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Funding round bolsters region’s charities

Fifty-nine Hawke’s Bay charities have received a well-deserved funding boost following Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s annual distribution of grants....

Record number of Trades Academy students celebrate success

Over 400 Year 11, 12 and 13 high school students from 22 Hawke’s Bay schools celebrated their success on Wednesday night at the Hawke’s Bay Schools...

Police name person involved in fatal Napier-Taupo crash

Police can now confirm the name of the man who died following a collision on SH5, Tarawera on Monday. He was Tino Tagiilima ,37, of Samoa. Police have extend...

In-form Magpie warns of Turbos danger

In-form Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby lock Tom Parsons knows exactly what to expect from  his former Manawatu Turbos side during tomorrow's Ranfurly Shield def...

NZ's best showjumpers line up for World Cup opener

New Zealand’s most prestigious jumping series gets underway tomorrow at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Show in Hastings. Fittingly, the POLi Payments FEI...

Mayors Taskforce for Jobs evening celebrates cross-sector achievement

Sharon Steed is one apprentice who has found her passion and achieved goals in a way she never could have imagined in her younger years. Last night she was one...

New ‘mind-blowing’ Kimi Ora school

The grins on Te Kura o Kimi Ora kids’ faces said it all last Tuesday morning [Oct 14], as they got their first look at their new learning spaces.  A...

Slow down, buckle up, and plan ahead for a safe Labour Day weekend

New Zealand Police and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are asking Kiwis to plan ahead, slow down, and buckle up for a safe 2020 Labour Day long weekend. &ldquo...

COVID testing available this long weekend

With tourism numbers expected to spike in Hawke’s Bay this long weekend, Hawke’s Bay health officials are encouraging people to stay home if sick, k...

Twenty-five new cases of COVID-19 from multiple sources.

There are 25 new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today – 23 of these are imported cases caught at the border. Two are cases linked to the port...

Watch Live: Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield live COVID-19 update.

    Watch Live: Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield live COVID-19 update.

New artisan store Bradshaws opens at historic Havelock North site

A new artisan real fruit ice block shop located on a historic Havelock North site has opened its doors today, just in time for the long weekend. Bradshaws, whi...

Tarbet St housing sections well underway in Flaxmere

The water infrastructure is in place and work on the new street in the Tarbet St housing development in Flaxmere will start towards the end of the month, bringi...

Pip Burne Declared as Council Representative for the Ruataniwha Ward in Central Hawke’s Bay

Final votes in the Ruataniwha Ward by-election 2020 have been counted and Pip Burne has been declared as the newest elected member of Central Hawke’s Bay...

St. John’s College students bring light to darkness with high-tech device

A low-cost sustainable streetlamp that mimics a flower’s ability to track the sun has the potential to save lives. PEAR II was created by a group of St J...

Wilson takes on NOBM's head coach role

Former Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby halfback Ellery Wilson has been appointed head coach of the Napier Old Boys Marist premier side for next season. "I've always...

Register now for HazMobile collection

After being cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions in March this year, the annual HazMobile event is back on again on November 15. The combined Hastings/Napier...

One new imported case. Daily health checks on ship's crew anchored off Napier

There is one new imported case of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. There are no new community cases. Today’s imported case arrived on October 7...

Win 2 free tickets to the Spring Wine Walk Havelock North with Hawke's Bay Wines

Win 2 FREE tickets to the Spring Wine Walk: Havelock North, with Hawke's Bay Wine! We have 2 tickets to give away to this event on Wednesday 21st October, 5pm-...

Successful rescue training day on the water at Waimarama

Two fictional missing kayakers had local first responders out in force at Waimarama Beach over the weekend. The kayakers were at the centre of a joint training...