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Tide turns as Bayden Barber becomes newly elected Iwi chair

Newly elected Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated (NKII) chairman Bayden Barber says being given the opportunity to lead is both sobering and humbling.  Barb...

Tangoio Falls Track closed by landslide

The Tangoio Falls track from White Pine Bush Carpark heading south to the lookout is closed due to the landslide, where fallen trees and other track damage have...

Exhibition to showcase Marewa tamariki's view of the world

A unique photography exhibition will showcase the way in which tamariki from Marewa Kindergarten see the world.  Thirty-three images will be displayed for...

Covid-19: 168 new Hawke's Bay cases

Hawke's Bay has 168 new Covid-19 cases, and 13 people in hospital.  In a statement, the Ministry of Health said there were 6,380 community cases, 508 hosp...

"Our ANZAC spirit is undiminished": Hawke's Bay pays tribute

It was a beautiful and poignant start to ANZAC Day as Hawke's Bay remembered the nation's fallen soldiers and honoured servicemen and women.  From Napier...

Covid-19: 199 new Hawke's Bay cases and one further death

Hawke's Bay has 199 new cases of Covid-19 and one further death.  The Ministry of Health said the region's new cases were among 5,690 cases and deaths nat...

Margaret Hetley Scholarship gives EIT student chance to tackle Masters

Winning the prestigious Margaret Hetley Scholarship for 2022 has given EIT student Jenni Coulson the opportunity to tackle her Master of Professional Creative P...

Find your nearest ANZAC service in Hawke's Bay

There are a number of ANZAC Day services happening around Hawke's Bay tomorrow (Monday, April 25). Hastings:6.30am: Dawn Service, Hastings Civic Square Cenota...

Covid-19: 187 new Hawke's Bay cases

Hawke's Bay has 187 new cases of Covid-19 and eight people in hospital.  The region's cases are among 5,662 community cases nationwide, the Ministry of He...

Covid-19: 253 new Hawke's Bay cases

Hawke's Bay has 253 new cases, and 12 people in hospital. The region's cases are among 7,390 new cases nationwide and 18 deaths, the Ministry of Health has rep...

Hawke's Bay to commemorate ANZAC Day with special services

Thousands of Hawke's Bay residents are set to commemorate Anzac Day on Monday, with a number of events to be held around the region.  Since 1916, communit...

Covid-19: 316 new Hawke's Bay cases

Hawke's Bay has 316 new cases, and 12 people in hospital. The region's cases are among 9,390 new cases nationwide, 522 hospitalisations and 13 deaths, the Mini...

Hawke's Bay's compilation vinyl album is back for a second year.

Hawke's Bay's compilation vinyl album is back.   Last year's album "Under the Sun" was such a massive hit that they are bringing it back for local artist...

Covid-19: Hawke's Bay has 362 new cases

Hawke's Bay has 362 new cases, and 15 people in hospital.  The region's cases are among 10,294 new cases nationwide, 514 hospitalisations and 18 deaths, t...

Firefighters extinguish small fire in roof void of Flaxmere Pool

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire in the roof void of the Flaxmere Pool.  Fire and Emergency New Zealand Hawke's Bay District Manager Ken Cooper...

Hastings District Council to uplift community spirit with Family Fun Day

A family-friendly event set to be held at the end of this month, will see Flaxmere Park transform with music, kai, free bouncies, market stalls, party train and...

RSA guests first to view "moving" poppy wall at Hastings Library

Emotions welled as a tribute to Hastings’ fallen soldiers was blessed and played for the first time for Returned Services Association members in Civic Squ...

Immigration Minister visits small growers in Hawke's Bay

Small growers in Hawke's Bay, needing more support after what has been a tough two years, have had a visit from Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi.  Faafoi,...

Speeding driver arrested and charged after car gets stuck on Flaxmere traffic island

A man accused of ramming a police car before driving away at speed in Flaxmere came to a dramatic halt on a traffic island.  The 36-year-old is facing a n...

Police appeal for information on man with "long blonde hair" who chased teen girl

Police are calling on the public to help identify a Caucasian man with long blonde hair who followed and then chased a teenage girl in Havelock North. The inci...