Crash just a stop on the road for Hawke's Bay teen's speedway career
As Richard Watty approached the wall he thought: "This is going to be a beauty - hold on."
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Hawke's Bay hits 90% double dose vaccination milestone on eve of new year
Milestone reached on the morning of New Year's Eve but the "mahi doesn't stop just yet".
Napier storage facility break-in: Man charged with burglary
Storage locker and several other sheds were broken into, with tools and electronics taken.
Smoke alarm saves sleeping Napier man as roaring blaze engulfs house, car and bikes
A house, a car and two motorbikes were ablaze by the time firefighters arrived.
New Covid-19 case detected in Napier
The case was isolating at home an all known close contacts have been identified.
Police to fan out to patrol New Year's Eve gatherings across Hawke's Bay
They would also be educating people about orange traffic light settings.
Wave to the rock as you pass: The story behind a Hawke's Bay tradition
Giving the rock respect is a long-standing tradition for Hawke's Bay travellers. But why?
Kiwi student stuck in Australia blasts delayed border reopening
Border closures have been extended to the end of February.
Seven Hawke's Bay restaurants vie for restaurant of the year
Finalists revealed on Cuisine Good Food Awards' prestigious list.
Drivers beware: Speed limit for Napier-Taupō road cut to 80km/h
The highway's claimed 25 lives in 12 years.
School student's hauora-themed artwork scoops award
Makayla Read aimed to represent what hauora (wellbeing) meant to teens.
Forestry fatality 'sad, unnecessary' reality of industry, says union
Coroner says participation of forestry personnel needed to develop fit-for-purpose ACOP.
Development vetoed: But Hawke's Bay A&P society says 'passion doesn't pay the bills'
Residential development on Showgrounds Hawke's Bay Tomoana unlikely in the future
'I had to sit a test': Kiwi doctors speak up on language policy
A US doctor asked to take an English test had called out bureaucratic 'nonsense'.
Flights set to double into Napier as Auckland border reopens, businesses welcome economic boost
An exodus of holiday makers and loved ones from Auckland is set to begin.
Kārearea culprits holding up Tūtira logging caught on camera
The kārearea parents and juveniles holding up Tūtira logging have been caught on camera
Former meth addict turns mother's memory into inspiration to pursue dream
'I started cooking and putting up posts ... Literally in a day I had about 200 followers.'
Beach safety warnings increase after Friday tragedy
Five-year-old named after fatal water incident in Napier
US doctor asked to take English test to practise in NZ
"I do think it would be very different if my name wasn't Ramandeep Kahlon."
A bright spark in electrical training
First in trade skills at high school - now graduated as a No 1 electrical apprentice.
Carols in Cornwall another Covid cancellation
Popular carols cancelled as Covid restrictions make it too difficult to host.
All South Island, several regions were considered for 'green' light setting
Two concerns stopped chunks of the country entering in green.
Hastings Golf Club: Plans revealed for large housing project as part of course upgrade
It'll cost "tens of millions" and will reshape Bridge Pa into a world-class venue.
Virtual uplifting and moving AGM for Ngāti Kahungunu iwi
Feedback during and after the broadcast was overwhelmingly positive.
Building Futures: Flaxmere duo training to be future tradies
The Building Futures programme was just what 23-year-old Vaiana MacGregor needed.
Rosemary Mair returns for Central Hinds after injury break
Central Hinds seamer back after injury disappointment.
70,000 New Zealanders to be given temporary exemption from the My Vaccine Pass
A 12-year-old was told she couldn't get the vaccine pass because she wasn't on the record.
Hawke's Bay roadworker injured after truck and trailer jack-knifes into temporary traffic lights
"The truck did not stop in time, and jack-knifed as it approached the lights."
'Sod's law': Couple who lost everything to suspicious fire still in limbo
A Hawke's Bay contracting company is calling for public help for two of their workers.
Legendary Bay multi-sportsman leaves rich legacy
Tony Small made his first-class rugby and cricket debut in 1956.
A&P Society member calls for Government help to save showgrounds
Housing proposal stays on the table: "This is bigger than just Hawke's Bay."
Pākehā artist claims copyright over bouncy castle's Māori design
A Hastings hire company is in a copyright argument over one of its Māori bouncy castles.
Ex-meth addict: 'No matter what you go through, you can always get clean'
"Meth starts off as 'not the problem', it starts off as an attempt to stop the problem."
Pair of nesting birds delay Hawke's Bay logging road for months
Workers went to check the site and got dive-bombed by the rare native birds.