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'Like walking around a European art gallery': Art collector's Napier penthouse hits market
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‘Feeling good’: Napier MP Katie Nimon on pregnancy and priorities
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How a 12-year-old Kiwi took home a medal at a world sailing regatta
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'Slight error with accelerator' results in police car crashing into fence
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‘It’s everywhere’: Influencers push back at $20,000 offer to promote online gambling
'We are counteracting that and saying to our people there is another way.'
Bit of a Mission: Why international artists aren’t coming to the Bay in 2025
A lull in Mission and stadium concerts in Hawke's Bay is likely to continue through 2025.
From MP to wellness guru: Anna Lorck’s radical new life
Lorck says her new life is a "contrast from the life that I was leading”.
Bullied prisoner slashes another inmate's face with razor from eye to chin
Reihana Cooper tied makeshift weapons to his hands before the attack.
‘Warm and moist’: Low pressure system may bring rain, summer temps
MetService says one of the first big low-pressure systems of the year is forming.
Police raid Napier home: Loaded gun, drugs, cash and stolen e-scooter found
Man arrested after firearm, meth, 60 bags of cannabis and stolen e-scooter found.
‘Miserable weather’: Summer visitors turn away from Splash Planet
Splash Planet's visitor numbers are so far more than 12,000 down on last summer.
Top cop leaves the force to tackle issues on the street
A cop for 36 years, Sam Aberahama will now run a mental health and wellbeing trust.
Hawke’s Bay clubs shine at North Island Colgate Games in Hastings
Hastings games hailed success with over 1000 young athletes competing, even more watching.
Clean boats crucial to stopping spread of marine pests in Hawke’s Bay waters
Why keeping your boat clean is crucial for Hawke’s Bay's marine health.
Planes v people: Who will be the quickest on the runway?
The airport will open the gates for the public to run the runway.
'Strawberries just disintegrate': Some HB growers are loving the rain, others not so much
Summer had started very well – now a couple are losing thousands of dollars every day.
Who's the best mascot in Hawke's Bay? Feathers fly at region's biggest summer sporting showcase
Hawke’s Bay mascots competed at a Colgate Games challenge for ultimate bragging rights.
Such a Teddy: Hawke’s Bay’s most popular baby names for 2024
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Work to kick off on the first Hawke’s Bay Expressway widening project near a river
Expect delays on SH2 Hawke’s Bay as four-laning project begins beside Tūtaekuri River.
Early morning house fire in Napier treated as suspicious
Napier firefighters tackle suspicious fire at empty house in Maraenui.
Napier widow finds community support through local initiative
Traffic management business pays staff to help community during downtime.
‘Normally we are assisting people’: Hawke’s Bay Coastguard's helping hand for albatross
The bird was found weak, underweight with worms, and battered by the weather.
‘Remain vigilant’: Fire risk lessens but caution urged in Hawke’s Bay
You'll still need a permit to light fires in most parts of the Bay.
Health NZ proposes cut to Napier’s overnight urgent care services
A confidential briefing note says the changes could occur by March 2025.
'This huge tail came whipping out of the water': Man critically hurt in stingray attack
Eli Carroll saw the water filling with blood and knew he was in trouble.
Firefighters tackle Napier house blaze
Firefighters battle house fire in Napier's Tamatea; three appliances on-scene.