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Member of public assaulted while confronting teens during armed dairy hold up
Police arrest three teens over the attack, one who was caught at another Auckland robbery.
Hawke's Bay ambulance workers 'tired, broken'
An HB contingent of about 20 ambulance staff will participate in the nationwide strike.
Shields up: Renton to pull on a Magpies shirt for the first time in seven years
Hugh Renton played for Tasman in a Shield defence in Napier in 2021. Now he's back home.
'Caused so much stress': The big orange bus and its big parking problem
'I can’t get around how the vehicle is deemed abandoned when I’m right here.'
Opinion: Why fitness should be about strength and self-love not looks
Hawke's Bay health and wellbeing expert Danielle Harper talks about self-love.
Motorists who hit railway signal in Napier left scene in another car
The crash happened at a railway crossing near a Napier petrol station.
Harvest Hawke’s Bay festival line-up confirmed
Tickets are already being snapped up for the November 23 festival.
An ageing cedar comes down in Tiffen Park
The tree was becoming unstable because of root failure.
Ultimate test of character awaits Napier City Rovers in National League hunt
Return to winning ways a must as Napier City Rovers hunt National League football place.
Pay dispute at Napier apartment project
One contractor says they are owed $28,000. Another has stopped work until they are paid.
So much more than a 'cool job': Solo mum on a benefit turns into digger-driving trailblazer
'It just came to the point where I was totally sick of that kind of life.'
Hawke's Bay schools bow out of national First XVs rugby early
Both the Napier and Hastings boys' high schools were beaten in regional quarter-finals.
'Heaven watching over us': Family escape uninjured after tree falls on ute on expressway
'It got closer to the ground. By then it was too late, we were pretty much underneath it.'
Kiwi sculptures to pop up along coastal cycleway
Artists are invited to design a kiwi to help the conservation of NZ's native bird.
Waka honours Hawke's Bay sporting identity
A new waka has been named after the late Pat 'Bobo' Benson.
Leopard seal basks on Napier beach as August temperature record broken
However, a southerly change is well and truly on its way to chill the region.
'Definitely give it a shot' says student on leadership programme
Young leaders gain insights through the Aurora Foundation leadership programme.
‘Be a gang member or be a dad’: Man saved his life by joining a gym, not the Mob
Devlin Rodgers could have joined the gang but weighed up his life's choices instead.
Napier cruise season: The dates, the number of ships and what it means for shop owners
'Pre-Covid, cruise ships were a bit of a 'yeah-nah', whereas now we really welcome them.'
'Hard not to think about': The Hawke's Bay golf course American architect never got to make
Famed course designer hopes he’ll be the person to come back and build it.
'Overwhelming rage': Whāngai dad of murdered woman leapt dock and bashed her killer
Mokaraka lit a cigarette while sitting in the jury box after the attack.
'Person of interest': Arrest after four-hour police operation
'Police were in our backyard and front as well on the streets.'
Bay in a flap: Tui to play curtain-raiser for Magpies - huge crowd expected
The Tui open their 2024 NPC women's rugby campaign at McLean Park - Home of the Magpies.
New record on the cards as warm weather approaches
Warm air could see Hawke's Bay break a 1973 weather record on Sunday.
'The fistula patients will break your hearts': Napier doctor's lifesaving legacy lives on
About 60,000 women were treated during the Hamlins' lifetime.
Future entrepreneurs: Young Enterprise students showcasing products at market
Young Enterprise students prepare to sell their innovative products and services.
Council’s new $73,000 parking warden car technology yet to issue a fine
'Systems issues' with new technology have given parkers pushing the boundaries a reprieve.
Roads reopened after incident around Hawke’s Bay Expressway
Kennedy Rd was closed in both directions between Kennedy Road offramp and Downing Avenue.
Historic connections to Hawke's Bay showgrounds honoured in grandstand demolition process
The deconstruction of the Tōmoana Showgrounds grandstand is complete.
Van offering washes for Hawke's Bay's homeless launched
The name of the laundry waka serving Hawke's Bay is 'Piki'.
Cruise control: The marvellous mystery of a bus said to have toured NZ with Hollywood legend inside
The bus is on the market in Hawke’s Bay, so can its sale also help confirm a Kiwi legend?
How veteran goalkeeper found love on and off the pitch at Napier City Rovers
Marriage and medals have captured Kyle Baxter's heart at the club.
Inside the Rovers: The Club Man
Veteran goalkeeper Kyle Baxter opens up on his love for Napier City Rovers and goalkeeping. Video / Neil Reid