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NZ firefighters on high alert
Firefighters in Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa are on high alert as the regions brace for forecast strong winds and hot temperatures.
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Fishermen urge ban on cattle in rivers
Evidence showing cattle getting into rivers and anecdotal stories of animals being slaughtered next to streams have renewed calls for the introduction of a bylaw to exclude stock from Hawkes Bay's waterways.
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Summer sun takes its toll
The realities of summer are showing in Hawke's Bay as sunburn victims traipsed through medical centres and pharmacies for something to ease the pain.
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Friends find drunk lying in the surf
Six friends found a 25-year-old Hawke's Bay man, soaking wet, comatose and rigid on Waimarama Beach, following New Year's Eve celebrations.
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Burns victim fights for her life
Neighbours heard screams that "somebody was on fire" before emergency services discovered a badly burned couple on Christmas Day.
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Window smashed by police
A Hawke's Bay family are upset with the treatment they received from police after an officer smashed their windscreen with his torch at a drink-drive checkpoint.
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Desperate attempt to save crops
Rain-starved fruitgrowers in the Hawke's Bay say they're willing to breach water restrictions in a desperate attempt to save their crops.
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Catamaran flips in rough conditions
A man whose catamaran flipped off a Hawkes Bay beach in rough conditions was fortunate to be spotted by onshore observers, police say.
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Hastings man pulled from fire
A Hastings teen is being hailed a hero after jumping a 3-metre fence, dragging a sleeping man from his bed and extinguishing a flaming frying pan.
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Fatal crash: No seatbelts
Four farmhands who died in a horrific early morning crash were not wearing seatbelts and three were thrown from the "unsafe" vehicle when its roof was torn off.
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Widespread power outage in Hawkes Bay
A widespread power outage is affecting homes and businesses in and around Hawkes Bay this morning.
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Prominent Hawkes Bay estate agent fights ruling
Hawkes Bay real estate agent Simon Tremain says he will fight a verdict of unsatisfactory conduct from the Real Estate Agents Authority.
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Total fire ban across Hawke's Bay
The Department of Conservation is taking the unusual step of declaring a total fire ban across its Hawke's Bay regional parks for the first time in 12 years.
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Runaway mum jailed for teen liaison
A woman who formed a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl, then fled with her across the North Island, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.
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Hawkes Bay DHB tries to contain budget blowout
Vulnerable people are receiving less home help as Hawkes Bay District Health Board (DHB) struggles to contain a budget blowout.
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Life sentence for murder of father
The second brother in a Hawkes Bay family to have killed someone with a knife has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his father.