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High and dry: Frustration as rowing regatta forced to pause due to river conditions
Travelling rowers made a mural out of weeds pulled from the river.
The apricot-alypse: 90% of crop lost, fruit stalls sell out in minutes
Supermarket shelves bare, stalls sell out in minutes: "You can barely find anything."
Four-year-old boy now stable after Hastings driveway crash
Youngster improving after driveway incident
Questions remain about precedent-setting alleyway closure in Hastings
It's a crime-riddled 83-metre stretch. But who should get the land when it closes?
Hawke's Bay Māori birthing unit in limbo
One of the recommendations after a review into uplifts was an iwi-centric unit.
Blue skies and yellow fields: Sunflowers in Hawke’s Bay to help Ukrainian children
Under rural Hawke's Bay blue skies, paddocks of 30,000 flowers are now in full yellow.
Napier becomes hip-hop capital as Nelly and stars prepare for festival
Ne-yo, Ja Rule, Bow Wow, Xzibit, Chingy, Pretty Ricky, Mya, Lloyd and Twista are arriving.
Hawke’s Bay targets global innovators
Hastings' economic development manager Lee Neville sees an opportunity.
Craig Cooper: As I realised I could drown, nothing was peaceful
Opinion: The water looked inviting. But not when I was in it.
Pictures: Police ‘pleased’ with behaviour as Hawke’s Bay brings in New Year
A string of big events were staged to bring in the New Year.
Power outage to 400 Hastings properties following New Year’s Eve crash
A man in his 30s who was trapped in the wreckage of his car is now recovering in hospital.
Hawke’s Bay’s summer of swimming uncertainty
Beach swells, unsafe rivers, staff shortages at pools and even an algal bloom.
New Year's Day house fire: Smoke alarms, neighbours help save residents
Occupants praised after working smoke alarms successfully woke them.
Hawke’s Bay Today letters: Parents vent frustration at amp ban in Napier CBD
Plus a call for a higher speed on the Napier-Taupō Rd and a lament for Freemason times.
One person seriously injured in Hastings crash, road reopens
Emergency services have closed the road following a serious crash.
Born into a 'family of achievers', a Hawke’s Bay opera singer's made them proud
'My father had a lovely voice and my mother was a brilliant pianist and that helped.'
The doctor who became the definition of a 'general practitioner'
When experts came up with the term 'general practitioner', they had Tim Bevin in mind.
'I like to be in the background': Mavis Tweedie's mantra for volunteer success
Mavis has volunteered tirelessly for decades for her local pipe band and church.
'When help arrives': The joy of rescuing people in need keeps firefighter of 50 years going
'You can see patients’ faces just change. It's the fact that help is there.'
Top commercial property sales in 2022 - $1.4 billion of deals
Singaporeans and Australians were involved in some of the biggest deals.
Ian MacEwan: A life devoted to addiction services
Ian MacEwan started the addiction services pathway when he was aged in his early 20s.
Kevin Watkins honoured: The Santa driver and float maker of Hastings Council
The man who drives Santa around Hastings' streets is recognised with a NY Honour.
New Year Honour: The Hawke’s Bay woman who helped steer the country through a pandemic
Dr Caroline McElnay has been named a companion of the Queen's Service Order.
Iwi CEO didn’t think Honour was for herself
Surely this is meant for Ngahiwi, Ngāti Kahungunu's CEO thought to herself.
Hastings and Napier notch hottest day of summer
The mercury rose to the highest point it has reached in December.
WWII Spitfire pilot who used the iconic plane to sink German subs dies aged 99
Max Collett was one of just two pilots to sink German midget submarines using a Spitfire.
The debates that will define Hawke’s Bay in 2023
Opinion: Clive's name will come under the spotlight, and might we see a historic wedding?
‘Can’t park there’: Car lodged in awkward spot after Napier crash
The car was still stuck on Friday morning, prompting passers-by to do a double-take.
It ain’t all bad - change, growth and resolutions
You can’t control the uncertainty of markets
Hastings trainer gets Rum to run ragged at Woodville
Patrick Campbell produces a masterstroke.
Seven rescues in a week leave Hawke’s Bay lifesavers wary of New Year beach swim rush
So far the shift from Marine Parade to Ahuriri is paying off.