Brodie Retallick at 33: One of NZ's rugby greats is finally giving his body a break
'I think I'm done there,' the giant lock says of his All Blacks and Chiefs careers.
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League hopes are on hold for a week as Napier City Rovers eye a Chatham Cup knockout.
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NZ para-taekwondo duty for Hastings coach
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Hastings Boys’ High nails Super 8 rugby win over New Plymouth
Super 8 first fifteens rugby started on Saturday.
Hawke’s Bay’s creative talent on show at annual exhibition
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Cyclone survivor Gabrielle Mei, 89, to move back into her destroyed Wairoa house after 15 months
A year and a half on from the devastation of her namesake, Gabrielle Mei can return home.
First council in NZ to introduce Māori ward readies for representation review
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Pharmacy safety concerns as pseudoephedrine makes comeback
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It's game-on in the Hawks battle for a place in the top-six playoffs.
The Hawks are eighth on the table, and now face four games in the South Island in 10 days.
Police investigate allegations of inappropriate behaviour by school staff member
The school's Board of Trustees has declined to comment, citing a police investigation.
Cops called to burglary watch CCTV then arrest man - all in 45 minutes
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Napier crash: Motorist leaves hospital
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Havelock North ratepayer could pay $700 annually for public transport they don't use
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Taradale make it 10 in a row
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Hawke’s Bay Today wins Newspaper of the Year
HBT 'an exemplar of a newspaper serving its community when it needed it most', judges say.
'I'm not Mrs Whippy, I'm way cooler': The woman serving up sprinkles of joy from a pink truck
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'You can never get bored': Wahine pave the way for careers in engineering and infrastructure
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Gisborne police arrest four gangsters for intimidating witnesses, threatening to kill
"Police have put a significant effort into executing these arrests."
Clear winners emerge in Hastings byelections
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Anti-fluoride group loses High Court bid to stop Hastings council adding fluoride to water
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One seriously injured in Waipukurau car v motorbike crash
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Shield fever starts to build - but it's almost five weeks away
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Māori Ward second term confirmed for next Hastings elections
Hastings District Council is disappointed by government plans for referenda.
Taradale Super Grans popping pills and marching on
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Highway hero: Hawke’s Bay roadworker praised for extinguishing trailer fire
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Wyn Drabble: An unofficial guide to getting to your hospital appointment on time
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Free shower and laundry charity for Hawke's Bay needs 50 volunteers
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