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Mayor encourages public protest at Napier Health Centre over overnight health care

Over 100 signed a health services 'Buller Declaration', and the mayor urged them to rally.

‘Most exposed I’ve ever seen it’: Swells uncover near-century-old shipwreck

Despite no crew perishing, a man died after a fall at the wreck a few months later.

SH5 Rangitaiki crash causes serious injuries

Motorists are advised to avoid the area while emergency services respond.

Opinion: Hastings racehorse owner on ‘cloud nine’ after win in NZ’s richest race

OPINION: Heartbreak to ultimate high as filly comes from behind to win $3.5m NZB Kiwi.

Love at first meatball: 'There was chemistry across the bakery'

'As we were both quite young some of the conversations were a bit raunchy.'

Wyn Drabble: Colour me confounded by medical jargon

OPINION: Formication, cortical lesions, Efudix, BKA, PUD ... pass the Domperidone.

Meet Tanya, the woman who can open a bottle of beer with a 13-tonne excavator

She’ll be one of the first women competing at the National Excavator Operator Competition.

Into the blue: Ocean-inspired artist, 22, lands first exhibition

Annabel Morgan works in a surf shop by day and paints the sea by night.

Blood moon to grace Hawke’s Bay skies during Friday’s lunar eclipse

The total eclipse will happen between 8pm and 8.30pm, ending at 11pm.

School giving most of its 'inedible' lunches to a pig called Crackles

Critics of the school say it should invest in some salt and pepper to make them tastier.

Napier house fire treated as suspicious, police appeal for witnesses

Police are asking anyone who may have seen suspicious activity to come forward.

Māori-owned businesses surpass 1000 in Hawke’s Bay

"Māori-owned businesses often prioritise kaitiakitanga."

Kahurānaki for sale - Iwi and hapū look at options to buy ancestral maunga

'Everyone agrees it’s very important, so we’ll work through it all and see where we get.'

‘May the best man win’: Deputy to challenge Ngāti Kahungunu chair for top job

Thompson Hokianga has signalled his intention to run for the top spot on the board.

Proving her teasing brothers right: Hawke's Bay cricketer called up to White Ferns

'My brothers used to tell me I was going to be a White Fern, but I used to get annoyed.'

'Short and sharp': Early feijoa harvest hits Gisborne, Hawke's Bay

Growers report good fruit size, but heavy crops have struggled due to wet conditions.

Stories of heroism unearthed as ‘long unseen' Dannevirke treasures go up for auction

A firefighter's sacrifice, and a Navy man's bravery - the back stories behind the medals.

Titter at a fartlek, but don’t cause a williwaw

OPINION: Impress your friends - instead of an umbrella, call it a bumbershoot.