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Magpies flex muscle to thump Manawatū in Napier

Turbos thumped in Napier derby.

Opinion: Cyclone funding - will it get to those who need it?

Opinion: Sally Dryland says farmers have been reluctant to ask for financial help.

An open letter to Labour from a climate activist

OPINION: "Labour no longer has a transformative bone in its collective body."

Warning over ‘controlled’ fires after 13 blazes in 30 days across HB

High winds will raise the fire risk across the country this weekend.

Tihei mauri ora! Hawke's Bay Today reporter on beginning his Te Reo journey this year

Reporter James Pocock takes the first steps on his te reo journey.

‘That terrible day’: Woman who lost both legs fighting to ensure medical error doesn't happen again

Ruth Johnston has had to relearn how to crawl so that she can do her gardening.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Insurance claims surpass $1 billion in Hawke’s Bay

About 84 per cent of contents claims have been paid.

Napier, Hastings councils officially agree to Category 3 buyouts. Here’s what happens next

The buyouts will begin after Hawke's Bay Regional Council finalises its Category 3 list.

‘It’s OK to need help’: Invictus Games captain's special message for Hawke’s Bay

Major Buffy Little returned from service in Iraq to find her cancer had returned.

Waipawa traffic detour and roadworks draws ire of struggling businesses

Business owners say more than a month of roadworks will be the final straw.

Yearling steers the stars of the show at Stortford Lodge

There were almost 700 yearling steers offered of about 1650 cattle and they sold well.

Rare tīwaiwaka arrives in Havelock North for Māori language week

Black fantail makes unlikely but timely entrance for photographer.

This little reporter went to the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Market

Must be a cool place if teenagers want to hang out there.

Chasing the pot of gold shouldn't be the only focus

OPINION: The goal for most is to live a happy, stress-free life once retired.

Home by Christmas: The one wish of widow whose home was decimated in cyclone

Sylvia Bell one of an estimated 130 Wairoa residents unable to return home after cyclone.

'Fear campaign': National and Act hit back over MP’s Hawke’s Bay 'mega-prison' claims

Anna Lorck claims Hawke's Bay Prison's extra land would make it a target for expansion.

Legal bill stymied Napier land sale

The council wanted to sell 12ha for open-market, first-home and social housing.

Is stopbank planting problematic?

OPINION: Based on the evidence of the cyclone, the council's plantings must be questioned.