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Napier: Worth its salt
If you're considering a cosy winter weekend away, you could do worse than the Napier seaside suburb of Ahuriri.

He's going to the chapel
Dave Dobbyn, who celebrated 30 years in music last year, is touring the majestic churches, chapels and cathedrals of New Zealand on the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour.

Girl sickened at sight of 'adored' shot pony
Samantha Hall, 12, is so upset by the sight of the wound to her pony's face that she can't bear to tend to the injured animal.

Elderly man dies after house fire
An 85-year-old man rescued from his burning Napier home late last night died from his injuries today.

Hawkes Bay: Corncobs, sharks and a soak
Someone has made a big mistake by not scheduling the All Blacks to play in Napier at next year's World Cup.

4.0 quake hits Napier
A quake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale was felt across Napier last night.

Dairy owner stabbed in robbery
Napier police are hunting a "skinny" Maori man wearing dark pants and a blue hoodie after a dairy owner was stabbed this morning.