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Hawke's Bay farmers face losses after floods
Hawke's Bay farmers face stock losses as rain continues to pound the region, closing roads...

Jobs lost as milk prices force cheese factory closure
High milk prices have forced an award-winning Hawkes Bay cheese factory to close, with the loss of nine jobs.

Post-mortem shows Hastings man was stabbed
A 59-year-old Hastings man died after being stabbed numerous times in the chest, an autopsy has revealed.

Girl's nose broken in cinema bashing
A group of 12- and 13-year-olds were left bloody, bruised and shaken after the unprovoked attack.

Greg Proops: In the go zone
Funny man Greg Proops is heading our way soon to "poison everyone with my opinions". He talks to Barney McDonald about the importance of laughter in bad times.

Napier: Peace pushes destruction aside
Napier's Ahuriri district offers history with its coffee, says Matthew Wright.

Tolley tells schools to toughen up on bullying
Minister of Education Anne Tolley has reminded schools that they need to keep students safe.

Boy, 14, caught trying to bring cannabis into prison
Prison authorities have caught out a 14-year-old boy who tried to take cannabis hidden in his shoe into Hawke's Bay Regional Prison.

Hostess sex case pilot wins back job
An Air Nelson pilot sacked for sleeping with a young flight attendant and drinking before a flight has won his job back.

Pilot sacked for sex with teen flight attendant gets job back
A pilot has won his job back after being sacked for a late-night drinking spree during which he had sex with a 19-year-old flight attendant.

Police visit shot teen's final resting place
Senior police have visited the final resting place of a teenager shot dead in an armed stand-off with their officers earlier this week.

Police shooting: Investigation seeks grey van
Police are still appealing for sightings of a van seen in the area early on the morning when Lachan Kelly-Tumarae was fatally shot by police.