Hawke's Bay's beach erosion battle continues

15 Jul, 2016 06:14 AM

High seas this week have again brought Hawke's Bay's issue of coastal erosion to the fore. Another Haumoana house has been damaged, Westshore Beach has lost ground, and Clifton is still under threat. Video by Duncan Brown and Paul Taylor

Watch: Abundance of Marine Life in Hawkes Bay

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Watch: Abundance of Marine Life in Hawkes Bay

Harry Machiela captured underwater footage of the healthy marine life off Hardinge Road, Ahuriri. Video / Harry Machiela

Napier’s Bella Hey wins top NZ jazz dance award for fourth year

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Napier’s Bella Hey wins top NZ jazz dance award for fourth year

Young dancer Bella Hey tops NZ jazz exams for the fourth consecutive year. Video / Rafaella Melo

Mascot race delights at Colgate Games in Hawke’s Bay

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Mascot race delights at Colgate Games in Hawke’s Bay

Swoop the Magpie, Hawky the Hawk, and Seamore the Seagull compete at the mascot race at the opening of the 2025 North Island Colgate Games at Mitre 10 Sports Park in Hastings.

Coastal litter sparks community concern

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Coastal litter sparks community concern

Awatoto and Te Awanga littered with rubbish, locals call for more bins. Video / Rafaella Melo

The Art Farm

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The Art Farm

A former mushroom farm turned creative hub for local artists hosts its first night market. Video / Rafaella Melo

Inside the Rovers: Table Toppers

Inside the Rovers: Table Toppers

Big guns await as Kieran Richards and Napier City Rovers eye potential National League grand final spot. Video / Neil Reid

Car crashes into The Coffee Club in Taradale, Napier

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Car crashes into The Coffee Club in Taradale, Napier

A car drove through the front of The Coffee Club in Taradale, Napier, causing damage to the front of the store. Video / Supplied

Aftermath of serious bus crash transporting RSE workers to Hawke's Bay

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Aftermath of serious bus crash transporting RSE workers to Hawke's Bay

Watch emergency services responding to the bus crash carrying RSE workers. Video / Supplied

Hawkes Bay Today reporter test drives bridge after ‘truckers 'unnerved’ by creaking noises.

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Hawkes Bay Today reporter test drives bridge after ‘truckers 'unnerved’ by creaking noises.

Truck driver says the drive across the bridge is “un-nerving" as it creaks and groans. Video / Michaela Gower

Tararua District toll road protest

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Tararua District toll road protest

Tararua District residents, including Mayor Tracey Collis marched to protest against the proposed toll on Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatu-Tararua Highway. Video / Hawkes Bay Today

Hawke's Bay Coffin Club celebrates 10 years of making coffins

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Hawke's Bay Coffin Club celebrates 10 years of making coffins

Customise your coffin with the Hawke's Bay Coffin Club members. Video / Michaela Gower

Neil Paton and Brad Edwards prepare for firefighting challenge

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Neil Paton and Brad Edwards prepare for firefighting challenge

Neil Paton and Brad Edwards prepare for firefighting challenge Championship in Nashville. Video / Michaela Gower

Cricket team tackle challenge for Blair Tickner's wife's cancer journey

Cricket team tackle challenge for Blair Tickner's wife's cancer journey

Central Stags cricket team fundraising for Ozanam House Palmerston North and Cure Leukaemia UK. Video / Michaela Gower / Hawke's Bay Today

Hawke's Bay Airport's new fire truck "Judy Drench"

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Hawke's Bay Airport's new fire truck "Judy Drench"

Hawke's Bay Today takes a ride on Hawke's Bay Airport's new fire truck "Judy Drench". Video / Mitchell Hageman

Family appeal for more information after car rammed

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Family appeal for more information after car rammed

A ute rams Jonzy Brandt's unoccupied car during a late-night hit and run in Hastings. Video / Supplied

Locals on edge after man nicknamed "Waipawa Prowler" continues spate of burglaries

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Locals on edge after man nicknamed "Waipawa Prowler" continues spate of burglaries

Security footage captures the "Waipawa Prowler" on resident's property. Video / Supplied

Waipawa butchery apprentice primed for Paris

Waipawa butchery apprentice primed for Paris

Rhys Tamanui shows what it takes to be a cut above the rest. Video / Michaela Gower

Hawke's Bay boy with cerebral palsy walking unassisted after surgery

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Hawke's Bay boy with cerebral palsy walking unassisted after surgery

Seven-year-old Rocco Green needed walking aids to get around before he got Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery in the US thanks to fundraising. Video / Ashlee Green

