They had to abandon their home of 53 years — now a trust has handed the keys back to them
Lavinia Waihape welled with emotion as she thanked all those who had made it happen.
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'It is in your blood, it is part of life. Hopefully, this carries on.'
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Napier was the warmest in the country at 10am on Monday.
Hawke's Bay's Budget 2024 winners and losers
'We now need to work through the detail around how much [money] is coming to Hawke’s Bay.'
Hastings Boys’ High nails Super 8 rugby win over New Plymouth
Super 8 first fifteens rugby started on Saturday.
Cyclone survivor Gabrielle Mei, 89, to move back into her destroyed Wairoa house after 15 months
A year and a half on from the devastation of her namesake, Gabrielle Mei can return home.
First council in NZ to introduce Māori ward readies for representation review
All councils have to review representation every six years. Now it's Wairoa's turn.
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Temperatures are expected to be in the low 20s on Thursday to Saturday.
Rugby boom in northern Hawke’s Bay: Could a Wairoa side win a premier club title?
Early days yet, but Wairoa could have its first Poverty Bay premier rugby champions.
Weather: Hawke's Bay poised for cool, dry, fine weekend
Rug up warm on Saturday sidelines.
Kiwi teen sets up website for second-hand uniforms
Teen creates one-stop second-hand uniform website.
Rain warning downgraded for Napier and Hastings; CHB residents asked to conserve water
A rain warning has been downgraded for much of Hawke's Bay, but not northern areas.
'Cliff on the left, dropout on the right': Classrooms set to be transported
Students got a glimpse of their new home before it makes a massive journey.
Road reopens after rescue as storm hits Hawke’s Bay
Flooding crossed two sections of SH2 north of Wairoa.
Fire destroyed it, then it was sold for $1, now it could transform a town
The building was gutted, leaving concrete columns and beams. They've been kept.
Sweating through school: Welcome to shearing class at Wairoa College
'It keeps the kids in school, and it’s definitely keeping the kids in tow.'
Former school site returned to iwi set to become village for cyclone rebuilders
Turiroa School closed 20 years ago. Now the site will help house the cyclone rebuilders.
'It had to be done': Why a section of Napier-Gisborne railway line is being taken away
A railway line in northern Hawke's Bay is being removed to move the eroding road over.
Star newspaper closure highlights digital need in Wairoa
The Wairoa Star's demise shows the need for 'digital resilience'.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Second division Lotto win for Hastings player
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NZME revamps local newspaper: Will changes boost survival?
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Has winter come early for Hawke's Bay?
Once the cloud clears frost is set to make a more noticeable appearance.
'A bit of banter': Competition on the maimai still high after 35 years of father-son duck shooting
'If someone does a terrible shot we let them know.'
Test, fail, get a free critique: Woman giving driving lessons says she's lost 75% of her customers
Learners are using free practical driving tests to replace lessons, business says.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Detour next week for SH51 southbound lane closure
People should be prepared for upcoming night closures near Awatoto.
Government told heartland town's 'economic potential' undermined by roads
Council tells Government town's economic potential is "undermined" by roading network.
One of NZ's oldest newspapers closing, latest in string of media shutdowns
The community title, with 11 staff, has fallen victim to tough economic times.
'Very difficult decision': Wairoa Star to close after more than 100 years
The northern Hawke's Bay newspaper has been printed for more than 100 years.
Four-lane Hawke’s Bay Expressway to lose funding if Government axes $6b infrastructure plan
Three major roading projects were set to be funded by the $6b National Resilience Plan.
'It hurts the people who are already grieving': Thousands worth of rebuild material stolen from Hawke's Bay school and pre-school
Nuhaka School and a pre-school on-site have suffered a series of break-ins and thefts.
More than 30 Anzac Day services in Hawke's Bay
The day starts with dawn parades and continues with civic and church services.
$70M flood plan: 627 Wairoa properties moved out of limbo
Much of Wairoa was in the 2A category post-floods.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Marathon returns next month
The marathon returns to the region in May.