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Whale dies after becoming stranded at Mahia Peninsula
A sperm whale has died after becoming stranded at Mahia Peninsula in Hawke’s Bay this morning. DOC received reports of the whale stranding at Mahia early...
Motorsport legend Greg Murphy trains in EIT Institute of Sport and Health’s Heat Training Facility
Training in a Heat Training Facility at the EIT Institute of Sport and Health (EIT ISH) is the final piece of a six month-long regime for Greg Murphy. The New...
EIT farewells respected Executive Director of Māori
EIT has farewelled its respected Executive Director, Poutahu – Māori, Tuhakia Keepa, who has moved on to new opportunities. Tuhakia, who has been in the...
Covid-19: 167 community cases and two deaths
There are 167 new Covid-19 cases in the community, and two people have died, the Ministry of Health said in a statement this afternoon. A woman in her 80...
Final days to register for early payment of $230 power dividend
About 15 per cent of eligible power consumers in the region are yet to register for the upcoming direct credit payment of the annual Hawke’s Bay Power Con...
Firefighters rescue 'Smokey' the kitten from Hastings stormwater drain
Smokey the four to five-week-old kitten owes his life to the fire department after he was recovered from a stormwater drain late last night. Fire and Eme...
Napier City Council welcomes first ever Climate Change Specialist
Napier City Council has welcomed its first Climate Change Specialist, in a move it hopes will steer the city towards readiness for the effects of climate change...
Mayoral Graduation Ceremony acknowledges ongoing commitment to education
Central Hawke’s Bay graduates were acknowledged at the annual Central Hawke’s Bay Mayoral Graduation Ceremony last week. Held at the Municipal Thea...
Two elderly men remain in serious condition at Hawke's Bay Hospital
Two elderly men remain in a serious condition at Hawke's Bay Hospital following a crash on State Highway 2, near Ōtāne. Emergency services were called to the c...
Watch Live: Covid-19 community cases, update on Auckland border
There are 194 new community Covid-19 cases - 180 in Auckland, five in Waikato, three in Northland and six in Lakes. A man in his 60s with the virus die...
Three people taken to hospital following serious crash on State Highway 2
Three people have been taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital following a serious crash involving a car and a truck this morning. Emergency services were called to the...
Napier City Councillor to chair Sport Hawke’s Bay
New Sport Hawke’s Bay chair Graeme Taylor is focussed on pushing ahead with a regional facility plan that he hopes will ensure sound decisions are made in...
Homecoming for Tairāwhiti’s new Area Prevention Manager
It has been a homecoming for Inspector Darren Paki as he takes up a role as the Area Prevention Manager for Tairāwhiti Police. Darren has joined Tairāwhiti Po...
Napier City Council contributes $15,000 to Three Waters reform opposition
Napier City Council has voted in favour of joining a group of councils opposed to central government’s Three Waters Reforms. Mayor Kirsten Wise ca...
More than 200 native plants marked at Westshore
Westshore locals and enthusiasts from as far afield as Wairoa joined experienced ecologists on Saturday to mark, map and count the remaining native plants in an...
Roll of honour with "mythical status" unearthed among collection of historic Hawke's Bay images
A private collection of glass plate negatives taken in the 1920s and 1930s have revealed a collection of historic Hawke's Bay images. The 122 boxes...
Record 23.2m net profit for Napier Port in the midst of Covid-19 disruptions
Despite container shipping disruptions and the absence of cruise ship visits caused by the ongoing effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, Napier Port has reported a r...
Storing water underground may help fight future Hawke's Bay drought
Hawke's Bay Regional Council is in the process of progressing a three-year trial to test whether Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) could be another tool for securi...
Covid-19: 222 new community cases and one death
There are 222 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today - 197 in Auckland, 20 in Waikato, two in Wairarapa and two in Taupō. The Ministry of H...
Hawke's Bay Wine Auction and wider community keep on giving despite cancellation
It may have been cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, but the Hawke's Bay Wine Auction has continued to deliver much-needed funds to Cranford Hospice. ...
