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Middle NZ: Time to save the daylight all year round
Why do we need to plunge ourselves into dark evenings?
Local Focus: Lifesaving lessons for Eskdale School
Students from Eskdale School enjoy free water safety lessons outside the classroom.
Generous family giving away six tickets to Rod Stewart’s Napier concert
A generous Auckland family wants to gift the tickets to people hit hard by the cyclone.
Questions raised about the future of Napier’s Carnell St ‘star flats’
The Kainga Ora properties are set to be demolished, but residents want to know why.
Ariki Rigby homicide: Teen's hands, feet were severed
Graphic content warning: slain teenager's sister describes chilling details.
'Joy our region needs': Free show takes audience on heart-warming adventure
The show follows a worm on its adventure to rescue its mother.
Iwi-owned Takitimu Seafoods to close
Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business is shutting down, affecting 33 staff.
Bosom buddies to paddle abreast with the best
HB Bosom Buddies will be joining other paddlers for the world champs in Karapiro
$620m east-west highway delayed to mid-2025
Unexpected challenges stall major project.
A star-studded whodunnit full of twists and turns
Play has the perfect recipe for uproarious fun and hysterical happenings
Goldilocks panto gets it just right
Tale of a beautiful heroine and three lovable bears updated to include a villain
The Hits: Thank goodness for dogs and kind strangers.
Walking the dog and meeting people is one of the best forms of counselling.
The Napier suburbs losing power for up to an hour on Tuesday night
Hundreds of properties will lose electricity during the maintenance work.
Central Hawke's Bay Mayoral Relief Fund helps support those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle
Applications for assistance are still open and the fund is still accepting donations.
Māori King visits cyclone-affected Hawke’s Bay
Kīngitanga offers support on a visit to Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.
Anaru Bartlett named as a Home Ground Hero
Local Hastings man named Bunnings and Touch NZ Home Ground Hero.
Beautifully evocative Italian tale my book of the year so far
Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith.
Stuart Nash to retire from politics at election after sacking and scandals
The Labour politician will not contest his Napier seat in October's election.
Injured tramper’s lucky rescue two days walk from park exit in Hawke’s Bay
Liz Wightwick was left nearly unable to walk after a fall, two days from anywhere.
NZ Defence Force's staff shortage affected Cyclone Gabrielle response
Ongoing, critical staff shortages narrowed NZDF's work during the cyclone.
Dr Nic Peet announced as new chief executive for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
Peet will assume the role early to mid-July.
Family photos swept away in floods have been found but whose are they?
A photo album swept from someone's home by floodwaters has been found under mud and silt.
Appeal to Environment Court over new Hawke's Bay film studio
Parkhill Road resident Andrew Caseley, a former HBRC chief executive, has appealed.
Small rent rise ahead for Trust House tenants
The 180 tenants affected will be receiving letters notifying them of the increase.
Dannevirke aged care centre to expand
Demand for more retirement villas has prompted expansion plans.
Weather ‘uncertain’ for the Bay’s big Easter weekend
Scattered showers may hit the Bay this Easter, but MetService says this could change.
Taikura Rudolf Steiner School in Hastings opens new whare
After three years of disruptions, the new whare is ready to welcome the school community.
Groove metal band Realthentic is playing a cyclone relief fundraising concert Easter Saturday night
Groove metal band Realthentic is playing a cyclone relief fundraiser at the Cabana
Expectant mum wins major woolhandling title
The woolhandler triumphed on Saturday night at 27 weeks pregnant.
Why sharing photos of destroyed parts of Hawke's Bay is hurting the rest of us
There is a skewed national perception of what life is like in Hawke’s Bay right now.
‘Is this article still available?': How I responded to the scammers on Marketplace
These were fine barstools, but couriering them half a world away seemed a little odd.
We’re open for business: Hawke’s Bay Tourism boss’ message for Easter visitors
More than 85 per cent of visitor businesses in Hawke's Bay open and operating as usual.