Napier Pottery Club celebrates 70 years

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Napier Pottery Club celebrates 70 years

Hawke's Bay Today reporter Mitchell Hageman tries his hand at Pottery as a local club celebrates 70 years of ceramics and smiles. Video / Mitchell Hageman

Norfolk pine cut down along Napier's Marine Parade

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Norfolk pine cut down along Napier's Marine Parade

Norfolk pine cut down along Napier's Marine Parade. Video / Doug Laing

Farming for the future

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Farming for the future

Hawke's Bay's Thomsen family rise from the mud after Cyclone Gabrielle

Mum of 5 toddlers chats to Hb Today

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Mum of 5 toddlers chats to Hb Today

Joanne Wills mum of 5 toddlers including quadruplets sits down to chat with Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock

Mighty Mitch v ACJ

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Mighty Mitch v ACJ

Hawke's Bay Today reporter Michell Hageman also kind of known loosely as Mighty Mitch goes er toe to toe against Impact Pro Wrestling fly weight championship contender ACJ.

Hastings Tōmoana Showgrounds grandstand demolition

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Hastings Tōmoana Showgrounds grandstand demolition

Demolition is set to be completed at the end of August. Video / Paul Taylor

Seal hunts eel in creek near Taradale

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Seal hunts eel in creek near Taradale

A passerby captured the moment a roaming kekeno caught an eel in Taipo Stream near the Napier suburb of Taradale, about 5km from the ocean. Video / Supplied

Masked men throw 'fire bomb' at vehicle in Dannevirke

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Masked men throw 'fire bomb' at vehicle in Dannevirke

A Dannevirke family watched as their ute went up in flames. Video / Annette Lilo

Leopards Go Wild

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Leopards Go Wild

The Leopard Family have spent 20 months on the road living in a caravan and have no plans on stopping. Video / Leopardsgowild: Michael Leopard

Hastings model railfan

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Hastings model railfan

Hastings Model Railway Club enthusiast Tony Simons is building a railway based on an old South Island coal mining village. Video / Warren Buckland

Kōkako Award winner Lydia Clark

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Kōkako Award winner Lydia Clark

11-year-old Lydia Clark and 15-year-old brother Finn chats to James Pocock from Hawke's Bay Today

Hawke's Bay's bareknuckle boxer

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Hawke's Bay's bareknuckle boxer

Cannon Williams chats to Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock on his hopes to become a bare knuckle boxing champion. Video Paul Taylor

86 year old Hastings gym enthusiast

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86 year old Hastings gym enthusiast

86 yr old Hastings gym enthusiast Patrick O'Neil loves exercise. He says it's good for the body and good for the mind. Video / Warren Buckland

Vanuatu RSE workers stranded in Hawkes Bay

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Vanuatu RSE workers stranded in Hawkes Bay

Air Vanuatu has grounded all flights leaving Vanuatu RSE workers stranded in Hawkes Bay. Reporter James Pocock / Video Warren Buckland

Redclyffe substation to be rebuilt higher

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Redclyffe substation to be rebuilt higher

Transpower and Unison announced that strengthening, raising and improving the Redclyffe substation at its current location was the preferred way forward for both.

Kāinga Ora Napier social housing open day

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Kāinga Ora Napier social housing open day

New social housing open day at Maraenui, Napier. Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities has a large build programme underway. There are about 400 new state homes in the pipeline.

100km walk for Havelock North 99 year old

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100km walk for Havelock North 99 year old

Inspired by “Captain Tom” Hamilton Logan a Hawke's Bay farming identity is walking in total 100km in his 100th year to help give those who need it a second chance at life.

Firefighters bring massive Hastings scrub fire under control

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Firefighters bring massive Hastings scrub fire under control

Hamish Smith, group manager Fire and Emergency Hawke’s Bay, describes the situation at the scene of a six-hectare scrub fire in Waiwhare, Hastings district.

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Walter Malcolm WW2 Waipukurau veteran

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Walter Malcolm WW2 Waipukurau veteran

Walter Malcolm WW2 Waipukurau veteran talks about his war experience in Germany. Video Warren Buckland

Tom Husband WW2 Jay Force veteran

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Tom Husband WW2 Jay Force veteran

Reporter Maddisyn Jeffares talks to WW2 Jay Force veteran Tom Husband about his time in Japan.

Song writing class

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Song writing class

Florence Smith performs her song song Broke with Rubies for the first time with other members of the song writing class during the National youth Drama school held at Havelock High

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