.
Crash updates: One dead after second weekend crash near Dannevirke
One person has died in a second serious crash in the area in less than 12 hours.
Police want you to make good decisions this festive season
Police deal with a range of issues over the silly season.
Student receives top award from Massey University's School of Agriculture and Environment
Alyssa Hayes has been studying agribusiness through distance learning.
Book about chickens a feather in the cap for debut author
A Hawke’s Bay debut author’s advice is “to make sure you have talented friends”.
Book a goldmine for researchers
During the 1870s hundreds of immigrants set sail from England to Aotearoa
Have your say on our housing problem
OPINION: We must think hard and fast about how to accommodate more people.
The Napier boxing club fighting through grief for a better future
For Taka Burton, a victory is as simple as telling someone they're loved.
Splash Planet sell-out: Could at-capacity days become the norm for revitalised Hastings icon?
The capacity is 3000 and already there's a day that's fully booked.
Mystery of the mural: Mayor fumes after library artwork sold at auction for $97,000
Council called in lawyer to try to stop the sale of an artwork that disappeared for years.
Murder at the Racecourse Hotel: Can a 90-year-old cold case be solved today?
Inspector clears up detective grandfather's unsolved cases.
The biggest concessions Luxon made to get three-party coalition over the line
A $1.2 billion fund, foreign buyer plans scrapped - what Luxon has to compromise on.
Notorious gang member faces lengthy prison sentence after violent assault on elderly man
Mobster Puk Kireka kidnapped partner and attacked good samaritan.
Hastings parks reach global standards
District ready for summer events as green spaces gain recognition.
Fresh warning for salty delicacy
Many factors, including flooding, could spark 'dangerous' toxicity.
The law changes looming from new Govt; Peters, Seymour to split Deputy PM
Unorthodox Deputy PM jobshare, 20 Cabinet roles include three each from NZ First, Act.
Places of worship targeted by threats; 70+ 'concerning emails' made
Police believe the threats are coming from the same source.
Hawke's Bay, what are you doing with your $240 power payment?
'We don’t want anyone to miss out on the $240 they are entitled to.'
No Hawke’s Bay ministers, cyclone recovery portfolio tweaked
A Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery has been named, but no cyclone minister.