Man arrested after police-chase crash in Napier
A man has been charged with escaping police custody, resisting police and failing to stop.
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Hawke's Bay youth employment programmes get $2.7m extension
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Te Mata Mushrooms investment to contribute extra $21.5m to Hawke's Bay economy
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Hastings distillery's gin wins gold at international competition
Albertine gin with 38 organic botanicals was praised for its "complex and perfumed nose".
Hastings family stranded in Auckland arrive in Australia
Hawke's Bay family in quarantine after finally flying to Australia to see dying relative
Hawke's Bay set for a decent weekend weather-wise
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Man with knife apprehended near Napier service station
Man in police custody after early-afternoon incident in Napier.
Hawke's Bay police chases: Man arrested after alleged seven-day joyride
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$4000 pothole: Wheels and rims ruined, Napier man wants NZTA to take responsibility
NZTA has declined the request unless it can be convinced it was at fault.
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Ardern and Bloomfield cutouts in storage as school production postponed
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Coroner recommends not being embarrassed to admit lack of swimming ability.
The unclaimed $5 million of Onekawa: 'This is a whole new level'
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Former TV presenter guilty of 'dying child' lie on Trade Me
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Fraudster claims he was kidnapped at gunpoint in Russell Crowe's helicopter
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Fraud trial: Ex-Australian TV presenter accused of inventing sick son
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