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'Honoured': Megan's 'small role' in book on Angus cattle
Megan Friel has been breeding Angus cattle for nearly 30 years.

Service veterans receive medals
It's felt that we often play down the role service members play.

Celebrating 30 years of helping rangatahi in district
The service grew out of a need to do something about teens' antisocial behaviour.

Sport Tararua rural travel fund applications double in financial year
Applications total about $60,000, but there's only $12,665 in the kitty.

Connect Tararua continues the battle for connectivity
Everyone agrees something needs to be done. The argument is who pays?

Woodville's Janelle finds rewards in fostering dogs
Giving up a foster might be hard, but there are rewards too.

Woodville race day has chills and spills
It was members' day at Woodville-Pahiatua racing club.

Old photos and videos help convict 'sick and twisted' child rapist
Woman abused as little girl confronts abuser in court.

'I swung': The spider crawling down her windscreen that she couldn't catch
Ailsa Slui, 80, says she would be blind by now if she hadn't sought medical help.

Dannevirke’s new crime-fighting bodybuilding police officer
David Marshall is only in the role for two months but he plans to boost police presence.

Air pollution ‘underestimated’ in Hawke’s Bay, new tech finds
A study reveals discrepancies between new and old monitors at sites across the region.

Junior speechmakers do themselves proud in competition
The young speechmakers talked about topics such as bees and AI.

Opinion: Moifaa – the Hawke’s Bay horse that swam to a Grand National victory
Moifaa is one of the best remembered Grand National winners.

$100,000 cancer fight: 'My 21yo was trying to get loans to keep his dad alive’
Givealittle set up to help fund terminally ill Jason Hooker's cancer treatment.

Opinion: Navigating latest insights of investor behaviour
Opinion: Emotional decision-making can lead to detrimental outcomes.

Wyn Drabble: Probing the age of mounting medical procedures
OPINION: Age brings with it a medical schedule and many probing penetrations.

Schoolkid fight: Parent frustrated over lack of reassurance from school
There's been no reassurance from school that incident has been dealt with, parent says.

Iwi leader: The PM has thrown Māori health outcomes back onto ‘the floor’
OPINION: In the present setting, the Government's move is an outrage and overreach.

Ultimate underdogs: Small Hawke's Bay school leaves Aims Games unbeaten
'Our goal was to give our kids an experience, and to not lose too many games.'

New initiative celebrates fa’afafine culture and empowers Samoan youth
Initiative designed to create awareness about challenges faced by fa’afafine.

Artist images released for 110-unit project near Napier CBD
The housing proposal is being led by Mana Ahuriri on a former Napier railway yard.

Crash causes 'extensive damage' and power cut
Police are looking for the red car which is believed to have considerable damage.

'Devastated not defeated': Unique cyclone-wine to be auctioned
Wine comes complete with the 'finest Hawke's Bay silt'.

Hawke’s Bay hairdressing queen retires after 56 years in industry
'She told me I had too many brains to be a hairdresser. I decided to prove her wrong.'

Enforcement and education: Officials' message in the wake of sobering fatal crash statistics
Transport report reveals 'large proportion' of fatal and serious crashes in 50km/h areas.

Council's decision not to open river bar was “surprising” - review
There was no operational plan for managing the river mouth.

Napier high school out of lockdown after nearby fight
A Napier school was placed in lockdown following reports of a fight among youths nearby.

Fifty years of sport and socialising at the Pōrangahau Country Club
The club was the product of a considerable community fundraising effort.