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Opinion: It’s good to ponder the big questions in life - and death
It’s not a wasted pursuit to consider that big question.
Canny View: Simple steps to leave behind generational wealth
Managing emotions is a key component of wealth management.
Muggy nights and cloudy days in the offing
It's looking like a return to cloudy weather next week with a possible scattering of rain.
Napier council ranked lowest in CouncilMARK survey
It received the lowest rating of HB councils that took part in the independent review.
Hawke’s Bay businesses’ cyclone grants demand more than double available funds
Hawke's Bay's Chamber of Commerce says demand for their grants exceeds available funding.
Skysolar claims liquidation will not kill Ongaonga solar farm project
SkySolar is adamant its ambitious project will go ahead despite $12m owed.
Mapu scores four tries on Hawke’s Bay club rugby’s big night out
Napier Tech and Taradale took maximum points again.
Business backing huge solar farm fails, creditors want $12.3m
Council said the venture supported its aspirations. Now, it is a creditor.
Monstrous wasp nest found in Hawke’s Bay shed
The back shed. Warm. Rarely used. And slowly being drowned by wasps building a home.
Feeding the people: Tamatea couple turning their front lawn into a new community garden
Soon there won’t be any lawn in sight.
Tararua District a focus of repairs for flood protection
More than $9 million in damage done to stopbanks, spillways and drains in the district.
Support group treated to tour of Pioneer Museum and Pukaha/Mt Bruce
A trip to Pukaha might be just what the doctor ordered for a support group.
Ngāti Kahungunu hosts awesome Easter egg hunt
The end of the school term was celebrated with an Easter egg hunt.
'Emerging risk': Fire more than a kilometre long in cyclone wood debris
People trying to clear wood debris from their cyclone-hit properties resort to burning it.
Widow calls killer’s letter of apology an ‘insult’
Paula Stoddart described apology letter as 'yet another insult' to her husband's family.
Red Cross gives $1m boost to Hawke's Bay relief effort
The new grant takes the total allocation of the NZ Disaster Relief Fund to $3.18 million.
Transformational change: New Napier council CEO settles in
Lousie Miller is a regarded as an experienced leader of transformational change.
Covid restrictions remain: Ministry confirms 127 Hawke’s Bay people have died with Covid
77,432 Covid cases reported since start of pandemic.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Agencies still processing hundreds of grant applications
Three major relief funds have allocated millions to Hawke's Bay between them.
Talented swimmers descend on Hawke’s Bay for national age group championships
Three emerging stars will be on show at this week’s event.
Hawke’s Bay ends Easter weekend with one serious crash
Hawke's Bay had moderate crashes, but only one serious recorded over the Easter weekend.
Linda Hall: I’m glad I’m not an apple
OPINION: Let's give our produce the right to be ugly, and cheaper.
Marker in the ground: The sign that says an Esk Valley holiday park will rebuild
A fisherman spotted an object floating in the ocean near Māhia. It came from Esk Valley.
Stopgap fix for damaged rail bridge
KiwRail working to get rail line open for the peak freight season.
Spark retail outlet in Napier hit by early-morning break-in
Display models had been ripped out of security sockets.
Closed Hawke’s Bay schools welcomed by other schools in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
Of the 151 schools in the Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti regions, 80 sustained damage.
From silt to sanctity: Eskdale and Pōrangahau communities still cleaning gravesites
Communities and the Remembrance Army are cleaning up at Eskdale Cemetary.
Punters well behaved at Mission Concert, no arrests or major injuries reported
Police said there were 'no issues or arrests to report'.
Hawke’s Bay weather set to improve after gloomy start to Easter weekend
Weather warnings for Hawke's Bay were lifted on Sunday.
Opinion: Room for all on road to recovery
Hawke’s Bay's recovery a long and complex journey.
Water-related incident on Waimarama Beach
St John are attending to a water related incident at Waimarama beach.
The feeling of being left alone - Hawke’s Bay’s disaster within a disaster
To restore confidence, it's time for the Civil Defence Joint Committee to step aside.