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Slice of Whangamatā history set to hit the road... again

A house built in Hamilton in 1929 and moved to Whangamatā in 1930 is set to move again.

St Luke’s Church - and pub - put Havelock North on map: Michael Fowler

Opinion: 'I think if any place teaches one about God, it is Havelock North.'

10 ways travel is unrecognisable from decades prior

We blinked and everything changed.

Plans for 1000-plus homes on reclaimed Napier farmland cause concern

The proposal includes over 1000 new homes on reclaimed farmland near Hawke's Bay Airport.

‘Suspicious’: Fire destroys building on grounds of historic Queen Mary Hospital

It took firefighters four hours to put out the fire in the hot springs resort town.

MTG’s ‘Eye Spy, Curious Stories’ designed for visual and tactile experience: Laura Vodanovich

Opinion: Wide range of ways to learn, be inspired, challenged or surprised at MTG.

'Out there somewhere': Napier man offers $500,000 for lost lighthouse lens

Napier man offers eye-watering reward to find NZ's lost maritime treasures.

Not so plain sailing: Iwi opposes yacht club land lease

Ngāti Oneone seeks return of Onepoto land, citing displacement and loss of mana whenua.

Opinion: Tuai Power Station product of adventurous journey

The cry of the morepork and the rustle of the trees were the only sounds.

Ruapehu mayor: Chateau Tongariro issues not insurmountable

Ruapehu's mayor says there are 'credible developers' interested in restoring it.

Opinion: Moifaa – the Hawke’s Bay horse that swam to a Grand National victory

Moifaa is one of the best remembered Grand National winners.

Peters pulls Ngata into Treaty debate from the grave

Sir Apirana Ngata's family discussed how to respond to him being used in debate.

Lost giant: What scientists just learned about the moa’s demise

Scientists have reconstructed the moa's demise to find valuable conservation lessons.

Did material from lake-making Taupō ‘super-eruption’ reach Australia?

Discovery in Australia has scientists pointing to prehistoric super-eruption at Taupō.

Historic Hawke's Bay: Frederick Bennett's journey to uniting Māori and Pākehā

OPINION: Bennett became the first Māori Bishop in 1928, uniting Māori and Pākehā in faith.

Selaks, a 90-year Hawke’s Bay winemaking institution, says low alcohol is the trend

The winery reflects on its humble beginnings to embrace innovation and the future.