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CHB farmers win premier environment award

Central Hawke’s Bay couple Evan and Linda Potter have won the premier Elworthy Award in the deer industry’s 2019 environmental awards. The Potters...

Council rule change ‘will help meet RSE workers’ housing needs’

Hastings District Council says a change to its planning rules will make it easier for employers seeking to accommodate seasonal workers. A variation to the cou...

Registrations close today for Napier Business Breakfast

Have you booked your seat at Thursday’s Napier Business Breakfast featuring Vic Crone? Registration closes at 5pm today and is essential to ensure a plac...

First Targa event win for McKenzie and Sayers

Haydn McKenzie and co-driver Matthew Sayers (Mitsubishi Evo 10 4WD) have won this year’s Targa Hawke’s Bay tarmac motor rally after managing a lead...

McKenzie and Sayers retain lead in Targa Hawke’s Bay rally

Haydn McKenzie and co-driver Matthew Sayers retained their lead yesterday at the end of the second day of competition in this year’s Targa Hawke’s B...

Exercise: New functional training craze takes off in the Bay

F45 has hit New Zealand’s shores. The Australian phenomena that claims to have trained more than a million people and has developed a ‘cult’...

A veteran marathon runner’s view: this year’s event a great occasion

A cold start it may have been, but it turned into a beautiful day for the staging of the fourth annual Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marathon....

Amputee Korrin Barrett inspires on new prosthetic legs

Amongst those to enjoy today's big Marathon day in the Bay was the inspirational Korrin Barrett. The Havelock North motivational speaker took to the Cigna 10km...

Jones confirms marathon status with Hawke's Bay win while ultra-runner Flori takes women's title

Daniel Jones continued his rise in the marathon running world with a win in the Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marathon today, adding to his wi...

Travel: The cultural side of Queenstown

When we walked into queenstown, it felt like we had walked into another world. “Where am I?” These were the first words that enter my head as Magg...

Hibernation keeps apples crunchy

The Netherlands has a lot in common with New Zealand; both are nations of growers with a can-do attitude that sees top-line technology developed based on need a...

Havelock North's Korrin Barrett set for her longest walk on prosthetic legs

There will be many inspiring stories behind the 6,000-plus participants lining up at the Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marathon tomorrow, but...

Shining a light on cycle safety in Hastings

Cyclists in Hastings may have seen some pop-ups around the city this month, as the Be Safe Be Seen cycling campaign heads into its third week. Run by iWay over...

Female trades students making their mark in the Bay

It’s taken a long time, but there are now a growing number of women working their way up in male-dominated trades. This trend is reflected in the increas...

What’s on in the Bay this weekend?

There’s another weekend just around the corner, and it’s a big one if you’ve got any home renovation planned. The Hawke's Bay Better Home &am...

Five missions for Bay rescue helicopter over the weekend

Transferring the seriously-injured victim of a stabbing from Wairoa to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in Hastings was one of five missions for the Lowe Corporation...

Man thrown through Hastings Library Window

A man has reportedly been thrown through the window of Hastings Library in an apparent assault. The incident happened at about 11.15am today and it’s bee...

CHB residents encouraged to take part in council survey

Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is encouraging the community to share their views on the council’s services by taking part in its 2019 Resident...

Orchard and vineyard burning under fire

This is the time of year when Hawke’s Bay Regional Council typically receives many complaints to its Pollution Hotline about orchard and vineyard burn-off...

Record numbers sign up for Air NZ Hawke's Bay Marathon

Hawke’s Bay will this weekend host a record 6,000 participants and thousands more supporters as the Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marath...