The rise of the underground food economy
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Napier urgent care to stay and be enhanced after community pushback, won't include a doctor
Health Minister announces enhanced service, including nurse prescribers and telehealth.
Teen rugby league prodigy joins Knights, balances school and sport
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‘What is there to lose?’ Couple take over one of North Island’s most remote pubs
Five families from the area purchased the pub in 2024 so the community wouldn’t lose it.
A church with just four regular worshippers has held its last service - so now what?
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‘Something to keep an eye on’: Heavy rain watch for Wairoa
Wairoa and northern Hawke's Bay are under a heavy rain watch from 8am Thursday.
Hawke’s Bay bar owner calls council plans for earlier closing times ‘crazy’
Chris Sullivan says it’s bar operators who have to change, not opening hours.
Leaking $2m of ratepayer money every year, should the National Aquarium in Napier be saved?
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‘Shockingly bad’: Closed post boxes 'overflowing' with mail
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GNS-created model turns people into red dots as they walk and run to high ground.
Chokepoints in a tsunami: New evacuation model set to be revealed for Napier
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‘We all had a ball’: Close to 5000 people taste the best meatballs in Hastings
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‘Driven by the gang code’: Mobster smiles during jailing for assault, extortion and kidnapping
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Landfill lament: Region's yearly recycling mistakes could fill a cruise ship
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How to keep NZ water park afloat: ‘Your customers get a bit bored’
Hanmer Springs has turned profits for 25 years, while Splash Planet leaks ratepayer cash.
Banning teens from bars: Is it discerning or discriminatory?
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‘Escaping the hood’: He wanted to be a gangster - then he went to a comedy show
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Driver wanted after $50,000 heist and police chase tried to hide in a woodshed
Hendrix John Haerewa rammed two police cars before fleeing on foot.
Mayor encourages public protest at Napier Health Centre over overnight health care
Over 100 signed a health services 'Buller Declaration', and the mayor urged them to rally.
Opinion: Hastings racehorse owner on ‘cloud nine’ after win in NZ’s richest race
OPINION: Heartbreak to ultimate high as filly comes from behind to win $3.5m NZB Kiwi.
Love at first meatball: 'There was chemistry across the bakery'
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Into the blue: Ocean-inspired artist, 22, lands first exhibition
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