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Cape Kidnappers beach walk could be closed permanently
Geologist's report finds reopening the beach now would risk more people being hurt.
DOC report labelled Cape Kidnappers an 'unacceptable risk' of rock fall 10 years before slip
An investigation analysing DOC's processes has been put in place after the slip.
One seriously hurt in Hawke's Bay crash between car and truck
The crash took place on State Highway 2 at Poukawa, near Hastings.
Man with 80 homes: Capital Gains Tax will hurt renters
Hawke's Bay investor says capital gains tax would hurt those the Govt is trying to help.
Decision to charge more for overweight cremations deferred by HDC
Families with deceased, overweight relatives would have to pay $200 more.
Proposed oak trees axing angers leafy village
Threatened Havelock North trees are controversial. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Havelock North trees rile community
Threatened Havelock North trees are controversial. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hawke's Bay's hidden homeless wave
'I have applied for hundreds of rentals since October but no one will take us.'
Second-time dad Daniel Pearce also teeing up his family
Hastings professional Daniel Pearce has played in bigger tourneys but NZ Open is special.
'Emergency in aisle eight': Supermarket staff save shopper
A supermarket's aisle briefly became an A&E ward as workers looked after a sick patient.
Hawke's Bay a 'new Tauranga' for Aucklanders
Hawkes Bay property values are up by more than 10% in three months.
David Trubridge pulls six products from production
David Trubridge announces immediately pulling six of his products from production.
Local Focus: The endangered seagulls and the daily scoop of chips
Endangered seagulls find a Sikh guardian in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Neighbours squawk as seagull whisperer entices rare birds into town
Endangered seagulls find a Sikh guardian in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Housing NZ 'ignores' pleas to evict unruly Hastings tenants
"Our street was a lovely, quiet safe street ... nice to feral, overnight."
Local Focus: Dewar Cup and the rise of polo
The Dewar Cup shows club polo is in good health. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Dewar Cup and the rise of polo
The Dewar Cup shows club polo is in good health. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Netflix didn't kill this video store. Theft and rent did
Video store theft is a civil matter but going to a debt collector is "pointless".
Boss of Shane Jones' $1b fund quits after less than a year
Public servant leaving for 'exciting' new challenge at Hastings District Council
Family devastated by death of second 'happy, fun loving' son
Thirteen-year-old Joshua Mou passed away at Hawke's Bay Hospital yesterday morning.
Witnesses sought after boy dies in Hastings crash
The 13-year-old cyclist was critically injured in the collision and died.
'A tragic day': Boy, 13, dies in cycle crash just before start of high school
Today was supposed to be the first day of high school for teen killed in collision.
Student lives in van for 18 months to avoid skyrocketing Wellington rents
Jonathan Ford studied fulltime while living in van and it was "the best year of my life".
Coroner dies after accident at home
Coroner Christopher Devonport died after an accident at his home.
Chlorination woes: Leaky hot water cylinders replaced
None of his 15 Napier homes have needed a cylinder replacement since the water crisis.
Life in the slow lane
Splash Planet is one of HB's most popular attractions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Delight and intrigue as rogue car moves again, this time to Napier
Is this the last we will hear of it?
Persistently parked car drives residents car-azy
Rogue, battered car shifted around a street each week is causing "upheaval" in Hastings.
Woman pays full price for stealing a 'tester' bottle
She decided to take the tester bottle from Farmers, and ended up with a theft conviction.
Holiday dream shattered after courier loses passport
A plan to visit family and holiday in Canada after a stint in India has gone awry.
Judge shocked at driver's blood reading
Driver is an "accident waiting to happen" on Hawke's Bay's roads, judge says.