Forty-two haircuts by 9.40am - how Hawke's Bay greeted level 2
Morning was frantic, Emerson Street Barbers owner said, but it was what they lived for.
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Fatal crash closes SH50 between Napier and Hastings
Car struck a tree on the boundary of the Napier Golf Club course.
Local Focus: Record numbers for the Hawke's Bay Trails not what they seemed
Record numbers for the Hawke's Bay Trails during lockdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Why 20,000 'pedestrians' visited a Hawke's Bay beach community during lockdown
A mysterious success story led to a Covid crackdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Flaxmere home invasion: Man injured in attack, four on the run
Man injured after home invasion involving four offenders in Flaxmere.
Revealed: Why many Kiwi parents will keep kids at home in level 2
Parents appear evenly split over whether to send their children back to school.
$2.5 million meth bust: Second chance for offender
The judges said Uriah Wirihana had showed rehabilitation since his sentencing.
More than 1400 in Hawke's Bay apply for unemployment benefit in a month
744 more people jobless in Hastings during peak picking shows "true impact" of lockdown.
Local Focus: Napier resort to grow but rates to rise with relief for some
Some people "can still afford to pay their rates". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hawke's Bay drought: Tales of woe get worse, as heat goes on Govt response
One's gone from 1800 lambing ewes to zero. Another's watched his native trees wither.
Local Focus: Napier resort to grow but rates to rise with relief for some
Some people "can still afford to pay their rates". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Road re-opened after motorist killed in Napier
The crash occurred on Marine Parade at Te Awa.
'Just another hurdle': Tree removal near Napier caused Vodafone outage
Customers and businesses across Hawke's Bay were left without landline and mobile service.
We're getting married: Wedding celebrants eager for restart in alert level 2
"Despite being in lockdown, love is still all around."
Local Focus: The pen is mightier than the hammer
Construction slow due to Covid-19 red tape. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Central Hawke's Bay splits $35m roading contracts between two
Downer and Higgins have been awarded two each of the four major contracts.
Police warn Mongrel Mob: This will not be tolerated
Arrests made after visits to Hamilton gang pad.
Tourism plea: Open up under level 2 to help save industry
Domestic travel essential to keep struggling tourism businesses going.
Local Focus: Beaches popular level 3 destination
Surfies, kids and parents all glad to be at the beach. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Beaches popular level 3 destination
Surfies, kids and parents all glad to be at the beach again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'This is the best place to be in the world': Stranded in Te Awanga
Global musician Connan Mockasin and wife Hiromi Oshima are stuck in Te Awanga.
Ministry assurances: PPE stock in national reserve 'tested regularly'
No problem with Ministry stocks after DHBs discover thousands of deteriorated masks.
Small schools top plans for post-Covid rebuild
Small schools to get better lights and insulation in bid to restart economy.
Dashcam footage will help investigators working on Hawke's Bay whānau road tragedy
Images from in one of NZ's worst crashes expected to uncloak mystery of eight deaths.
Locus Focus: Top chef orders takeaways
St Georges becomes a fast food joint. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
When level 4 ends, the beach will be pretty inviting in Hawke's Bay
The region has a sunny and fine week ahead.
Napier City Council won't have permanent CEO until 2021
Napier City Council has appointed Keith Marshall as Interim Chief Executive.
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."
Deadly cruise: What did crew members know before NZ man's death?
How can cruise ship passengers take a class action against cruise lines?
Orchard housing: Hastings council votes to free up rules
One apple grower says it's a good change, but the timing is "tenuous".
'Ripped apart': Covid cruise tragedy - Kiwi husband dies, wife left delirious
Bob James was "always happy" and had travelled all over the world, his son said.
NZ doctor's nightmare coronavirus situation aboard cruise
The NZ doctor aboard the cruise ship with more than 100 Covid-19 cases.
Thousands more masks found with crumbling elastic
More face masks deemed unfit for purpose in the fight against Covid-19.