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Kaumātua a reservoir of knowledge
The best thing about being with our nannies is listening to their life stories.

Rangatahi leading the way
We facilitate and manage safe spaces that support the rangatahi

Family treasures link generations
Treasured items passed down provide insight into the lives of our ancestors.

Retirement a time to take to NZ's walking tracks
There's a walk for everyone, no matter where you are.

Dannevirke High School has a girls' football team
A new girls' football team has been formed at Dannevirke High School.

Dannevirke walkway finally nears completion
It has taken eight years and a lot of frustration to build the walkway.

Tihei: Impressive piece of work a huge success
Individuals, businesses, groups and organisations were encouraged to enter the competition

Heirloom tapestry completed after three-plus years
A local woman took on a big project.

Bridge out: SH50 closure affecting business, travel in rural CHB
'I'm really not impressed that my petrol bill is going to go up'.

Basketball: Hawks home-court demise continues
The Hawks led at the end of each of the first three quarters but lost again at home.

Surf Life Saving ‘overwhelmed’ with donations to replace contaminated gear
Lifeguards saved hundreds but ruined their personal wetsuits.

‘Tangible support’: How much Whanganui’s mayoral relief raised for cyclone-hit Hastings
Mayoral fund goes towards frozen meals, a raft and new tools.

Wackrow Memorial Youth Award given for community service
The annual Wackrow awards are coming up.

Te Ahu a Turanga team test the engineering skills of rangatahi
Highway project supporting STEMM students

From farm gate to plate: Cameron's fascination with the meat industry
Cameron Walker has his sights set on a career in the meat industry

Concerning figures for child restraints after checks in Tararua District
Three operations were run to check child restraints.

'Why are those guys attacking us?' RSE worker details horrifying kidnapping
Joe says masked attackers put a cloth over his mouth and pulled him into a black car.

Abandoned puppies looking for their forever families
Napier City Council tries to help abandoned pups looking for a forever home.

'System was broken': Review of Civil Defence cyclone response reaches key juncture
What will the terms of reference be? Frustrated residents are about to find out.

Affco fined $500,000 over worker’s ‘wholly avoidable’ death in freezer
A frame full of offal cartons fell and fatally crushed Alfred Edwards.

‘The poor cousin’: Heightened angst in Wairoa after flood zone decision
A 2A classification is creating uncertainty around future living - as winter hits.

Decision time looms for Hawke's Bay
Napier and Tukituki's two main general election contenders speak their minds.

Hawke’s Bay's cyclone insurance claims have almost topped $1 billion
Cyclone Gabrielle-related insurance claims in Hawke's Bay are nearly at $1 billion.

Hawke’s Bay rain: SH50 closed, SH5 re-opens between Taupō and Eskdale
Multiple road closures for Central Hawke's Bay.

Kahu retires, but a new mascot will soon swoop the sidelines
Kahu was a permanent fixture on the sidelines.

Review: Show comes to life in second act
"Company" traces the struggles of a New York man-about-town.

Armed police block road in Taradale
Armed police have been seen surrounding a house near the Murphy Rd end of Howard Rd.