Naming plan: Hastings to be a te reo Māori city by 2040
Māori Party wants many more Māori place names in place by 2026.
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Bay events tweaked as PM extends level 2 by a week
The wait for a full crowd for big events in the region has been extended.
Life on Stortford Lodge's streets: Intimidation, arrests and fed up shop owners
The blow-up that resulted in arrests had been brewing. Even the 'friendly' man is wary.
Chill of winter returns to Hawke's Bay as frosts, snow, possible hail forecast
The region will heat up on Sunday, but not by a big margin.
'I know too many people who stop working and die': Meat worker turns 80 on factory floor
'You wouldn't recognise the building at all from when I started.'
Government gives $1m to Hawke's Bay trust for meth harm programme
The Black Power life member who runs the trust sees an opportunity for Hawke's Bay.
Girl hit by car on walk home from school 'traumatised'
The 8-year-old girl separated herself from the car, which kept driving.
Winter in Wairoa: A balmy average of 16.5C
It was the township's warmest winter on record, with Hastings temperatures also mild.
Hot topic: Council inundated with 1500 submissions over speed limit changes
The council will hold further drop-in sessions about proposed changes.
Hastings gambling policy to go out for public consultation
The consultation could reduce the number of gaming machines allowed to 278.
Lightboxes blossom in Civic Square
Six virtual blossom tree grove lightboxes are on show in Civic Square until October 4.
Multi-million dollar plan to remove gravel from flood-prone Hawke's Bay rivers
"Gravel extraction has been a long-standing issue in the Upper Tukituki."
No spring cleaning until after Father's Day
Spring has sprung, it screams down, wipe me down and forget about me again.
Hawke's Bay Trails wants $418,500 to revamp public cycleways
Three trails are not up to the same level as others.
NZ Post delivery driver injured trying to stop alleged van theft
NZ Post driver has been taken in a moderate condition to Hawke's Bay Hospital.
Napier forum on cannabis referendum attracts dozens
It was all about informing, not about telling people how to vote.
Man arrested after police-chase crash in Napier
A man has been charged with escaping police custody, resisting police and failing to stop.
Nine people involved in three separate crashes, all escaped with minor injuries
One day, three crashes, nine people.
Special lager created for Hawke's Bay rugby games
It's a deal. Rugby gets 10 cents a can from Hawke's Bay Lager brew venture.
Brush away the shooter, don't brush off racism: Muslim community's advice for Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay man was told "we've killed 50 of you, what the **** are you still doing here".
Two young mums find success at YES competition
The pair are students at the Flaxmere Teen Parent Unit.
Hawke's Bay Expressway barrier hit by two cars within 10 minutes
Two towed cars and a bit of added congestion. It could have been worse.
Hey ewe, was that a bid? Daffodil stock sale cheers Cancer Society spirits
Stock numbers may be down, but the spirits were high.
Hawke's Bay youth employment programmes get $2.7m extension
All three work with rangatahi at risk of long-term unemployment.
Bowel screening programme to restart in Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay DHB is to restart bowel screening programme, deferred to deal with pandemic.
Hastings distillery's gin wins gold at international competition
Albertine gin with 38 organic botanicals was praised for its "complex and perfumed nose".
Hastings family stranded in Auckland arrive in Australia
Hawke's Bay family in quarantine after finally flying to Australia to see dying relative
Art buyers turn to online sites
Auction house director Lee Melville says art has traded well in the past few months.
Hawke's Bay set for a decent weekend weather-wise
The biggest gust of wind in the region on Friday was recorded at Cape Kidnappers (70km/h).
Pasifika heroes: Community rallies for Covid testing in Hawke's Bay
Pasifika community work together to get tested, and are now the most-tested group in HB.
Moascar Cup defence to go ahead without crowd
Schools hope the community will respect the rules: No spectators.
Local Focus: Workers versus employers - Tukituki candidates give their verdict
Tukituki candidates on workers versus employers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hawke's Bay police chases: Man arrested after alleged seven-day joyride
Police say a driver who'd been fleeing them for nearly 100km drove another 18km on spikes.