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Napier City Rovers beaten 3-0 in heartbreaking home Chatham Cup loss
Waterside Karori have knocked Rovers out of the prestigious competition.

Napier First XV beat Hamilton for first time since 2011
Napier Boys' and Hamilton Boys' are likely to meet again in the Super 8 rugby final.

Calendar Girls soon to hit Dannevirke's Fountain Theatre stage
The famous true story comes to Dannevirke.

Serious crash cuts power to hundreds of Hastings homes
A woman was seriously injured and power cut to nearly 700 Unison customers on Friday.

Heavy rain expected to ease off after Central Hawke's Bay roads flooded
Central Hawke's Bay roads are closing in the heavy rain flooding.

Teens arrested for Napier burglary allegedly part of four day crime spree
Police allege the three youths committed crime from Auckland to Hawke's Bay with a fourth.

Club rugby: Taradale and Tech rematch set for Maddison Trophy final
Taradale beat Tech in extra time last year. What will it be in 2023?

Engineer turned actor: Kiwi star Ethan Browne on life in Summer Bay
A few years ago he was a draftsman. Now he stars in Oz's biggest soap. How did he do it?

Humbled and honoured by Alf Rowden award
Terry and Corinna Carew came to New Zealand 17 years ago.

My tastebuds had a ball over lunch with new GM of The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
'We love sharing our story with locals'.

Huia by name, huia by appearance
The new uniform has a design significant to Huia Range School.

First fifteens: Napier target first win over Hamilton BHS since 2011
The Napier and Hamilton boys high schools first fifteens play in Napier on Sunday

Ex-gang member who bashed rival avoids jail after rehab stint
'You are a different man now than you were then,' the judge told a man who bashed a rival.

Returning Waiohiki to an arterial route ‘not an option’
Gabrielle presents opportunity to challenge Redclyffe Bridge repair.

Mystery solved: What's eating hot-water cylinders - and how it can be stopped
The report is out - why Hastings hot-water cylinders are failing at alarmingly high rates.

Hastings founder Hicks regretted 'blot on the town'
Opinion: Francis Hicks left town for 36 years. When he returned, one part dismayed him.

Cul-de-sac call: Traffic from bridge rebuild shouldn't be foisted on Waiohiki, resident says
Waiohiki “never consciously designed” as the arterial route it became, Denis O'Reilly says

Celtic star ready to for her Napier Chance
'If you take things for granted, that really snaps you back into reality.'

Waipawa M&D show brings flood relief - in funds and fun
We wanted our mayor to be where she was needed most.

No charity fund available for hard done by swaggers
While working at Tahoraiti Station, Jim sketched several pictures depicting swag men

Chopper paramedic recalls Esk Valley devastation
Steve Lynch was winched from a helicopter down to the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Pack the park call for footy fans
Napier City Council hopes for 5000 spectators to bring back McLean Park's mojo.

Funding wrangle puts flood-hit homes in limbo
Fears the future of properties depends on size of cash-strapped councils' bank accounts.

Shakespeare Rd tragedy: Manslaughter charge over fatal crash of car with nine inside
Mithias Oshae Te Pou allegedly crashed a car with nine people in it.

Hastings 150th anniversary celebrations likely held under dark skies
Rain for Hastings' birthday.

Canny View: Protect against volatility by diversifying
OPINION: The movement of markets cannot be predicted by man or machine.

Amazing generosity from Dannevirke locals for Cyclone Gabrielle relief
A group from Dannevirke sends 200 meals to Napier every Thursday.