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Hawke's Bay teacher honoured with national award
Ongaonga School deputy principal has received a National Excellence in Teaching Award.
Napier police raid uncovers 14 firearms
Fourteen guns, three motorbikes, and cannabis were found at a Napier property.
The cost of Shane Jones' billion trees
About $61.7 million worth of projects were announced at the Provincial Growth Fund launch.
Hopes high for Gisborne rail to be back on track
Will the regional fund reopen East Coast rail? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
NZ's top teacher encourages kids to argue
No one shrugs their shoulders or says "I dunno" in Katie Pennicott's class.
Local Focus: A leg up for rail to Gisborne?
Hopes are high the Government's regional development fund will reopen the Napier to Gisborne rail line. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Two men injured in two-car Hastings crash
Two injured in another serious crash at notorious Hastings intersection.
Gita's big split: How NZ got in the way - and today's region-by-region forecast
The storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.
Councils choosing karakia over prayers
Only half of the Bay councils have a prayer, with only one regularly using it.
High-speed crash: 'I couldn't believe they were alive'
Two men in hospital after street race goes wrong on "treacherous" road.
Schools celebrating scholarship success
Lindisfarne College among Hawke's Bay schools pleased with recent scholarship results.
Shoeless man robs Napier Pita Pit
The man, wielding a knife, demanded money before fleeing the scene.
Local Focus: Fun and frivolity this weekend
The Tremains Art Deco Festival has officially started. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fun and frivolity at Art Deco festival
The Tremains Art Deco Weekend continues to grow. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kidnap ordeal: Armed police storm Napier house, arrest 3 men
Victim found near property following police search.
$300,000 shock: NZ stamp collector's valuable find
Napier man bought a stamp album for $3300. Then one stamp sold for almost $320,000.
Sportsman accused of attacks on women
Name suppression lapses for man accused of groping one woman and violating another.
Bay's unemployment rate slashed by 3000
Unemployment rate drops on the back of economic growth in Bay region.
District plan options tabled in response to Te Mata track fallout
Council to consider changes to district plan to recognise cultural importance Te Mata Peak
Local Focus: Female workers take control for success
The four female staff took over their Napier business Tangaroa Seafoods after they found out they were about to lose their jobs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Female workers take over struggling fish shop
"It was a bit of a scary situation." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Inside honey's criminal black market
Honey industry losing millions annually as apiarists are hit by organised crime.
Tributes paid to dead Napier motorcyclist
Crash was on popular motorcycle route said to need repair and safety measures
Watch: Man rams van after woman pulled to safety
Chaos after altercation leaves debris from vehicles strewn across Hastings street.
Personal locator beacon saves farmer after bull attack: 'It was out to get me'
A Hawke's Bay farmer has been left shaken and battered after a bull attack in Puketitiri.
Hawke's Bay earthquake survivor recalls experience
Two 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake commemorations will take place at the weekend.
Creepy porch raid for cigarette butts
Watch: Porch raided for cigarette butts as family sleeps.
Research reveals lack of fountains in playgrounds
Local and Central Government should increase the number of drinking fountains.
Firm fined for taking water
Evergreen Landcare staff took water from hydrants because that's what they 'normally did'.