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Water Central leak: Council releases details about what its investigation will look like
Though some councillors reckon their own $100k "guesstimate" would be on low side.
As good as it gets: The Feelers to play free concert in Napier
The group will perform all their greatest hits spanning the past 20 years.
The queue at NZ's luckiest Lotto store: Family of $11m Hawke's Bay winner try for a double dip
Throngs of punters descend on Hastings store on Wednesday in a bid to win $28m.
Letters: Candidates fire off views ahead of election day
Water and activists dominate councillors' opinions
Local Focus: Do the right e-thing
Old and new televisions are now recyclable. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hapi as! Girl makes history by being picked for Ross Shield team
Hapi has yet to decide which secondary school she will attend next year.
Seismic shift: Hastings property prices overtake Napier
The balance of power in the Hawke's Bay property market has officially shifted.
Local Focus: Crowded field for HBDHB election
The Hawke's Bay District Health Board election has a record field. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Athletics: Season of two halves
A season of two halves for northern and southern hemisphere athletes.
Hawke's Bay man in phone scam arrests
Police say Kiwis have lost over $2.5m in sophisticated crime.
'Words cannot describe the pain': Bride-to-be's sudden death from epileptic seizure
Fiance struggles after the love of his life dies.
Taihape man who did indecent acts with children avoids prison
Aidan Bowyer was sentenced to community detention and intensive supervision.
First time on a farm: Flaxmere school kids launch into heartwarming alpaca hugs on school trip
Kassius-Kage Petuha had never been to a farm. His reaction was priceless.
Informal poll shows clear front runner in Napier mayoral race
The results from a "straw poll" at a Napier mayoral meeting are in.
Watch: Mob's funeral home haka for murdered member
Mongrel Mob members have paid tribute to fallen mate Koke Dogg while collecting his body.
Taylor-Jade Hira murder-accused named
Man accused of killing Taylor-Jade Hira appears in Napier High Court.
'RIP Koke Dogg': Two in court, one on murder charge, after gang death
Ngaoa Kokaua was allegedly stabbed to death at a Christchurch house on Saturday night.
'Shock to the system' as temperatures set to drop
"Changeable" spring weather brings sun, rain, hot and cold all in one week.
Housing shortage shock: 3000 households living in motels
Frustrated by how many people are being housed in motels, one council has taken action.
The modhouse: How a giant timber puzzle piece was turned into a stunning Hastings home
This is no ordinary cookie cutter prefab home. It's a symbol of Hawke's Bay innovation.
Pop-up makes youth employment services more accessible in Hastings
A new pop-up in Hastings has been set up to help youth into employment
Teacher makes human rights complaint over pay-deal 'discrimination'
Hastings teacher Justin Lindsay says non-union teachers are ignorant of their pay rights.
'Everyone's worst nightmare': Hastings axe attacker sentenced to seven years in prison
Gang members came on to their property, armed themselves with weapons and launched attack.
Orange gunk leaking into a Hastings drain - what is it?
Colin Campbell first noticed the orange gunk in a stormwater drain on Riverslea Rd.
Fog keeps rescue helicopters away from serious crash on Napier-Taupo highway
Crash soon after onset of wet weather.
Fight breaks out at controversial cell tower site in Havelock North
Violence has erupted at the site of a controversial cell tower in Havelock North.
Disabled parking ordeal: Terminally ill man finds threatening notes
Hastings man wants to spread awareness about illness after notes, $3k damage left on car.
Did Michael McNab celebration break rules? Who cares
Matamata trainer exorcises a few demons after magnificent mare Melody Belle defies odds.
From jail to a gym: The look from mum that changed a criminal
His mum's face crumpled as she visited him in prison. He saw in her face what he'd done.
'What's next?': The history of the Huia St house that caught fire
Smoke lingers. One poster remains on the wall, intact. People walk past muttering.
Where you save $350 a month by getting a mortgage
There are seven suburbs in Hastings where it's cheaper to pay a mortgage than rent.
Spirit of Waiata Māori Music Awards lives on
The Waiata Māori Music Awards will be held at Clubs Hastings on Friday, September 13.