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Police appeal for information after aggravated robbery in Napier

Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery at Te Awa Store in Napier yesterday.  A man entered the Ellison Street store at aroun...

Second person charged in relation to death of Peter Lui

A second person has now been charged in relation to the death of Peter Lui in March. Today, a 22-year-old Hawke’s Bay man will appear (via AVL) in the Ha...

Rugby legend inspires St. John’s College boys

Seeing Sir Michael Jones in the flesh and having the opportunity to meet him will be something boys at St. John’s College will not forget anytime soon. T...

EIT graduates excel in Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year

EIT’s strong horticulture programmes proved their worth again with two graduates finishing on the podium at this year’s highly acclaimed Hawke&rsquo...

Hawke's Bay Water Conservation Order hearing underway after Covid-19 delay

The Environment Court is sitting again this week to hear the appeals to the recommendations made by the Special Tribunal for a Water Conservation Order on the N...

Small distance goes a long way: Waimārama Road off-road cycle trail officially open

The Waimārama Road off-road cycle trail was officially opened today, with the region's leaders testing it out by bike and on foot. Construction of the 2.5km...

Container truck rolls on State Highway 51, Napier

A driver managed to escape relatively unscathed after his truck and trailer left the road and overturned earlier this afternoon on State Highway 51.  But...

Covid-19: No new community cases; One new case in managed isolation

There is one new case of Covid-19 in a recent returnee in managed isolation facility and no new cases in the community since the Ministry’s last update ye...

VIDEO: Flaxmere aims to grow Tall Blacks with new basketball court

A pilot programme to give people more places to shoot hoops in Flaxmere is on a roll, with a new court opened at Ron Giorgi III Park. Hundreds of people of a...

Hastings Police thank members of the public following serious assault

Hastings Police have thanked the members of the public who assisted following a serious assault this morning. Police were notified at about 11am that a man in...

Police identify 37-year-old man as victim of Maraekakaho road tragedy

Police have named the person who died after being struck by a truck on State Highway 50, Maraekakaho on Friday evening. He was 37-year-old David John O’S...

Hawke's Bay firefighters climb to new heights for worthy cause

Climbing 51 floors to a height of 328m with 25kg of kit is no easy feat, nor is raising thousands of dollars for charity. But a group of Hawke's Bay firefighter...

Night classes in horticulture proving to be a success

Night classes for EIT’s free New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture [Level 3] (General) are proving to be very popular among working professionals who ar...

Acclaimed Hawke’s Bay eatery opens its doors to weddings

Central Fire Station Bistro, the elegant Napier eatery housed within an original Art Deco fire station, is now taking bookings for weddings. Since opening in 2...

Pedestrian dies after crash with truck on State Highway 50, Maraekakaho

A pedestrian has died after a crash involving a truck on State Highway 50, Maraekakaho. Emergency services were called to the incident just after 6pm last nigh...

End of an era for long-standing Hawke's Bay transport company

Katie Nimon has only ever known one thing - her family's 116-year-old bus business; Nimon and Sons. Now, after losing the Ministry of Education's school...

Karamu High School students experience science in an authentic New Zealand context

Stepping outside of the classroom, a group of Karamu High School students was able to learn science in an authentic New Zealand context. The Noho Marae experie...

EIT offers next step into electric future

A new EIT programme, which starts on Monday, 02 August this year, has been designed to give automotive technicians the skills required to repair a future fleet...

Water projects remain Napier’s number one priority for community and Council

The majority of submitters to Napier City Council’s draft Long Term Plan (LTP) for 2021-2031 back the Council’s plans to push on with water supply p...

Hastings attempted robbery: Police appeal for information

Hastings Police are seeking assistance from the community following an incident in the suburb of St Leonards. At 5.30pm yesterday, a resident of Francis Hicks...