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Bay coaches welcome review suggestions
Better focus on the next tier down from big First XVs expected after review.

Coroner dies after accident at home
Coroner Christopher Devonport died after an accident at his home.

The Barber: Flaxmere community celebrated
Peleti Oli-Alainu'uese almost gave up cutting hair after his brother's suicide.

Chlorination woes: Leaky hot water cylinders replaced
None of his 15 Napier homes have needed a cylinder replacement since the water crisis.

Things to do this weekend
Hawke's Bay has plenty of activities and events on this weekend.

Life in the slow lane
Splash Planet is one of HB's most popular attractions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Delight and intrigue as rogue car moves again, this time to Napier
Is this the last we will hear of it?

Next step taken in Te Mata Peak restoration
The coconut matting put on the top part of the track will also be placed on the bottom.

'Frail' man wielded walking stick as weapon
Laurence Sellars also swung a knife at his flatmate over a disagreement about recycling.

One of Hawke's Bay's oldest women dies, aged 105
Naomi Merrall once credited her long life to eating good food with few preservatives.

Strike not about pay: Junior doctors
Junior doctors have started their two-day planned industrial action.

Holiday dream shattered after courier loses passport
A plan to visit family and holiday in Canada after a stint in India has gone awry.

Things to do this weekend
Hawke's Bay has plenty of activities and events on this weekend.

Bricks and fence palings used in late night street brawl
Cops descend on cul-de-sac street to try to break up night-time street brawl.

Judge shocked at driver's blood reading
Driver is an "accident waiting to happen" on Hawke's Bay's roads, judge says.

Clubs consider possible merger
One club has already said yes, let's look at it. The other decides on Sunday.

Pen friends meet after 71 years
Two trans-Tasman pen friends have finally met after 71 years of corresponding.

Grave robbery: Mum pleads for return of son's greenstone
Teresa Smith-Craig says the "boogie man" will be creeping on those who stole the taonga.

Local Focus: Marching girls become marching grannies
Marching Grannies keep the drill alive in Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Drowning cuts short trainee pilot's dream
Aman Kumar drowned at popular swimming spot Maraetotara Falls.

One summer left: The beach where the climate-change hourglass trickles
A once-vibrant waterfront now littered with bach corpses, eerie reminders of summers past.

Cook Islands community man gets QSM
Two decades leading Cook Islands community rewarded with surprise New Year honour.

Things to do this weekend
Hawke's Bay has plenty of activities and events on this weekend.

Hawke's Bay residents gather for Christmas lunches
Christmas spirit exemplified at lunches across Hawke's Bay.

Former pedigree pool swimmer Amy Renall tames ocean race
There's no hiding in the water when it comes to the Hawke's Bay Ocean Swim Series.

Excitement over seaplane's visit to Napier
A large marquee was put up outside the Masonic Hotel.

Hawke's Bay's shocking family violence record
Hawke's Bay police are called out to up to 150 domestic violence incidents a week.