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Hawke's Bay's iconic and cyclone-smashed hairpin bend could be cut across by a bridge.
Keen-as Keanu kick-starts Hawks' 2024 campaign
The new-look Hawks were beaten by 21 points one week - but won by 27 the next.
Hawke’s Bay could get new crematorium as funeral giant enters region
'A new crematorium is expected to be built within the next year or two.'
Sir Buck on passing the Anzac baton to Bay tamariki
'That’s my whānau chanting to scare the enemy.'
'Can you massage me directly': Hapless scammers claiming to be Tom Jones target concertgoers
Most realised it was a scam and didn’t engage, but some thought it was the man himself.
Nailed it: Archie Knight to represent Hawke's Bay at NZ Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge
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Rugby union shifts club's home games after team van shooting
Games will be moved to Tremain Field in Napier for the 'foreseeable future'.
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Last chance at an Olympic dream: Can home comforts get swimmer Emma Godwin to Paris?
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Search continues for rock tosser who smashed window of bus carrying 47 kids
A school principal has commended the actions of a bus driver after a 'scary' incident.
'Same behaviour': Photos show holes in sports team's van in earlier Hawke's Bay incident
'How someone didn’t get killed I just don’t know.'
'Destruction right in front of you': Swimmer fears council ruining river spots
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Ardern's wedding and basking in big events - how Flagship Events company battled past Covid
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In pictures: Hawke's Bay's weekend of openings
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'Explosion of glass': Large rock thrown through bus window full of Napier school kids
The driver says the 1.1kg rock sounded like a gunshot and just missed him.
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Club captain Guy Taylor was driving as shotgun pellets rained down on the van.
Hawke’s Bay club rugby: Taradale beat Napier Tech in rematch of last year’s final
The final rematch that Taradale had been waiting for arrived, and they were ready for it.
What makes Hawke’s Bay such a great wellness hub?
Local Danielle Harper reveals how to have a restorative visit in the region.
Review: Sir Tom Jones proves to NZ he's far from being 'zimmer frame entertainment'
The days of undie-throwing are gone. But at 83, he still has a voice and a touch of spice.
Dirt bike rider critically injured in crash on major thoroughfare
It's the second serious motorcycle crash in the region in 24 hours.
Plan to pull Hawke's Bay Tourism funding - chair fears 'regional backwater' will be the result
'Hawke’s Bay will lose ground to other regions, and become a regional backwater.'
Climate vs fluoridation: A tale of two protests in the same city at the same time
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'Incredibly difficult': Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival cancelled
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Maraekakaho motorbike crash: One person critically injured
Emergency services responded to a motorbike crash on State Highway 50.
Missing fisherman off Hawke’s Bay coast named
The man who went missing off Waimārama on Monday was 54-year-old Jason Hollows.
Playgroup for parents? How Ghana's hospitality inspired a caregiving movement
Rochelle Hairs is bringing a slice of Africa to Hawke's Bay for a good cause.
Weather gods smiling on Hawke's Bay? Big man's hand spotted in sky as settled autumn arrives
The finger of God? This unusual cloud over Napier is a sign of good weather ahead.
Hawke’s Bay primary sector award winners revealed
Michael and Karen Toulmin won the Hawke's Bay farmer of the year award.
Napier rates climb 100pc in hill suburbs after flooding pushes buyers to higher ground
A couple nearing retirement might have to sell the home they've worked their lives for.
'Put down': Violent inmate stomps on duck after it landed in prison yard
The prisoner was charged with attacking the bird, which had to be put down.
Kiwis win second shearing test against Wales
NZ may have the lead but Wales is closing the points gap.
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