Kayaker who sank off coast won auction for new one while fighting for survival
Arnie Cave spent hours floating in the ocean, watching sunlight disappear.
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Kiwi star born in 2006 in hunt for NZ Open title
At age 18, amateur Zack Swanwick could easily be mistaken for a seasoned pro.
Wairoa schoolgirl wins as youth dominate first day of Golden Shears
Results from day one of competition in Masterton.
30,000 cyclone-smashed apple bins fixed for growers, saving them $3m
Hawke’s Bay grows 70 per cent of NZ's apples and this year’s picking season has begun.
'One to put on the calendar': Rogue weather week could spoil Hawke's Bay's autumn
'It’s a week to tuck away in the back of our heads, to be a little bit more aware of.'
Hawke’s Bay Tui player starts portable sauna business with dad
Hurricanes Poua player teams up with dad to bring a different kinda of sauna to the Bay.
Cyclone-smashed community's bridge re-opens to light traffic after damage
Temporary bridge partially re-opens.
Why 215 scooter riders are taking a trip from Napier to Wellington
'My anxiety was through the roof, but I started practising every day.'
'Like the swoosh of a jet': Beloved century-old Haumoana tree loses its limbs in the night
'Everyone knows the tree. They have played around it, climbed on it, swung from it.'
Vegetables push through silt left behind by Cyclone Gabrielle
Plant and Food Research is trying to work out how to 'use the silt to our advantage'.
Injury forces shearing champion Rowland Smith out of Golden Shears
The reigning Golden Shears open shearing champion is out.
Broken Ranfurly Shield still being fixed
Hawke's Bay says repaired Shield will be on the sidelines in time for their first defence.
Council adopts rates shake-up despite almost 90% opposition from submitters
Councillor apologises to the public saying the consultation process had 'failed'.
'Reopening the conversation': Sale of Napier’s $65m of council houses back on the table
Council may about-turn on its decision not to sell its community housing.
'Quite hurtful': Culture war ignites over cyclone charity cookbook
'All we did was make a business decision, and we wish it hadn’t gone the way it has.'
'Rash move': Iwi leader slams axing of Māori Health Authority
Bayden Barber called the move 'rash' and urged the Health Minister to look closer.
'Bigger than our family:' Golfer turns hand to children's language therapy
Mat Perry is raising money for speech therapy for children with Down syndrome.
Man says drugs were for own use - his safe password suggested otherwise
Drug seller claims money was from orchard work, building and pokies.
'We’ve made our decision': Top school pilots NCEA alternative
The school's principal says the new programme encourages development.
Top gun: HB sharpshooter bags deer, gifts it to soldiers then joins army
A farmer turned sharp shooter can now knock the top off a bottle from 300 metres.
Napier's new highway roundabout under budget, as disruption continues into March
Softer aggregate than expected has been discovered where the road will be realigned.
Black Seeds bash: Gemco celebrates 20 years with private gig
The business has grown from a team of eight in 2004 to 140 staff members now.
Party time for Napier's big innings: Marking a century and a half
Napier's first borough council was installed in 1874 — with 493 electors.
World Triathlon Cup: Hayden Wilde edged out by Aussie rivals in trans-Tasman stunner
A sweltering 30-degree climate put the trans-Tasman rivalry to the test.
Cruel Summer: Has Taylor Swift sent some 'Midnight Rain' to Hawke's Bay?
Taylor's 'Midnight Rain' has crossed the Tasman, but Hawke's Bay may be lucky.
'Significant loss to Hawke’s Bay:' Local nurses looking to Australia
The promise of higher pay and better conditions could be a factor.
Choppers and toe-tapping make for a family fun weekend in Hawke’s Bay
Family-friendly fun was abundant in Hawke's Bay over the weekend.
Rain on its way for Auckland, set to spoil Black Caps T20
Meteorologist's gloomy forecast spells doom for cricket fans today.
Hawke's Bay best events to see out the end of summer
Nowhere does late summer like Hawke’s Bay.
Grandad's life changer: 'Hearing children singing is the most beautiful sound'
Adrian Rowlands had “never been a phones man", now he loves it.
Napier’s biggest healthcare building back on the market
The premises for sale but a lengthy lease remains for current tenant.
'Tried everything to make it work': Eskdale brewery taps out after cyclone
Chris Barber and his wife did 'everything they could' to make things work.
450-home project will expand Flaxmere, orchard and vineyard make way
A large Māori-led housing project planned for Flaxmere has been given approval.