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New Year Honours: Aunty's Garden founder awarded Queen’s Service Medal
On the day Aunty Arohanui Lawrence is publicly outed as a New Year Honour recipient, she will be doing almost exactly what she has done every day for more than...
Hawke's Bay locals among recipients in New Year Honours
The 2021 New Year Honours, released today, has seen five Hawke's Bay locals recognised for service in their chosen field, and to the community. The region's re...
Bay's national solo bike king will be hard to dethrone
Don't expect Hawke's Bay professional Bradley Wilson-Dean to relinquish his national and New Zealand Grand Prix solo bike titles in a hurry. Wilson-Dean, 26, w...
Have you seen Fletcher? Police search for missing teenager last seen at Rhythm and Vines festival
Police are appealing for sightings of a teenager who was reported missing from Rhythm and Vines festival, Gisborne. Fletcher Wong, 19, was last seen walk...
Hawke's Bay's weather an "evolution not a revolution" heading into New Year
Hawke's Bay's weather between now and the New Year will be an "evolution not a revolution," says NIWA principal scientist Chris Brandolino. Brandolino sa...
Bracewell, Mair return for Central Districts
Two of CD’s premier stars are heading into a big two days at Pukekura Park brimming with confidence, despite a first-round hiccup for both the Central Sta...
Seven cases of Covid-19 at border in two days
There have been seven cases of Covid-19 detected in recent returnees in managed isolation since the Ministry’s last update on December 27. There continues...
New hard courts open in Takapau
After years of planning and fundraising, the Takapau Tennis Club has officially opened its new concrete courts in Central Hawke's Bay. The club has been using...
Special needs taekwon-do world online champs tomorrow night
The Special Needs Taekwon-Do International (SNTI) World Championships Online Video Entries are in and results have been put together for the Live Streaming to b...
Missing Tauranga man found alive north of Gisborne
A missing Tauranga man has been found alive north of Gisbourne. Gregg Shaw was last seen in Pāpāmoa on the morning of Christmas Day and was due to drive...
Sixteen cases of Covid-19 at border in four days
There has been an average of around four cases of Covid-19 per day in the past four days in New Zealand since Wednesday, December 23. There are no new case...
Tarrant knows title defence will be tough
Hawke's Bay superstock driver Randal Tarrant was the toast of the Speedway New Zealand scene last summer. A late entrant into the Wanganui-hosted national cham...
Christmas Day tragedy at Pourerere Beach, Central Hawke's Bay
One person has died following a diving incident at Pourerere Beach, Central Hawke's Bay this morning. Emergency services attended the incident following...
Napier Port's ship fire extinguished, cargo revealed
Using a drone, Fire and Emergency New Zealand opened the hold of a fire-damaged ship berthed at Napier Port - revealing no fire, but rather "significantly damag...
Julia Deans joins Botanic Beats line-up
Award-winning singer-songwriter and former Fur Patrol frontwoman Julia Deans will join Project Prima Volta to perform at next month’s Botanic Beats at the...
Urgent remedial work forces temporary closure of MTG Hawke’s Bay and Napier Library
Napier City Council has temporarily closed MTG Hawke’s Bay and Napier Library due to urgent remedial work needed on the building’s sprinkler system....
Level three water restrictions to be imposed in Napier if high consumption continues
Increased water use over the past week means Napier residents may face further water restrictions if the community as a whole doesn’t try to reduce its wa...
Firefighters to open hold of damaged ship at Napier Port
Firefighters are set to open the hold of a ship berthed at Napier Port, almost a week after it erupted in flames. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said the...
