Bouncy castle protest against youth council voting rights
The mayor says 'a Youth Council member will not vote at the highest level'.
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Cocoa crisis forces Hawke’s Bay chocolatier to raise prices
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No CEO, no worries? Hawke's Bay Airport yearly results revealed
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New classrooms at Kotemaori School ends learning from kitchen tables
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Less power for councils, more for builders: report recommends change
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'Sleepless nights': Charity couple out of pocket, without answers after targeted cybercrime
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'The place that ignited my journey': Lifestyle brand born in Bermuda makes special Hawke's Bay homecoming
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'Waste of a life': Heartbroken mum's warnings after son's preventable death
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'My toes curl in embarrassment': Hastings' new signs slammed
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Windy weather no worry for school runners
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Fine start to daylight saving and school holidays
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Dinosaurs Unleashed: Free exhibition roars into Hastings libraries
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Call for fewer vape shops to enable better enforcement
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El Vencedor gets chance to lead with natural speed
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Inclusive or undemocratic? Council gives youth decision-making powers
One councillor said the move 'breaches the very basis of our democracy'.
'Hide point': Hastings alleyway closing due to anti-social, criminal activity
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Splash Planet countdown begins as tickets go on sale
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Teen Tall Fern Pahlyss becomes an All Star
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The code at the counter: How a Hastings vape store sold cigarettes for $5
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Teskey Brothers to make Hawke's Bay debut with one-off Black Barn show
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How Covid-19 derailed NZ football golden boot contender’s pro trial in Denmark
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Ōmarunui Landfill to accept 4000 tonnes of Wairoa's rubbish annually
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Generation after generation – 90 years of Wattie's in Hawke's Bay celebrated
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