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James Griffin: The coolest of religious experiences
I have in my hand a taonga. A treasure. Well, it's a treasure to me anyway. And I don't have it in my hand, obviously, otherwise how would I be able to type?

Maori pedal weight-loss plan to the top
'First drop your pie' was the lesson for one of the Hastings crew who cycled into Parliament to prove their weight loss programme was working.

Eight arrested in brawl at 5th birthday party
A fifth birthday party finished with a gang brawl and eight arrests in Hastings last night.

'My lucky stars were with me'
A man pulled from his burning truck just before it exploded will never forget his rescuers.

Rescue a 'no-think' situation
Colin Wiggins says he just went into autopilot yesterday helping to save two people from their crashed and blazing vehicles.

Rapist: 'Send me back to jail'
The rapist of a 75-year-old woman has walked into a police station waving an axe and begging to be sent back to jail.

'Heroes' pull occupants from flaming wreckage
Police have praised the actions of a group of "heroes" who risked their lives to pull three people from the wreckage of a crash in Hawke's Bay.

Hastings man critical after assault
A Hastings man has been arrested after a 55-year-old man was seriously injured in an alleged assault yesterday.

Woman stabbed in Hawke's Bay
A 32-year-old woman is in intensive care after being stabbed multiple times with a knife in Hastings this morning, police say.

Police probe Super City bribery claim
Police have started another Super City electoral investigation, this time into allegations of bribery on the North Shore.

Detectives widen Super City probe to Tauranga, Hamilton
Police have widened their probe into a possible Super City voting scam to cover hundreds of people living in Hastings, Tauranga and Hamilton.

Harmonising work and play
When a Hastings couple renovated their villa to include a workroom, space and light were priorities.

Teen to police: 'I'll be next Jan Molenaar'
A Hastings teenager jailed for assaulting his mother told police they had made his life hell and he would become the next Jan Molenaar.

Rural fantasy
When an Auckland couple relocated to a Hawke's Bay bungalow, the move was supposed to be temporary. Five years later, they are only now on the move.