Fantasy Cave on track to open 2025
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Finalists selected for Young Musician of the Year
The six talented musicians will take to the stage on Friday, September 8.
No stone unturned: Locals still battling quarry expansion
Application to expand a gravel quarry in Maraekākaho does not need to consult residents.
CHB farmers invited to free event
A chance to get off the farm and head to the Onga-Tiko Rugby Club.
Battle of the Bays will be an epic clash
The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union doesn't need a lot of marketing tactics to sell this one.
Support for Lauren Dickason grows - protest planned ahead of sentencing
She admitted smothering Liané, 6, and 2-year-old twins Maya and Karla.
Creative juices flow for National Poetry Day
Only a few entered, but there were some good results.
New Napier bar apologises after telling knitting group to rethink booking
'Knitting is not the vibe we are going for,' the group says it was told by bar staff.
Tiny town's $10m Powerball prize, the biggest in its history, has been claimed
The biggest previous prize for a Wairoa ticket was $650,000 in 2001.
Tararua junior football winds up season
Local towns held a fun day to end the season.
Zack Swanwick sinks hole in one on way to back-to-back national title win
The Hawke's Bay teen started the last day with a one-stroke lead. He won by nine.
St John sets out to find Hawke’s Bay’s new paw patrol
Do you have a doggo, a good boy or girl, that could share some animal aroha?
Wairoa curtain call: Red Cross says it can no longer supply town with free curtains
No retirement villages or motels - so where will Wairoa get second-hand curtains?
Funding forum provides vital information
Community groups are missing out on money because they don't know who to ask.
Celebrating a Havelock North community's hard work
A function centre built by the community and for the community celebrates 25 years.
Waipawa’s main street traffic will be detoured for crossing and stormwater improvements
Detours will allow safety improvements to SH2 through Waipawa.
Hawke's Bay residents fighting to stay in homes welcome National's cyclone Ombudsman
The Prime Minister has suggested the move would add another layer of bureaucracy.
Oustanding players recognised
Central Hockey Club gathered at the CHB Municipal Theatre in Waipawa to present awards.
CHB sports club results
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$600 for Auckland trip: Labour's Napier candidate blasts Air NZ's regional fares
Labour candidate says Air NZ needs to have a 'rethink' of its airfares out of Napier.
The Team at KJ welcome you to their annual Yearling Bull and Heifer sale
It has never been more important to focus on what makes farm businesses tick.
Opinion: The life of an auctioneer
Opinion: PGG Wrightson's Cam Heggie knows the ups and downs of being an auctioneer.
All you need to know about wills
The Public Trust is working hard to spread awareness about the importance of Wills.
Petition was a key player in revitalising reo Māori
How did Maori Language Week come about?
'Dealing with them their own way': Vigilante justice, claims looters assaulted at cyclone-damaged homes
'If I was a big burly guy and confronted someone on my property, I would do the same.'
Magpies clipped in Far North, Tui hit by Canterbury blitz
Life on the road hasn't been so great for Hawke's Bay rugby in the last two weekends.
Ariki Rigby homicide: New plea for crucial details in inquiry
Ariki Rigby was found in a burned-out car in 2022. Police and family still seek answers.
Another Hawke's Bay home destroyed by fire
It was 8.30am on a sunny and fine Saturday morning. Then the house was gone, 'knackered'.
Hawke's Bay farmer rapt to move out of Category 3; others still fighting ahead of deadline
'I said to them, well I shouldn't be in Category 3.'
Ruahine School in yellow for Daffodil Day
Ruahine School holds dress-up day to raise funds for the Cancer Society.
Dannevirke youth close runner-up in national boxing championships
Connor Anderson won a bout but lost the boxing final.
'Don't tell a soul': Wairoa Mayor's advice to $10m Lotto winner
The small Hawke's Bay town has had it tough in 2023. Did a local's fortunes change?