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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...
Rick Barker steps in as acting Hawke's Bay Regional Council Chair
Following longstanding Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Rex Graham's shock resignation, Deputy Chair Rick Barker has stepped into the role. Earlier...
Investment in critical assets a focus of Long Term Plan 2021-2031
After considering more than 700 community responses, including 165 formal submissions, Hastings District Councillors yesterday approved the Long Term Plan 2021-...
Top 10 vinyl record of Hawke’s Bay music artists released
A Hawke’s Bay Charitable Trust that supports local musicians has launched a vinyl record compilation featuring 10 local musicians with the aim of unearthi...
"Like losing a family member": Century-old Bay company future uncertain after Government cuts school bus contract
A long-standing Hawke's Bay transport company says they are "heartbroken" the Ministry of Education has chosen another company over theirs to take the region's...
Covid-19: No new community cases; One new case in managed isolation, information for Queensland and NSW travellers
There is one new case of Covid-19 in a recent returnee in managed isolation and no new cases in the community since the Ministry’s last update yesterday....
Hawke’s Bay DHB services resume following NZNO strike
All Hawke’s Bay DHB hospital and health services, including outpatient and district nursing services across Hawke’s Bay DHB locations, have returned...
Return of cancer forces Hawke's Bay Regional Council Chairman to resign
Long-standing Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair and councillor Rex Graham has announced his resignation due to the return of his cancer. "I have been very hon...
First Māori Chief Executive Officer appointed for Wairoa District Council
The right person for the job is how Wairoa Mayor Craig Little described the appointment of local man Kitea Tipuna to the permanent position of Wairoa District C...
HDC a finalist for three awards at the annual Local Government Awards
Having all three Hastings entries in the annual Local Government Awards make the finals is “incredibly exciting”, says Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehu...
Abseilers remove more than 50 tonnes of rock from Bluff Hill
Abseilers removed more than 50 tonnes of material from Bluff Hill to prevent risk to the public. A Napier City Council spokesperson said they removed roc...
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council welcomes Climate Change Commission’s report
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is welcoming the recently released Climate Change Commission’s report and says it’s already addressing some of th...
VIDEO: Bay nurses come out in force for better pay and safer working conditions
Thirty thousand nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, including hundreds from Hawke's Bay, swapped their scrubs for picket signs to protest for better p...
Hockey star prepares for Tokyo Olympics at EIT Institute of Sport and Health
Black Sticks Hockey star Shea McAleese is preparing for the expected heat of the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games by training in a Heat Training Facility at the EIT...
VIDEO: Education takes centre stage at National Aquarium of New Zealand
The National Aquarium of New Zealand and the international non-profit, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have created an educational partnership that is re...
