Racing: Early Tararua interest in Melbourne Cup
Smokin' Romans, part-owned by a Dannevirke man, was seventh in the cup last year.
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Choice not chance: Hawke’s Bay joins social supermarket movement
The new initiative looks to help dignify the food bank experience.
Hawke’s Bay police call for people to report crimes to them, not social media
The policewoman leading the recovery calls for help from people in the region.
Taradale to get 12,000 more native plants as flooded nurseries recover
The project will see another round of natives planted alongside the Tūtaekurī River.
Cyclists shift gear to race for mental health
Max and Kirsty have swapped the struggles of elite sport to find a new love for racing.
Hukarere Girls’ College eyes centre of Havelock North for school site
Commercial building in Havelock North could become the new site of flood-displaced school.
‘Just fields of leaves’: Spring attraction's owners have one question - where have all the flowers gone?
They’ll still open to the public, but expectations need to be tempered a little.
Lawrence Arabia coming to Bay View
Enjoy him in the delightful Edwardian King George Hall.
Two trucks crash on SH2 north of Napier
A person is taken to hospital as a crash blocks one lane of the state highway.
No stone unturned: Locals still battling quarry expansion
Application to expand a gravel quarry in Maraekākaho does not need to consult residents.
2023′s winter the fifth-warmest on record
Relatively hot June and July offset by below-average August temperatures.
Battle of the Bays will be an epic clash
The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union doesn't need a lot of marketing tactics to sell this one.
New Napier bar apologises after telling knitting group to rethink booking
'Knitting is not the vibe we are going for,' the group says it was told by bar staff.
Zack Swanwick sinks hole in one on way to back-to-back national title win
The Hawke's Bay teen started the last day with a one-stroke lead. He won by nine.
St John sets out to find Hawke’s Bay’s new paw patrol
Do you have a doggo, a good boy or girl, that could share some animal aroha?
Wairoa curtain call: Red Cross says it can no longer supply town with free curtains
No retirement villages or motels - so where will Wairoa get second-hand curtains?
Hawke's Bay residents fighting to stay in homes welcome National's cyclone Ombudsman
The Prime Minister has suggested the move would add another layer of bureaucracy.
'Dealing with them their own way': Vigilante justice, claims looters assaulted at cyclone-damaged homes
'If I was a big burly guy and confronted someone on my property, I would do the same.'
Magpies clipped in Far North, Tui hit by Canterbury blitz
Life on the road hasn't been so great for Hawke's Bay rugby in the last two weekends.
Ariki Rigby homicide: New plea for crucial details in inquiry
Ariki Rigby was found in a burned-out car in 2022. Police and family still seek answers.
Another Hawke's Bay home destroyed by fire
It was 8.30am on a sunny and fine Saturday morning. Then the house was gone, 'knackered'.
Hawke's Bay farmer rapt to move out of Category 3; others still fighting ahead of deadline
'I said to them, well I shouldn't be in Category 3.'
Police confirm ‘the Kirsa Jensen file is 'certainly, still open’
Small memorial - large gathering.
Tui eye giant-killing role in Christchurch
It's one of the surprise outcomes in rugby in 2023 - the Tui are ready.
Whitebaiters mostly adhere to rāhui over some of Hawke’s Bay at season start
DoC rangers spotted only two people whitebaiting on Clive River.
‘A lot of potential’: Hawke's Bay-born coach hopes others will ‘LevelUp’ for para-athletes
Meacheam says the regions are brimming with undiscovered talent.
Kia Rite - Time to act: Four lanes good, six lanes better
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Hawke’s Bay’s news in brief: Free swimming day as Regional Aquatic Centre turns 1 year old
A snapshot of brief local stories.
Hawke’s Bay’s sunny spell to end on Sunday
Make the most of Saturday's sun — Sunday will bring rain.
Unattended cooking leading cause in Hawke's Bay building fire spike
Hawke's Bay had a building fire nearly every day for a month.
‘A mother doesn’t forget her baby:’ Remembering Kirsa Jensen – 40 years on
One of NZ’s “most enduring murder mysteries” remains unsolved.
People flock to Hawke's Bay coast to see blue supermoon
The highly anticipated supermoon caught the attention of many people.
Going with the flow as Hawke’s Bay councils back FPP voting in local elections
The Napier council was the last to vote on the FPP vs STV issue.