Michael Fowler: Muskets dominated the Battle of Te Pakeke
OPINION: The nature of Māori warfare would change with the introduction of the musket.
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A brief history of Federated Farmers
By the late 19th century, our budding agricultural sector was facing increasing headwinds.
Opinion: Lee Sommervell’s training career ends after four decades
Somervell’s decision to retire was prompted by a boating accident.
Opinion: Tuai Power Station product of adventurous journey
The cry of the morepork and the rustle of the trees were the only sounds.
'Sleepless nights': Charity couple out of pocket, without answers after targeted cybercrime
The couple have been left without answers and are continually concerned for their safety.
'The place that ignited my journey': Lifestyle brand born in Bermuda makes special Hawke's Bay homecoming
Nicola Lucas remembers creating clothes for Barbie dolls as a kid in her Napier home.
Revealed: 30 of Hawke’s Bay’s best and brightest students
These star students have been turning heads and excelling both in and out of classrooms.
'Waste of a life': Heartbroken mum's warnings after son's preventable death
Speeding driver Raymond Tairua-Gray drowned after his unsafe car crashed into a creek.
'My toes curl in embarrassment': Hastings' new signs slammed
Hastings' new sign has been criticised as projecting a 'boring, bog-awful image'.
Windy weather no worry for school runners
The weather didn’t stop a slew of committed schoolkids.
Wairoa hopeful Barry Cup defence will go ahead on Sunday
Four challenges were accepted this year, but none so far have gone ahead.
Fine start to daylight saving and school holidays
MetService forecasts a warm start to the school holidays in Hawke’s Bay with clear skies.
Omakere School children teach Magpies players a thing or two about planting
'By the end of the session, they joked that we’d earned our ‘planting licence'.'
Exhibition to 'pop up' in Ongaonga
The collection includes drawings, paintings, photography, pottery, sculptures and more.
Choirs, orchestra team up for musical fling
Waipukurau, being halfway in between, was chosen as the place to meet.
Get your roses ready for competition
The CHB A&P Show Rose Competition is free to enter.
KiwiRail not going ahead with reopening of Northern Diversion
It was an option while the Wairarapa line is closed for a major upgrade.
London memorial unveiled for NZ-raised cop Matt Ratana
The unveiling coincided with the fourth anniversary of the police veteran's death.
Dinosaurs Unleashed: Free exhibition roars into Hastings libraries
There is plenty to entertain the kids these school holidays in Hawke's Bay.
Drainage and maintenance work planned for SH2 north of Dannevirke
Expect works to add delays of up to 10 minutes to your journey.
Call for fewer vape shops to enable better enforcement
Advocates say a Hawke's Bay prosecution highlights the need for more control.
Driver flees police in Central Hawke's Bay
A driver who led police in a chase from Hawke's Bay to Palmerston North has been arrested.
From Hawke’s Bay to Nashville: 'They call it the toughest two minutes of sport'
Firefighters will tackle challenges representative of a real emergency.
Changes as Magpies plot beating Auckland on the rebound
Hawke's Bay have rung the changes from the side that stalled on a frightful Friday.
Opinion: Here's a beef about some bottles
OPINION: 'Let's gather all the container designers together for a meal of sardines.'
Inclusive or undemocratic? Council gives youth decision-making powers
One councillor said the move 'breaches the very basis of our democracy'.
Tararua council could adopt payment postponement policy as 'meaningful solution' to rates billing error
Letters were sent to impacted ratepayers, mainly low-income earners and beneficiaries.
'Hide point': Hastings alleyway closing due to anti-social, criminal activity
Alleyway provided offenders a link for 'decamping from police'.
Warning after alleged building site theft
A man is facing the courts after alleged attempted theft.
Manawatū-Tararua Highway: Growing community unrest about toll road
Some from out of the Tararua region attended to express opposition to the toll.
Cost blowout on Manawatū-Tararua Highway blamed on number of factors
The original expected cost for constructing the highway was $620 million.
Glittering occasion at fundraiser for Hearing Support
The theme for the night was all that sparkles and glitters.
Maersk offers new New Zealand-China service in Asia-Oceania container vessel upgrade
A new Northern Star container vessel service starts in Shanghai next month.
Splash Planet countdown begins as tickets go on sale
Splash Planet is ready to go for another summer of fun in Hawke's Bay.