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Candles and Santa coming to Pukehou Church
Candles will be provided, and there will be a shared supper afterwards.
Break-in upsets Shires owners
Shires Fruit & Vege Market owners gutted after donation box stolen in break-in.
Waiapu Cathedral tower out of bounds after new earthquake assessment
Board investigating risks of cathedral remaining open after new risk report.
Schoolboy raped sleepy, intoxicated classmate at alcohol-fuelled party
Jack Prenter took advantage of a teenage girl severely effected by alcohol.
Napier misses out on FIFA women’s cup teams hosting
Five teams liked the look of Napier as a base for their teams. But none are coming.
Shield challenge possible for the Magpies
No game against Canterbury, away games against Wellington and Auckland.
‘Human rights abuses’: Hawke’s Bay leaders react to damning RSE report
The report has highlighted serious gaps in the system in need of improvement.
Central Hawke’s Bay Police officers awarded for service
Eastern District Commander Jeanette Park and Area Commander Lincoln Sycamore attended.
Covid strikes down NZ Post staff in Napier at busiest time of year
Staff at NZ Post in Napier working "extremely hard" to cover staff shortages due to Covid.
Karamu High school celebrates the end of the school year with a special assembly
Karamu High senior students celebrated for academic, sporting, and cultural achievements.
More than 1000 Santa sacks delivered for Christmas Cheer
With the increased cost of living, money is tighter than ever.
Secondary school goldmine: Nine national titles for Hawke’s Bay athletes
The track and field championships were held over the weekend in Inglewood.
Queues for pop-up cave right on cue
Visitors from as far away as Napier popped in to Dannevirke for the pop-up Fantasy Cave.
Ink, blood and water: The turbulent history of a new Hawke's Bay park
Hawea Historical Park will revive land that was once the centre of Kahungunu politics.
Whakatū water treatment facility and upgraded playground complete
Whakatū community drinking water and local park upgrades are now complete.
In pics: Through the looking glass of a Hawke’s Bay weekend
December weekends in Hawke's Bay are pretty great - here's what this one looked like.
Officer injured after unmarked police car hit by fleeing car in Maraenui
The crash flipped the car of the fleeing man, who fled on foot into another vehicle.
Whale wins showjumping event in Hastings
New Zealand’s showjumping stars of the future were celebrated in style.
Christmas-themed cave to be set up for Santa’s arrival in Waipukurau
This is a free event on Friday, December 16 – so head along to Ruataniwha St, Waipukurau.
Creek rubbish sparks concern for Ahuriri Estuary contamination
A Napier council clean-up of the Douglas McLean Ave creek uncovered an odd mix of rubbish.
Opening of Ahuriri barbecue area realises project of late ‘Mr Rotary’
The opening of a new barbecue area realised a project of Mike Smith's - AKA 'Mr Rotary'.
Suzie Bates on why now’s the ‘best time to be a female cricketer’
Star batter poised for McLean Park
Half-naked in a hotel hallway, again
Fawlty Towers: Craig Cooper on a recurring hospitality nightmare.
Watch: 'They could have tried killing me' - terror spreading among dairy owners
Napier dairy was ram raided just one day before the owner's family holiday to Fiji.
EIT boss leaves role after 18 years
"It is with very mixed emotions, and some reluctance, that I step away."
Hawke's Bay unable to escape showers and thunder in summer
Even in summer, Hawke's Bay cannot shake off showers and thunder.
'We've got to get this right': Tararua council addresses concerns over Dannevirke dam
Tararua District Council wants to fix Dannevirke's dam the right way.
Hawke’s Bay Lotto player one of 12 Second division winners
A Hawke's Bay person is one of 12 winners of the Lotto Second Division Draw
She rescued a seagull from a fishing hook. It’s come to see her every day since
Merrin and Casper's unlikely friendship started with cat food and a pair of pliers.
Demolition underway of 90-year-old Rush Munro’s icecream shop
The ice creamery's old home is being torn down.
‘Stop it or you’ll go to jail’: Warning in child sex case comes true
Support workers repeatedly warned the man that the girl was too young to have sex.
‘Tricky’: Sport HB CEO sees challenges ahead with transgender guidelines
Sport Hawke's Bay's head says he's heard 'legitimate concerns' raised about player safety.