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Changing lanes: Hairdresser fulfils 'dream', becoming a truckie at 55
Kerry Crosby spent 37 years standing at work. But her dream was to sit in a driver's seat.

7.4 quake: People warned to stay out of water
A no tsunami threat was made known about 50 minutes after the 7.4 mag quake struck.

7.4 quake felt widely across NZ: 'What the devil's that?', 'Our house was jolted'
7.4 magnitude earthquake off Gisborne's coast felt in Wellington.

Covid-19 testing numbers up in Hawke's Bay as colds sweep through
The common cold causes spike in Covid-19 testing numbers.

Revealed: Bulldozer with faulty exhaust likely started 400ha fire
Bulldozer owner surprised at finding, saying he felt fire was caused by a cigarette butt.

Hastings smoke pollution breach frustrates council
"We're poisoning our air on a daily basis, and causing serious harm to our community."

Local Focus: Makeover for deadly highway
State Highway 51 is getting big changes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Makeover for deadly highway
State Highway 51 is getting big changes between Napier and Clive. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Empty class: Inside the foreign student crisis
Decisions on how to let foreign students back next year are needed soon.

Fire and fury: June burn offs 'hazardous' to Bay's health
Experts warn increase in outdoor burning is becoming a health risk this winter.

'Unacceptable': Man dies after IT error causes year-long delay in test results
An IT error caused a year-long delay in a dying man receiving his test results.

Napier's $40m pool formally blocked by council, public to get another say
It meets a promise of Kirsten Wise and several candidates in last year's Local Elections.

Hotel school closes after 34 years, blames border closures
Auckland hotel training school closes after 34 years due to border closure.

Twenty arrests in two days: The planned raid of a Hawke's Bay Mongrel Mob chapter
A new offshoot of the Mongrel Mob had sprung up. Police were watching, waiting.

Busy roads, heavy rain and flood warnings: Warning for holidaymakers
Northland and Coromandel set for the heaviest falls; motorists urged to take care.

'Busiest we have ever been': Building boom in Hawke's Bay
Residential consents in Hawke's Bay grew 43.9 per cent in the 12 months to March 2020.

'Where's the money?': Terrifying three minutes as man trashes Westpac
As staff fled, a man ran to help. He found himself trapped and alone with a screaming man.

Napier's Art Deco Trust proposes restructure
About seven of the 11 paid employees and volunteers will be affected.

No capital works planned for 'unforgiving' Napier-Taupō Rd
NZTA needs to stop using 'Band-Aids' for notorious stretch of highway, truckie says.

Parents still battling for cancelled school trip refunds
Student Horizons pays $392,000 in refunds but parents say they have little to show for it.

Covid-19 may change National Aquarium's ambitious plans
The fate of the National Aquarium in Napier hangs in the balance.

Level 2 sport: Hawke's Bay clubs tackle new-look training
Some football teams are getting back to training but are limited to fitness and passing.

Forty-two haircuts by 9.40am - how Hawke's Bay greeted level 2
Morning was frantic, Emerson Street Barbers owner said, but it was what they lived for.

Fatal crash closes SH50 between Napier and Hastings
Car struck a tree on the boundary of the Napier Golf Club course.

Revealed: Why many Kiwi parents will keep kids at home in level 2
Parents appear evenly split over whether to send their children back to school.

More than 1400 in Hawke's Bay apply for unemployment benefit in a month
744 more people jobless in Hastings during peak picking shows "true impact" of lockdown.

Local Focus: Napier resort to grow but rates to rise with relief for some
Some people "can still afford to pay their rates". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Napier resort to grow but rates to rise with relief for some
Some people "can still afford to pay their rates". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Road re-opened after motorist killed in Napier
The crash occurred on Marine Parade at Te Awa.