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Cafe co-owned by former All Black to close due to coaching offer
Brother was the Evans’ first foray into hospitality and quickly became popular.

Dannevirke South School starts new year refreshed
Dannevirke South School has had a bit of a refresh.

Dannevirke junior cricketers enjoy cricket camp
Junior crickets do well in tournament

One down, one to go for Dannevirke Queen St roundabouts
Two new roundabouts in Queen St under repair

Hawke's Bay summer photo competition: Finalists revealed
Which of our finalists will take out a camera prize worth $1500?

19-year-old motorcyclist who died in Napier crash named by police
The fatal crash involved a motorcycle and a truck on Kennedy Rd.

Saturday ceremonies mark 93 years since Hawke's Bay Earthquake
In Central Hawke’s Bay, homes and businesses suffered extensive damage.

Talking Point: Hawke’s Bay councils need to leave ‘no stone unturned’ to find savings
Opinion: 2024 is shaping as the year of big rates rises in Hawke's Bay - here's why.

Napier-Taupō Rd open after slip
Heavy rain on State Highway 5 caused slips which closed the road near Te Pohue.

Watch: Two National MPs representing Hawke’s Bay electorates give maiden speeches to parliament
Two new MPs representing Hawke's Bay electorates deliver their 15-minute speeches.

Havelock North's Georgia Hulls makes dash for the big arena
The sprinter is aiming for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

'It's just tragic': Man killed in crane-jumping misadventure mourned in hometown
The tragedy has affected a lot of people in Jarreth Colquhoun's hometown of Wairoa.

Fast bowler Rosemary Mair’s silky form catapults her back into White Ferns frame
Things are beginning to 'pay off quite nicely' for Napier's rising fast-bowling talent.

'Tragedy': Unclear how many victims in Taranaki crash
Firefighters say one of the vehicles was engulfed in flames after the crash.

Salvation Army store shifting into ToolShed building
The Hastings Salvation Army Store has closed and will move just up the road.

Napier’s Marine Parade to be cleared of woody debris following risky fires
People have been using the wood left behind by the cyclone as fuel for beach fires.

Name of young girl who died in Fiordland river released
The 10-year-old was swept down Marian Creek on Hollyford River.

Watch: The Napier inventor who just wants a seat at the table
Louwrens Burger needs someone to see the value in his revolutionary picnic table.

'Coming home': EIT rebuild sees more classrooms open for new academic year
More classrooms have reopened at the flood-hit education provider.

Curious curios: Gnomes en masse unearthed in Hastings police bust
On entering the property, police came face to face with an elephant ornament.

From barren paddocks to Google Maps: 30 years of growth for Tree Guys Nursery
The centrepiece of the nursery is a native forest bisected by a trickling stream.

Hawke's Bay farmers generally welcoming of wet weather despite variability
Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay president Jim Galloway welcomes the spell of wet weather.

Napier man's bench table invention could revolutionise picnics
Louwrens Burger from HB Engineering & Construction in Napier demonstrates his ingenious new bench table.

Artists team up for exhibition
Artists Gary Waldrom, John Lancashire and Angus Walker join for exhibition

Working bees get model flying back in the Awatoto air after cyclone
They've endured a flood and a cyclone, but the model warbirds keep on flying.

Art Deco production: Don’t miss this glorious show
Director Anne Corney has assembled a cast and crew to take audiences to 1944 New York.

Pest plant given its marching orders - yellow water lily eradicated
A final check of known locations in early January confirmed all traces were gone.

'Numerous risk factors': Nurse issues meningococcal warning as school resumes
Caryn Williams says many factors contribute to young adults being at risk.

Cyclone victims could pay some of the cost of demolishing their homes, council suggests
The total cost of demolition of Category 3 properties has been estimated at $6 million.