Napier man traces father's footsteps, a WWII soldier, to Cassino
"Dad came home, became a farmer like many others, said little and got on with life."
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Local Focus: Apples' big leap forward
Apple productivity makes a giant leap. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Wattie's hires 100 in four days
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Almost time for takeaways: Hawke's Bay restaurants need public's support
Hawke's Bay restaurants and cafes say they're ready to reopen under level 3 restrictions.
Big Bear, an 111-year-old bear who survived German bombs, may be NZ's oldest
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Dairy owners share bread, milk and flour with 100, for free
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Principals worry: Can 'voluntary' schooling at alert level three work?
Principals have serious concerns about how 'voluntary' schooling will work.
Initiative helps older Hawke's Bay residents to pay for groceries
Hawke's Bay agencies, community and support groups rally the troops to help the elderly.
Hawke's Bay DHB's new chief executive revealed
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Local Focus: Toitoi's mauri stone and Jacinda's crush on Hawke's Bay
A Toitoi ceremony revealed Jacinda's crush on HB. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Toitoi's mauri stone and Jacinda's crush on Hawke's Bay
A Toitoi ceremony revealed Jacinda's crush on HB. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Waiter or food handler 'obvious point of transmission' of Covid-19 on Ruby Princess
Eighteen passengers from the ship have died.
No bad eggs at Easter checkpoints in Hawke's Bay - police happy lockdown rules obeyed
Hawke's Bay drivers obeyed the lockdown rules at Easter; roads and checkpoints were quiet.
Ruby Princess: The call that led to 650 Covid-19 cases
Crucial phone call likely to be probed in criminal investigation into a massive blunder.
Virus shuts English language school
Napier language school shuts, but no widespread closures in NZ yet.
Police help move on 'arrogant' Māhia visitors
Visitors are not welcome right now in Māhia and action will be taken to stop them.
Hawke's Bay inmate isolated after refusing Covid-19 test
Corrections Department says there are no confirmed cases of Covid-19 in its prisons.
Top show by U17s
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Andrew and June Ranyard started getting symptoms the day after the cruise ended.
'Nightmare' cruise: 16 Kiwis 'trapped', passenger critical with Covid-19
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