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Hawke's Bay urged to support backpackers through winter

Backpackers important to the region, and should not be excluded, says resident

Go Local: Retail spending spikes across Hawke's Bay after lockdown

Consumers are returning to shops, with home and recreation staging biggest recovery.

Local Focus: Makeover for deadly highway

State Highway 51 is getting big changes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Makeover for deadly highway

State Highway 51 is getting big changes between Napier and Clive. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tough times ahead brings tough choice for rates increase

Ratepayers 'paying the piper' need to have their say.

Fire and fury: June burn offs 'hazardous' to Bay's health

Experts warn increase in outdoor burning is becoming a health risk this winter.

Things to do in Hawke's Bay this weekend

The Opera House shows are back in business.

Return of Inky? Napier octopus 'unlikely' to be famous escapee

Jasper Taylor, 7, discovered the octopus on Breakwater Beach, Napier.

'Unacceptable': Man dies after IT error causes year-long delay in test results

An IT error caused a year-long delay in a dying man receiving his test results.

Good save as fire battled at Napier restaurant

Multiple calls raise alarm for kitchen fire at Napier restaurant.

Air New Zealand ups business flights from Bay to Auckland

The business-timed schedule for Napier connects only with Auckland.

'Where's the money?': Terrifying three minutes as man trashes Westpac

As staff fled, a man ran to help. He found himself trapped and alone with a screaming man.

Dannevirke hums with weekend action under sunny skies

Dannevirke folk were certainly out to take advantage and revel in their level 2 freedom.

Ahuriri transformed into vibrant suburb

Perfume Point got its name because of the outfall and sewage discharge.

Drug ring lost $250,000 in burglary, then got raided by police

Gang had high hopes for Sarah Megan Gambirazzi's Haumoana home. But cops were watching.

Napier's Art Deco Trust proposes restructure

About seven of the 11 paid employees and volunteers will be affected.

Sold by a drive-by: Hawke's Bay couple's 'big gamble' on new house

Meet the couple who bought a house after a 'drive by' during lockdown

Two NBHS students get Junior Tall Blacks call-up

The pair are no strangers to taking to the court alongside one another.