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What $1m can buy you in Hawke's Bay now

Million dollar property sales soared in Hawke's Bay in 2020 and are now just "common".

Maths failures: It doesn't add up

How can we turn around a 27-year decline in our knowledge of maths?

Police investigate sudden death of Hastings man

Police are investigating the death of a man in an industrial area of Hastings.

Hawke's Bay earthquake to be commemorated 90 years on

Ninety years ago a 7.8 magnitude quake devastated Hawke's Bay.

Cause of stink that wafted over Havelock North revealed

Regional Council received 14 complaints about odour in the Arataki area on Monday.

Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations

'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.

Six60 show 'amazing' but fights disappointing

Around five people evicted for disorderly behaviour, warned or arrested

Local Focus: Hastings' free public art tours

Free public art tours in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ticket warning as Hastings gears up for Six60 concert

As hiked price tickets appear people are urged to only buy tickets from Ticketmaster.

All bark, no bite: Hawke's Bay braces for bout of kennel cough

There has been an increased number of the highly contagious disease recently.

What books were we checking out of the library in 2020

Blue Moon by Lee Child was the most borrowed library book in Hawke's Bay in 2020.

Armed offenders used car stolen in Napier as getaway vehicle

Police are calling for sightings of a silver Mazda Familia after a Gisborne dairy robbery.

Fault in old TV caused Napier house fire: FENZ

"Very fortunate" family had working smoke alarms that allowed kids to escape.

The running man: The Hawke's Bay athlete who ran every day of 2020

Jason Stuckey ran marathons one day, then got up and ran again the next. And the next.

Kiwi expat captures London's lifelessness in lockdown

Bryony Williams says the vibe of the city she loves has changed completely.

More than 1000 a year: Hawke's Bay SPCAs brace for kitten influx

You gotta be kitten me - for two years in a row the SPCA homed 1000 Hawke's Bay kittens.