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High-tech predator elimination key to 2050 goal
Achieving predator-free status by 2050 is New Zealand’s next conservation challenge, says Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) chief executive Al Bramley. Speak...
Police make arrest following alleged firearms incident in Te Awa
Hawke's Bay police have arrested a 26-year-old man following an alleged firearms incident in Te Awa. Hawke's Bay Area Commander Lincoln Sycamore said the man w...
Strike to impact Hawke's Bay District Health Board services next week
Hospital and health services across Hawke’s Bay DHB sites will be significantly reduced when nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants go on strike next...
Visibility issues cause two-vehicle crash State Highway Two, Otane
State Highway Two, Otane has re-opened following a two-vehicle crash. Emergency services responded to the crash just before 9.30am. However, it did not r...
Primary schoolkids dig trees for Arbor Day
A new Arbor Day initiative announced by Forestry Minister Stuart Nash will see thousands of primary school children get the chance to plant native trees in thei...
June at The Globe Theatrette
There’s been quite a lot of darkness at the movies in recent months – and as much as we like a gripping drama, gruesome thriller or tragic biopic, n...
Hukarere Girls' College forging ahead
Hukarere Girls’ College Tumuaki Shona West welcomes an announcement by the Government of a $20m Māori Boarding Fund to upgrade the hostels of New Zealand&...
Call to get Hastings reusing coffee cups … again and again
A new environmentally-friendly takeaway coffee cup alternative has come to Hastings district, and growing numbers of cafes are looking at taking up the sustaina...
Karamu High School dance teacher inspires next generation
Passionate about dance, and with extensive experience and accolades to match, new Karamu High School dance teacher Seidah Tuaoi is hoping to inspire the next ge...
Record breaking 116.2Kg bluefin tuna caught in Hawke Bay.
Record breaking 116.2Kg bluefin tuna caught in Hawke Bay by Allan Davies aboard First Edition.
New Hastings art gallery exhibition shines light on Māori art
On the back of last year’s successful Tika Tonu exhibition, Hastings City Art Gallery Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga is set to unveil a new collaborative offer...
Napier City Council "disappointed" six native Rātā trees destroyed and dumped
Napier City Council says they will keep planting and nurturing the city's trees after six native Rātā trees along Meeanee Quay were destroyed and dumped by the...
Marathon runner grateful to Hawke’s Bay medical community for saving her life
Tauranga runner and mother of two, Maree Rajpal has thanked the team of first responders who saved her life when she went into sudden cardiac arrest during the...
Kaweka kiwi death raises concerns about dogs, DOC says
The Department of Conservation (DOC) and kiwi protection groups are urging dog owners to keep their animals under control after the death of a monitored kiwi in...
Two charged in assault of 4-year-old in Flaxmere
Hawke’s Bay Police have charged two people in relation to the serious assault of a 4-year-old boy, almost 18 months ago. The boy was found critically inj...
Mid-year certificates ceremony acknowledges trades students
The latest cohort of Trades and Technology students reflected on their achievements and celebrated their peers at the annual mid-year trades certificate ceremon...
Napier woman named as victim of Raupunga fatal crash
The woman who died in a crash on State Highway 2 at Raupunga on May 23 has been named. She was Pahikohiko Tamati, aged 75, from Onekawa, Napier. "Our thoughts...
Watch Live: Dr Ayesha Verrall and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield give update on Covid-19 cases
There are six new cases of Covid-19 in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities and no new cases in the community since the Ministry’s last upda...
Karamu High School sees success in Duke of Edinburgh Award
A three-night kayaking trip in the Marlborough Sounds pushed a group of Karamu High School Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award students physically and mentally. Bu...
Packaging error forces Zeffer to recall select non-alcoholic Crisp Apple Cider 4-packs
Hawke's Bay craft cider company Zeffer Cider is initiating a recall for incorrectly packaged Zeffer 0% Alcohol Crisp Apple Cider 4-packs. Zeffer Cider Co chief...
