Banning teens from bars: Is it discerning or discriminatory?
Market St Bar in Napier doesn't let in teens after 9pm for safety reasons.
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In search of a new home: The creepy crawlies moving south from Auckland
Huntsman spiders are not the only insects establishing themselves in new parts of NZ.
‘Escaping the hood’: He wanted to be a gangster - then he went to a comedy show
'You can come from humble beginnings and grow up poor - you can still make it out.'
Ralph Lauren, have we got a house for you: Hawke’s Bay retreat looking for $10m-plus buyer
“It’s quite heart-breaking selling this house.”
Hunt for NZ’s 11th meteorite is on
A fireball lit up the North Island night sky on Wednesday, exciting meteorite hunters.
Driver wanted after $50,000 heist and police chase tried to hide in a woodshed
Hendrix John Haerewa rammed two police cars before fleeing on foot.
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.
Eels returned to stream after being dumped at compost facility
'Any live eels that have hitchhiked to BioRich are collected and returned to the stream.'
'A star is born': Teenager scores 40 points for the Hawks in NBL opener
Jackson Ball turned 17 this week.
Hawke’s Bay woman among first females at national digger competition
The competition challenges operators with precision tasks, such as painting, pouring water into a glass, opening a beer bottle and picking up an egg.
Man found in critical condition after serious assault in Hastings suburb
Police were called to an address and found a man critically injured.
Replacing an entire school: Excited kids watch as modular classrooms, admin block arrive in one go
The fleet of trucks and a crane stopped everyone in the community in their tracks.
‘Limb-it-less’ combo conquer IronmanNZ with ‘pig-headed determination’
A Bay woman has helped her friend become the first female amputee to complete IronmanNZ.
‘Supporting artists’: New project boosts emerging Hawke’s Bay talent
Artists receive professional audio and video for their own platforms and promotion.
'Iconic': The big plan for one of NZ's oldest rātā trees
A conservation project the size of 88 rugby fields will surround it.
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.
Developer's plan to merge Hastings and Flaxmere with 2000 homes revealed
David Colville says the ambitious plan is needed. An opponent says it is 'preposterous'.
Reversing truck topples Napier streetlight
The pole has been removed and will be reinstated at an NZTA contractor's cost.