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Injured baby in stable condition, police investigating
Police were alerted just after 6pm on Saturday to an incident at Marine Pde

Hot in the city: Summer scorcher to continue
Beach-lovers rejoice, a scorching Saturday's on the way.

Napier's 23 poor air quality readings 'a load of hot air'
There were no fires, no smoking chimneys, and yet Napier recorded a "bad air quality" day.

England rugby star: How I changed Dunedin 'sex-wise'
How James Haskell helped spice up some of the Highlanders' personal lives

Weird and wonderful: Out of the ordinary ways to see New Zealand
Innovative ways are needed to discover what lies in, on and under Aotearoa.

70,000 New Zealanders to be given temporary exemption from the My Vaccine Pass
A 12-year-old was told she couldn't get the vaccine pass because she wasn't on the record.

Hawke's Bay roadworker injured after truck and trailer jack-knifes into temporary traffic lights
"The truck did not stop in time, and jack-knifed as it approached the lights."

Ex-meth addict: 'No matter what you go through, you can always get clean'
"Meth starts off as 'not the problem', it starts off as an attempt to stop the problem."

Pair of nesting birds delay Hawke's Bay logging road for months
Workers went to check the site and got dive-bombed by the rare native birds.

Hawke's Bay DHB confirms positive community case
A new case of Covid-19 has been identified in Hawke's Bay.

Napier Council to borrow $300m after years of 'under-investment in assets'
Napier City Council currently has zero external debt. That is about to change.

Iwi-led 600-home development could start in 2022
'We understand people would like the quarter-acre dream but that has become unaffordable.'

Local Focus: Beware the 'frisky' cows of Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay Regional Council reviewing use of 1600ha of flood-control land.

Watch: Pilot of plane struck by laser over Napier decides to pinpoint the culprit
"On a night like that it's actually very easy to pinpoint a laser beam."

Jaydus Hungahunga 'cheekie' but 'humble, respectful'
Jaydus Hungahunga will be remembered as a multi-talented leader.

Lawyer takes on climate challenge at Napier council
The goal: Innovative solutions for Napier's climate resilience.

T20 match at McLean Park: Auckland misses summer of cricket
Napier plays host to Aussie v Black Caps

175 community Covid cases today, in Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Taupō
There are 93 people in hospital with Covid, nine of whom are in ICU or HDU.

MetService warns of thunderstorms and heavy rain
Warnings and watches are in place around the country.

Sleepless nights on the cards for some as temperatures set to skyrocket
Metservice is warning people to stay alert and stay hydrated.

'They would be devastated': Fears for Flaxmere and Maraenui drive big vaccine push
"Go to them, instead of expecting them to come to you."

Mako loosie home to battle home town semifinal favourites
McLean Park semifinal poised to be a thriller

Tickets tracking well for McLean Park's first big gig
McLean Park will host its first full-sized concert in April

One year on: The 'silver linings' which came from the Napier floods
One year after the Napier floods, two households remain displaced from their homes.

Live: Record 206 new community cases; 73 Covid patients in hospital
Late-week wastewater detections of virus in Stratford, Gisborne and Napier raise concern.

Napier, Gisborne mayors urge testing, vaccination after positive wastewater samples
'Covid is on our doorstep. And we know the best protection is the vaccine.'

Hawke's Bay tattoo artist says vaccine mandate could push industry underground
Tattooing from home is higher risk, but could be only option for the unvaccinated.

Taking the bark out of Barker Rd: Napier's beautiful nuisance trees had to go
All 27 trees have been removed, but the city council is planning to replant the street.