LIFESTYLE
Travel: The Mount Somers hike that became quite the journey
Dylan du Ross, from Hawke’s Bay, is sharing his travel experiences around New Zealand. “It's not about the destination, it's about the journey.&r...
This year’s Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction to feature 41 lots
The Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction (HBWA) is excited to announce the release of this year’s 41 Auction Lots. Each year, wineries from within the region c...
‘Blokes Book’ will give Bay men vital information on staying well
When men suffer ill health, their partners and families also feel the economic and social impacts. Hawke’s Bay man Shayne Jeffares says with many familie...
Michael Bublé to play the Mission in February
Another international act will perform at Mission Estate Winery next summer, with Canadian singer Michael Bublé booked to play the Napier venue on Saturd...
CHB’s Spirited Women event sells out in minutes
The Spirited Women all-women adventure race being held in Central Hawke’s Bay next year sold out in record time yesterday morning, with all 408 team space...
From the UK to Flaxmere: parkrun is here
A new parkrun course in Flaxmere is about to become the 29th in New Zealand and the 1870th in the world – and the new parkrunners will join a family of ju...
Greenmeadows Kindergarten leads the way with tree planting initiative
Despite the wintery chill in the air “Maggie’s Way” Walkway (Kent Terrace, Taradale) was a hive of activity on Sunday. Coloured bobble hats,...
Life Drawing: immersive, intense, inspiring
Debra Youthed is a creative content writer. Contact her at Write Me. Sitting with nine other people drawing a nude woman standing in the middle of the room i...
A forest education at Pakowhai's TimberNook is getting kids back to nature
American author and journalist Richard Louv, in his book The Last Child in the Woods, described the growing disconnect our children have with nature as &ls...
New happy hour to launch Winter F.A.W.C! 2019
June in Hawke’s Bay means Winter F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic is back on the menu for locals and visitors alike, with more than 60 events on offer over...
Travel: A magical ascent in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
Dylan du Ross, from Hawke’s Bay, is sharing his travel experiences around New Zealand. An experience like no other awaited me. Yes, in the last few mo...
It's almost time to get Toasted again
Don’t miss out on a chance to get your taste buds tingling – Toasted is less than three weeks away! For the third year in a row, Napier City Counci...
Calls for action on climate change grows louder across the Bay
A small yet focused group of young men assembled at Clive Square on Friday. They gathered to fight for a safer future – on a day when schools from across...
Travel: Milford Sound – badly named, but well worth a visit
Dylan du Ross, from Hawke’s Bay, is sharing his travel experiences around New Zealand. Milford Sound is one of the most recognisable area names in New...
Exercise: New functional training craze takes off in the Bay
F45 has hit New Zealand’s shores. The Australian phenomena that claims to have trained more than a million people and has developed a ‘cult’...
Travel: The cultural side of Queenstown
When we walked into queenstown, it felt like we had walked into another world. “Where am I?” These were the first words that enter my head as Magg...
New production of Les Miserables begins in Napier this Week – with a twist
A production of Les Miserables begins in Napier this week, and there’s a surprising connection to a major educational institution. Les Miserables one of...
Review: The Proclaimers at Black Barn
Thick Scottish accents and enthusiastic revellers filled front-and-centre at Black Barn’s amphitheatre on Sunday evening. Many of the up-front devotees o...
Health: Happy gut, happy you
What exactly is the gut, I hear you ask? Think of your gut as an enclosed pipe that runs from your mouth to your anus. Food comes in and waste is removed. H...
Gardening: Landscaping plants for difficult locations
When you dig 130 holes on a steep, compacted clay bank and haul buckets of aged compost and armfuls of plants to put back in the holes, you want to get it right...
