Bug Week & Other Stories by Airini Beautrais
Louise Wardini reviews Bug Week & Other Stories by Airini Beautrais
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Water births our aquatic past
Birth and parenting educator Janine Gard talks about water births
NZ family who fled Covid-ravaged India one year on
Ana Wilkinson-Gee and her family have set up business in NZ to support India workers.
Choir will perform at St Mary's Church
The CHB Concert Choir will perform songs performed by great groups of the 1960s
Janine Gard: Rituals worth preserving for parents to be
Birth and parenting educator Janine Gard talks about rituals during pregnancy.
'The team will never forget': Hawke's Bay men recognised for Aussie bushfire fight
"Fires are unpredictable, the biggest fear is not going home."
Gospel choir star takes workshop in Napier
International musician Tony Backhouse is running a gospel choir workshop in Napier
CHB council to spend $68.5m on wastewater treatment
"Mega plant" to be built, but paying for it will be a challenge for small district.
Book opens with a kapow
Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne
Son de Cuba brings Latin dancing to the Bay
Napier Latin Club hosts Wellington-based band Son de Cuba
Creative Fibre Hawke's Bay holds exhibition
The exhibition and sale is being held at the Hastings Community Art Centre
Historical young adult novel rich in detail
Louise Ward reviews Displaced by Cristina Sanders
A Sideline View: Back to school but weren't the holidays fun
Reporter Brenda Vowden spends a very well-planned day with her grandchildren
Keep safe during duckshooting season
Anybody handling a firearm should always treat it as loaded
Proud moment wearing dad's medals
Simon's father, Harry Adams Pearse, won the Military Cross for bravery in 1945
A Sideline View: Last stretch of the Heaphy
Reporter Brenda Vowden and husband Ed complete the last leg of the Heaphy track.
Duke remembered by Central Hawke's Bay woman as 'the best boss I ever had'
The duke had taken up carriage driving in his 50s after giving up polo.
Review: Hunter and Dao back in their third book
Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews Folded by Tina Clough
Learning how to cope with pain in labour
This week parenting and birth educator Janine Gard talks about pain in labour and birth
This bears repeating
Check out the Takapau Bear Show in the Takapau Town Hall this week.
Bags of bears - 4595 of them make for one massive fundraising
What do you call 4595 bears all in one place?
A Sideline View - Lewis Hut to Katipo Creek
Brenda Vowden reports on day four of the Heaphy Track Lewis to Katipo
Buy Me Love by Greg Brook a read to be shared
Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews Buy Me Love by Greg Brook.
MPs want Kiwibank to keep Waipukurau branch open
Closing this branch without providing an alternative will have a significant impact.
Arrest made in Waipawa after tip-off
One of the occupants of the vehicle was arrested
Lime Rock has been a labour of love
Owners Rosie Butler and Rodger Tynan are ready to pass on the established winery/lifestyle
A field day for CHB Country Rugby
Rugby is an important part of rural life, forging friendships between players
Equestrians warming up for Olympics
Claire's efforts have attracted huge support from businesses and individuals
Wetland will monitor health of farm waterways
The wetland will be of significant value to the wider Tukipo catchment.
Family tribute to campaigner who leads from the front
Jesma Magill has written a book about her father, Pat, who fights for justice reforms.
A Sideline View - from Saxon to Lewis
Reporter Brenda Vowden tramps from the Saxon Hut to Lewis Hut on the Heaphy Track, day 3.
The bloody show
Parenting and birth educator Janine Gard talks about the bloody show versus mucus plug
The Quiet People will keep you guessing till the end
Writer Paul Cleave creates two fictional crime writers accused of a crime
Letters to Lindy a brilliant piece of theatre
This outpouring of the worst and the best of humanity happened 40 years ago.