Family fun: New Year's Day Races set to draw thousands
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RSE workers lighting up Christmas while far from home
Forget 12 dashing reindeer, how about 15 RSE workers on colourful Christmas-light bikes.
The Aunty whose garden transformed a Hastings marae
Arohanui Lawrence still spends five hours a morning gardening.
889 per cent rise in five years in demand for social housing
Housing register numbers have rocketed across Hawke's Bay in the past five years.
Quest to build Hastings CBD hotel on to final stage
A vacant building behind Toitoi and Opera Kitchen will become a 4-4.5 star hotel.
Local Focus: Hawke's Bay's deadliest highway
The Napier-Taupō road is deadly. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Cheer appeal passes $5000
Christmas Cheer Appeal dates back over 40 years - Make it a biggie
Hawke's Bay weather a 'mixed-bag' in lead up to Christmas
A mixed bag is forecast for the week leading up to Christmas Day
Waipukurau Westpac to close before Christmas
The branch will close for good this year, with Waipukurau's BNZ set to follow in 2021.
Local Focus: Government stimulus and church hall firing
From shooting to am-drams, the ongoing legacy of halls. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hawke's Bay Airport chief executive's salary is soaring
The chief executive's salary has increased up to 16% on the previous year.
Magpies set to swoop at rugby awards
Mark Ozich, Ash Dixon, Folau Fakatava and Neria Fomai are all up to win on Thursday night.
'Senseless act of destruction': Hastings kura kaupapa ransacked
Computers, iPads, TVs smashed as entire contents of classrooms tossed out of cupboards.
New exhibition looks at history of freezing works
New technology and automation has replaced many labourers' jobs.
It's you, Aotearoa: Whānau of 5 Million are Our Heroes Award 2020 winners
We all played our part to stop the spread of Covid-19. These are our stories.
Cherry-picked: Students step up to help harvest crop
Lack of RSE workers has left a gap. But what happens when students go back to varsity.
The stage is set for Christmas at the Park
Everything is ready for the biggest Christmas event in Hawke's Bay on Saturday.
Watch: Dairy owner takes on gunman 'twice her size' and wins
He revealed a large gun from under a towel. Daksha Patel barely raised an eyebrow.
How good is Te Mata Park? One of the best in the world
Te Mata Park has been named in the top 10 of the Green Flag Awards.
Attempted robbery of Hastings dairy 'terrifying'
Three schools in Hastings were in lockdown after an attempted armed theft in Camberley.
Hawke's Bay hits 30C for third straight day
Hawke's Bay's abnormally hot temperatures won't last through to the weekend.
Editorial: Tougher voting rules equal integrity
Stand aside or face accusations of bias
Fruit growers: Still too few Kiwi workers
NZ fruit growers continue to advocate for more RSE workers to be allowed into the country.
Youth brawl, disorder reported in suburb
Contrary to witness reports, police did not believe the incident was gang-related.
'We can improve': Regional council breaches own pollution compliance rules
The number of HBRC's pollution prosecutions has tripled in the past year.
Top roading cop urges caution after Takapau triple fatal
Anahera Kaa, Sharrisse Perawiti and Julianna Hickey died after a crash on SH2 on Tuesday.
Hastings nurses' parking squeeze sparks 'absolute grief'
A closed carpark is forcing nurses to park on the road, where there is a two-hour limit.
Hastings District Council adopts sinking lid gambling policy
No new pokie machines and council plans to lobby for online gambling regulation.
Hawke's Bay tourism spending down. But better than national figures
Tourism spending down 6.8% in Hawke's Bay, compared with 16.5% decrease nationwide.
Treatment a new approach to anti-ageing
It's done aesthetically, with the neck and face having five injections on each side.
Eastern police's new commander welcomed with powhiri
Police Superintendent Jeanette Park: "People are at the heart of everything I do."
Wine cellars full of gifts for children at Craggy Range
A Children's Christmas Foundation will give out Santa sacks to more than 4500 families.
Christmas at Hereworth: Hoping for a 'magical' night
The school hosts the event on Thursday December 3, for whole community.