'Little bit of normality': Businesses, schools react to Covid restrictions being relaxed
Mandates including those for teachers, will be scrapped from early April.
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Concerns about complacent beekeepers as deadlier Varroa mite threatens bees
Nearly 10 per cent of bee colonies were lost to Varroa in the mid-North Island region.
Dead Mongrel Mobster's mum: 'Leave my son's headstone alone'
Mongrel Mobster's mother tells mayor to leave her dead son in "peace".
Second accused gets name suppression after robbery
Second person appears in court following alleged robbery of two elderly women.
Hawke's Bay police seize more than $1m in assets following arrest
The seized property belonged to a 35-year-old man.
'We condemn this behaviour': Elderly friends robbed after pokies win
'It strikes at the heart of some our most vulnerable people.'
Seriousness of environmental breaches on the rise as the number decreases
The total cost of fines for environmental breaches has more than tripled.
Tradie with five strikes hits back
Hastings tradie says he's served community honestly and faithfully.
Barber says time right for positive change as he eyes Ngāti Kahungunu chair role
Building leadership within the iwi is something Barber feels strongly about.
Taxi driver says switch to LPG is way around high petrol costs
Is converting cars to LPG the solution to rising fuel costs? A taxi driver thinks so.
Historic Hastings manor once hosted murder acquittal party
The sprawling home has seen a lot of history in Hastings.
Three Waters announcement 'silent' on Hawke's Bay alternative
Three Waters recommendations underwhelm mayors.
Dire predicted heartland town death toll: Fears of tangi cluster
Wairoa Hospital has no intensive care capacity or ventilators for severe Covid-19 cases.
Police investigating man's unexplained death in Havelock North
Police have requested a post mortem after an unexplained death
Matariki public holiday: Fireworks show, lantern parade planned
Hawke's Bay has big plans for the first Matariki public holiday in late June.
Living with Covid - be positive and be prepared
Initially, I felt a little anxious, overwhelmed and then confused.
Sweet as! Will ice cream be NZ's export bonanza?
Ice cream is tipped as New Zealand's next big export hope but not all manufacturers agree.
Rain creates growth phase for lawnmowing industry
He does 10 lawns a day, five days a week.
'I could have bled out and died': Man's horrific accident on street
A trip for takeaways in Havelock North becomes a near-death experience.
Parents urged to plan ahead, as temporary ECE closures likely
Ministry of Education warns rising Covid cases will impact ECE centres.
Sex abuser gets lengthy sentence for creating 'living hell'
Victims tell court about the impact of years of sexual abuse.
Landlord told he can't split power bills between tenants
Tenancy Tribunal rules against landlord who tried to divide power bill between tenants
Housing crisis: Family of eight considers life in a tent after desperate search
A Hawke's Bay family is continuing its fight to find a rental during a housing crisis.
Victims of fly-tipping suspect a serial litterbug
A suspected fly tipper could have dumped rubbish across Hastings for at least two years.
'It is scary': Black Cap and Hastings cafe owner says soaring inflation hurting businesses
A Hastings cafe owner says it is getting harder and harder to run a small business.
Te Mata School principal says 'systems in place' to prevent Covid-spread
Keep calm, carry on, Te Mata School principal says school prepped
Take a stroll through the rock and roll history of Napier
Napier has nurtured many well-known New Zealand musicians
Singh denies fabricating invoice and agreements presented in court
Counsel accuses defendant of fabricating evidence in Immigration Act trial.
'Safe place to buy fruit and veg': Drop in visitors at Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market
The Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market saw a modest turnout on its first weekend at red.
Hawke's Bay trail blazers with recycled milk cartons
Otis Oat Milk funds HB baler to help up-cycle all Tetra Pak milk cartons.
Immigration NZ told Indonesians to stop working
Indonesians recruited by Bali agent to come to NZ, where they worked without proper visas
A new generation of Covid-related home schooling begins
The Erasmus family is among the big spike in applications to home school in Hawke's Bay.