Haumoana School Choir, performing at The Kids Sing Primary and Intermediate Schools Choir Festival, organised by New Zealand Choral Foundation, at Heretaunga Intermediate School, Hastings. Video by Duncan Brown

The Iona Intermediate Choir, performing at The Kids Sing Primary and Intermediate Schools Choir Festival, organised by New Zealand Choral Foundation, at Heretaunga Intermediate School, Hastings. Video by Duncan Brown

Paseanga, a Flaxmere Primary School choir, performing at The Kids Sing Primary and Intermediate Schools Choir Festival, organised by New Zealand Choral Foundation, at Heretaunga Intermediate School, Hastings. Video by Duncan Brown

A car driven by a male, with children, smashed through a 10 rail 6x1" timber fence of the Stortford Lodge Saleyards in Southampton St West, Hastings, and crashed through another pen before coming to a halt. Police and St John Ambulance attended. Video by Duncan Brown.

Hawke's Bay Magpies winger Ryan Tongia spent some time working at Hawke's Bay Today, as part of The Great Magpies Job Swap (plus an interview with senior reporter Doug Laing). Video by Duncan Brown

Children from Meeanee School try out the controls of a Police Tractor outside the Meeanee Hall, Meeanee, Napier, as part of a Meet-the-Police promo for people from Hawke's Bay's rural communities.

Julia McIntosh speaks to media after the sentencing of Annie Rangi for the manslaughter of Aileen Macdonald, Napier, in December last year.

Local body amalgamation discussed from Central Hawke's Bay's point of view, in a meeting hosted by A Better Hawke's Bay, at the Civic Theatre, Waipukurau. Video by Duncan Brown

Mahina Lawrence, accompanied by Peter Tihema, performing in "We are the World", a fundraising concert for Nepal, co-hosted by Hastings Boys' High School and Hastings Girls' High School. Video by Duncan Brown

Meredith Kingston and her son Carter Drake, 7, from Otane, who's in Hawke's Bay Hospital, Hastings, for HPN Treatment. Video by Duncan Brown, interview by Jonathan Dine.

Transparent Hawke's Bay speaks out against the proposed Ruataniwha Dam at a debate hosted by Hawke's Bay Today, Tamatea Intermediate School, Napier. Video by Warren Buckland

The CEO, advisors and chairman from HBRIC defend the Ruataniwha Dam at a debate hosted by Hawke's Bay Today, at Tamatea Intermediate School, Napier. Video by Warren Buckland

A blustery system passing over Hawkes Bay near Clive.

HBHS beat Rotorua Boys High at PG arena, Napier to win the Super 8 Basketball final, Wednesday 5 August 2015.

Napier Old Boys Marist 10th grade rubgy team got their heads shaved by their favourite club official at Westshore Hotel, 4 August 2015, Tuesday evening. Coach Richie Williams has leukaemia.

"It's a dark cloud that roams the earth randomly raining on people." Launch of the Bostock New Zealand Spring Carnival, at the Hawke's Bay Racing Centre, Hastings Racecourse, Hastings, in support of Cancer Society Hawke's Bay. Video by Duncan Brown

Hawke's Bay Cook Island community celebrate 50 years of the island's governance at CI community centre, Flaxmere, Hastings.

Napier City Rovers coach Bill Robertson chats with Hawke's Bay Today sports editor Anendra Singh, after Rovers beat Palmerston North 4-1 to win the Central League Cup, football at Park Island, Napier. Video by Duncan Brown.

Local residents, government officials and other interested parties officially opened the new roundabout at Pakipaki, on SH2, south of Hastings.

Ngati Kahungunu kaumatua bless logs which will be carved to create parts of a giant celestial star compass to be built on the Waitangi Reserve next year.

Hastings dog pound is being upgraded with new cages outside and inside the new block.

Winter Art Deco Napier, Royal Flush casino night, Masonic Hotel.

After years standing empty, Napier Hospital on Napier Hill is experiencing it's last days. Over the last few weeks demolition crews have been pulling it down and soon there will be nothing but empty land.

Real Art Roadshow video by Izzy Southwick, Havelock North High School.

Take a trip back in time to Napier 1920's and 30's when Swing was king and having a good time was everything. Winter Art Deco weekend, July 2015.

Napier MP Stuart Nash discusses local body amalgamation at Dedicated and Democratic's AGM in Napier.

Napier mayor Bill Dalton discusses local body amalgamation at Dedicated and Democratic's AGM in Napier.

If you couldn't get to the snow this winter there was plenty to play in last Saturday 18 July. Hastings Civic Square was host to tonnes of the white stuff and local's took advantage of it.

Clive United's 1970 tug-o-war team gets together to relive the moment - Bill McCabe, Albert Schroder, Robin Greene, Lindsay Schroder and Doug Hollyman.

Walkers, runners and cyclists in the Norsewood to Takapau FUN Challenge on the rural roads of Central Hawke's Bay. Video by Duncan Brown