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Let the games begin at Māhia's new sports courts
'It’s been a long-held dream for the community.'
Carving of Māhia ancestor Rongomaiwahine unveiled at beach playground
New Rongomaiwahine carving at Māhia by Gisborne master carver Boydie Te Nahu.
Rocket Lab sends Nasa polar satellite into space
A climate change-focused mission from Mahia.
'It had to be done': Why a section of Napier-Gisborne railway line is being taken away
A railway line in northern Hawke's Bay is being removed to move the eroding road over.
Closing in on solution to Māhia's Blacks Beach erosion issue
Answer to coastal erosion issue in final design stages.
'It hurts the people who are already grieving': Thousands worth of rebuild material stolen from Hawke's Bay school and pre-school
Nuhaka School and a pre-school on-site have suffered a series of break-ins and thefts.
Watch: Nasa, Rocket Lab launch solar sail from Mahia
Nasa's new solar sail mission that uses sunlight for propulsion has launched from HB.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Napier City Council forecasts huge rates increases and future debt
Napier City Council starts the ball rolling in the public phase of its 3-year plan.
Holiday-park purchase to benefit Wairoa iwi for generations
Settlement group buys holiday park from Hastings businesswoman.
Stay out of the water: DoC warning after shark kills stranded whale
"Well-meaning" volunteers warned they can create a risk to themselves and whales.
Massive shark kills and devours stranded whale, attempted rescuer flees water
'It took its whole head off. There are not many sharks that can do that.'
Councillor stands by decision to not offer Māhia railbike business rates remission
One councillor says the business “needs to stand on its own”.
Rocket Lab successfully launches ‘world-first’ space junk mission for Japanese firm
Satellite launched from Mahia a first step towards cleaning up space.
Napier man’s rise from farm life to putting together rockets in the US
Tim Charlton's off to the US to be part of a bold project to launch a new 40m-tall rocket.
'Extortionate': $10,000-a-year rates shock threatens railbike venture dream
Geoff Main built an attraction on the old rail line. He didn't anticipate the rates bill.
Mahia shark warning issued after mass ‘whale’, dolphin stranding
Several shark species feed on whales and dolphins, including their carcasses.
'Welfare decision': Euthanising Mahia's stranded dolphins was a hard but necessary choice
"They weren’t going to make it, or if they did it would be in a terrible condition."
Pod of stranded false killer whales and dolphins euthanised
40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins were euthanised after being re-stranded.
Watch: Mass stranding - desperate attempt to save whales at Hawke’s Bay beach
Locals flocked to a beach in Mahia to try to save the stranded pilot whales.
'Educated and cunning': Small town cop's unusual find inside hidden compartments of car
'It’s not somewhere generally that we would look for something like seafood.'
Mahia man in custody over fire at property where Dylan Blake died
Kelvin Blake is accused of deliberately setting fire to a Mahia property.