Dramatic video shows moment car flies into orchard crates in Hastings
The airborne car ended up lodged up to 10 metres off the ground in the picking bins.
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Air time: Car that crashed into orchard crate pile in Hastings freed by crane
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A mustachioed dinosaur, a heritage building, and a council intervention
A new music school put up a sign. That's where the treble started.
A 71km/h impact? The physics behind the car stuck in orchard crates in Hastings
"Once the car gets airborne, it's a classic example of projectile motion."
H for Hastings? Plan to make Hawke's Bay city the centre of NZ's new energy economy
A hydrogen energy hub could be set up in Hastings, creating high value, green jobs.
'She can breathe better now': Mum elated at 'warm and dry' home
Her 6-year-old daughter developed lung disease and asthma at their previous state home.
Timaru's 31C scorcher breaks April record, hotter than Rarotonga
Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.
Car stuck in orchard crates 10 metres off ground after driver flees police in Hastings
Car ended high up in orchard crates, seriously hurt driver had to be extricated by Fenz.
Woman died birthing triplets, then her sister fell pregnant with triplets
Grieving, close and worried family could only "hope it wasn't a repeat".
What's on in Hawke's Bay this Easter weekend?
You can catch a mermaid at the National Aquarium or cycle The Big Easy trail.
Local Focus: Anti-litter 'pester power' for sustainable beauty
18 per cent of people drop litter and it soon mounts up
Mandate to negotiate Taihape claims achieved
After five years the claims trust has achieved mandate and hopes opposing group will join.
Retirees take over Hawke's Bay grape picking as labour shortage hits
"The biggest reason it works is the quality of the job they do."
People are living in parks and tents in CHB
An opportunity to develop the abandoned Waipukurau Hospital site may have finally arrived.
Man in hospital with serious injuries after Hastings assault
Police want to hear from anyone who was in the area around the time of the assault.
'He'd been out for several days': Hunter and dog rescued from mountains
More hunters are expected for 2021 roar, after last year's season was cancelled.
Berries rotting on vines amid labour shortage in Bay
"We are behind because we can't get pickers. It just breaks your heart."
Trip a little light fantastic: Covid-busting flight to witness Aurora Australis 'spectacular'
Kiwis paid $1200-plus for night flight to Antarctica – and back.
'Affects all of us': Dozens of women report sexual assaults in Hawke's Bay every year
"Our women still have a fundamental right to safely walk home at night."
What do HB councils think of water fluoridation proposal?
Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield could be responsible for fluoride decisions.
White Toyota Hilux linked to missing Hawke's Bay girl, police concerned for her safety
Ashleigh was last seen about 11.15am on Thursday in Hastings on Windsor Ave.
Local Focus: Hastings biz hub open for businesses
The Hawke's Bay Business Hub Hastings is open. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Speed sign obstructs cycle path; now path will be realigned
The new speed limit sign in Puketapu was installed at the beginning of March.
How community showed Bushman's Tucka their support
"We've run out of mince so had to restock."
Hastings mechanic's death 'rocked a community'
A grieving sister urges "it's not weak to speak".
Hazlehurst can't ban gangs at parks, but says she won't tolerate them being branded
Akina Park's facilities were seriously damaged over the weekend.
Hastings water leaks: 116 in a month, and that's good!
Each dot represents a leak Hastings council was called about in the past year.
'We don't know what the future holds': Girl, 11, left a tetraplegic
It soon became clear the "happy go lucky" girl was in serious trouble.
Can an orchard army of students save fruit-picking season?
If Jacinda Ardern can't solve Hawke's Bay's labour shortage, perhaps students can.
'Torn us apart': Māori student teachers open up about 'whaea' and 'matua' row
Both teachers say they were given an ultimatum - be called Mr and Miss, or leave.
Rain brings a soaking to Hawke's Bay, more on the way
Areas north of Napier are in for heavy rain while areas south are still one to watch.
'It's a beautiful part of the country': Ardern hints at wedding location
PM drops hint that a Hawke's Bay wedding might be on the cards after Mahia engagement.
Uber buses? Regional council to contemplate 'on demand' bus service
You might soon be able to hail a bus to your doorstep in the same way you'd hail an Uber.