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Hunt for possible Frimley firestarter
Police hunting arsonists after seven suspicious fires in four weeks.

Hastings community gym needs new home
Community gym in Hastings struggling to find new premises.

Local Focus Summer Hacks: Home security while on holiday
How to keep your home safe in summer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

House blaze not linked to other suspicious fires
Suspicious fires are not connected, police say.

Gym owner aspires to create a Te Mata Peak forest
Hastings gym owner putting portion of membership fees toward goal of planting 500 trees.

Mob president gets home detention
Defence lawyer Eric Forster submitted his client was remorseful.

Bay holiday spots full despite bad weather
Weather and storm forecast fail to dampen enthusiasm for Bay campers.

The year in review - November and December
Hastings byelection gave the city a woman at the helm for the first time.

Hawke's Bay 'place to be' for 2018's start
Although some rain looms, first few days of 2018 set to be balmy in the Bay.

Local Focus: East Coast the place for women in chains
Nearly half of NZ's female mayors are on the East Coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: East Coast the place for women in chains
Nearly half of NZ's female mayors are on the East Coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Another gong for respected kaumatua
Flaxmere elder gets QSM in New Year Honours List.

Local Focus: A bright idea now a permanent attraction
The Fiesta of Lights now intergeneratonal. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: A bright idea now a permanent attraction
A bright idea for a family fiesta. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Locus Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking
Paragliding from Te Mata Peak and thumbing it home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Black Sox star leaves Bay on better terms
Plenty of work to be done by White Sox players as Oregon Ducks clean up.

Driver still sought from fatal April crash
Green Honda car kept going as two other vehicles collided, killing a driver.

Hastings byelection dates announced
Byelection process for Hastings-Havelock North councillor opens on January 16.

Softball: Gettins ready to roast Ducks
Pitcher to make first appearance on her home turf in four years.

Crews busy putting together cheer parcels
Christmas Cheer packing starts to get underway as donations continue to roll in.

Farmer crushed by quad bike
A Wairoa farmer activated an emergency beacon while out mustering.

Local Focus: New World Flaxmere shows true christmas spirit
Flaxmere's a long way from Matakana. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Flaxmere New World spreads Christmas cheer
Grateful families surprised with special gifts for Christmas.

Local Focus: Supermarket shows true Christmas spirit
Helping 12 families in 12 days isn't enough. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local kids picking berries for the season
High school students picking berries for the season at farm near Hastings.

Big cheer boosts on food and funds fronts
Karamu High hits Christmas Cheer high with its generous food donation.

Central Hawke's Bay the choice for more
Out of towners say it's a better quality of life in Central Hawke's Bay.