Voters handsomely reward politicians who take a hard and fast approach
The Labour Party scored just over 50 per cent of the Party Vote, an extremely rare outcome
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Silence and mayhem: Hawke's Bay man watched Twin Towers fall
"It was like a funeral procession, really, there was nothing there anymore."
Craig Cooper: He kā te hopuoro i ngā wā katoa - the microphone is always on.
In some way or another, every week should be Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
A dust storm hits Havelock North on Friday afternoon
A dust storm hits Havelock North on Friday afternoon. Video / Paul Taylor
Serious crash closes highway between Napier and Wairoa
The road was reported to have been closed by the crash.
In pictures: Dust storm hits Havelock North as wind whips up
Hawke's Bay Today photographer Paul Taylor captured this cloud of dust across Hastings.
Judge rules Māori girl should remain with Pākehā couple
A traumatised and neglected Māori girl will remain with her Pākehā foster parents.
Eleven new cases, officials hunt missing link between household cases with different strains
29 mystery cases under investigation, vaccination centre a location of interest.
Hastings green-build substation an 'industry first'
"We ultimately hope this small substation can become a showcase of sustainability."
Delta eliminated in a 'couple of weeks' - NZ response exceeds expectations, says top modeller
It follows news an extra 250,000 doses are arriving from Spain this morning.
Drive-through Covid vaccination clinics prove popular with Māori
Māori covid vaccination low rates addressed by DHB and iwi
Vaccinated RSE workers to skip MIQ, but Hawke's Bay apple growers say it's not enough
Vaccinated seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu will begin arriving next month.
Hawke's Bay rugby pro on living with Covid in France
Mason Emerson left NZ in time to escape Delta, but still ended up in isolation.
Student radio station a hit
Napier Intermediate runs its own radio station and had a visit to the Hits station
'It looked like her eyeball was coming out': Stolen car with 'eight passengers' smashes into house
A stolen car, smashed house, shunted mattress - fleeing teens leave trail of destruction.
'Trouble is, I did it on purpose': Mum admits murdering terminally ill daughter
Cherylene May Lawrence strangled her daughter, then called 111 to explain what she'd done.
Compelling read set in Victorian time asylum
Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews The Mad Women's Ball
Plus-size pregnancies can be a good fit
Parenting and birth educator Janine Gard talks about plus-size pregnancies
Challenges and triumphs in lockdown
Creative Arts Napier reopens with exhibitions and the art trail to look forward to
Facing a herd of cows
Reporter Brenda Vowden faced her fears of walking through a bunch of cows
Amateur photographers still have time to enter contest
Photography competition closes on September 30.
Fires burn through trees and a barn in Hawke's Bay as strong winds hit
Fire more than 22km out of Dannevirke set alight a haybarn at 11.20am.
Tararua council survey shows top performance
Tararua District Council acknowledges performance and work during lockdown.
Time to change commuting mindset as traffic jams return to Hawke's Bay - councillor
Just 0.5 per cent use public transport to commute. When level 2 started, so did the jams.
Verstappen and Zandvoort deliver for Orange Army
Robert Kubica returned to F1 racing as replacement for a retiring Kimi Raikkonen
My roof painting days are over
The rain made pretty patterns on the wet brushstrokes we had created.
Napier council rejects Māori seats division claim
Hobson's Pledge is pushing for the city to call for a referendum on the issue.
What to do with a derelict Hastings alleyway?
A crime-riddled alleyway in Hastings could soon be closed off - but how?
Police appeal for information about Flaxmere serious assault
A security guard remains stable in hospital after a serious assault in Flaxmere last week.
Three arrested after Hawke's Bay burglaries
Items linked to the burglary of a Hastings winery have been recovered by police.
Buzz in the classrooms as Hawke's Bay schoolkids return
Fletcher Snee was dressed in his uniform at 6.30 am, rearing to head back to school.
'Living fossil' find seen as proof of wetland work's success
A Central Hawke's Bay wetland is home to a 'living fossil'.
Covid uncertainty remains for Hawke's Bay events
Delta alert ends dreams of more than 50 teams hoping to compete in Hawke's Bay.
Watch: 13 new Covid cases in community; 250k jabs coming from Spain
Thirty-one people in hospital, five in ICU or HDU, and three requiring ventilation.