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Sacred Heart College student hits target

A Sacred Heart College student has her eyes set on competing in shooting on the world stage, having just won her first competition. Charlee Spotswood recently...

The boy who helped choose his school principal

For almost all high school students, being on the selection panel for your new school principal is unheard of. But for St John’s College Head Boy Josh Vi...

Funaki gets Magpies No 7 jersey for semifinal

Give this season's big improver's award in the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby side to loosie Solomone Funaki. The former Tonga A rep and 2013 and '14 Tonga under-20...

Napier Boys’ High School student swaps textbooks for tools

One week Duncan Hall was sitting in class at Napier Boys’ High School and the next he was on the school’s roof. The 17-year-old was in year 12 whe...

Maulers manager has every right to be confident

Some might label Meeanee Maulers team manager Andrew Powell a little bit cocky in the countdown to Saturday night's Hawke's Bay stockcar championship at Meeanee...

St John’s College students awarded prized university scholarship

Eight St John’s College students have been awarded more than $100,000 worth of university scholarships between them. But for one student, in particular,...

Central Government Funding Accelerates Wastewater Investment in Central Hawke’s Bay

Investment in Central Hawke’s Bay’s wastewater has been accelerated today, with Council approving the completion of a key wastewater linkage between...

Two new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There continues to be no new community cases of Covid-19. But the Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported two new cases detected in recent returnees in managed i...

Emotional council on Māori representation

There were tears, walk-outs, and division as Hawke’s Bay Regional Council decided not to approve the establishment of Māori constituencies, instead leavin...

World class players to front at NOBM Invitation Sevens

Predicting the top four finishers at the annual Napier Old Boys Marist Invitation Sevens tournament is always a tough task. But i reckon I'll be pretty close w...

Three new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases....

School set to take part in Peak Trail Blazer

Hawke's Bay's longstanding running event, The Peak Trail Blazer will see almost an entire school take part when the pistol sounds on Sunday.  More than 70...

Applications open for Napier City Mayoral Relief Flood Response Fund

Just over a week after flooding ravaged Napier City, the Mayoral Relief Flood Response Fund is now accepting applications to help those affected. Last Wednesda...

Bay's Woon makes Black Sox training squad

Hawke's Bay softballer Adam Woon celebrated his first taste of Black Sox selection with a superb display for his Saints club side tonight. Pitcher Woon was...

Napier Boys’ High School’s Cultural Showcase Evening a success

Taking to the stage for the first time this year gave one Napier Boys’ High School student not only the chance to perform but the ability to represent his...

Top line-up promised for expo

The countdown is on to one of the highlights of the wider region’s agriculture calendar, the 2021 East Coast Farming Expo for sheep and beef farmers. Eve...

Menstrual cup brand becomes first of its kind to win design award

A Kiwi-made menstrual cup brand, The Hello Cup has become the first sanitary product to win a design award in this country. The company took out the coveted go...

Four new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today – all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community ca...

Opinion: EIT’s living laboratory empowering community research

Sustainability is the key to the future, so it makes sense to understand how spending time in an outdoor learning space can lead to the development of positive...

Free entry to Magpies semifinal

It will be FREE entry to the Magpies semifinal against Taranaki this Saturday afternoon at McLean Park. It’s been a challenging year for many people in H...