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81-year-old farmer died in quad bike roll while fencing
Macdonald, a familiar face at the Hastings saleyards, died in Patoka on Tuesday afternoon.
Six60 vow to have new music for delayed Hawke’s Bay show: ‘We loaded our gear into the studio yesterday’
The Kiwi music kings have revealed they're working on their next release in between shows.
The council thinks a piece of Napier Hill has been abandoned by the property owner, so it wants to sell it off
It's covered in shrubs, with no rates paid for years - now council's made a rare move.
A farm lost over cannabis plants: Could this be NZ's last case with the Privy Council?
Shaun Allen went to jail and had the farm he’d owned for just six months confiscated.
How a small observatory in Napier made history with Halley’s Comet
The observatory also served as a meteorological station with various instruments.
Fishing suspense: 120.8kg tuna holds first place as Megafish heads into final day
The tournament, dating back almost 50 years, has 128 boats at sea.
Green exiting Bluewater: Prominent Napier hotelier selling jewel in accommodation crown
At 76, Rodney Green says it's time for someone else to have a go.
Napier Aquatic Centre dives into final phase of $4m refurbishment
The Ivan Wilson area and splash pad will close from February 10.
Bremworth secures $104.2m insurance payout after cyclone damage
Insurers have paid $62 million; the remaining $42.2 million is pending.
Wings, wheels, and waves: Napier festival celebrates transport heritage
Some of the model jets sound like the real thing and can do 300km/h.
Speed limit hike on SH5 ‘reckless’, raises crash concerns
An independent study found the 80km/h limit prevented 34 crashes in a year.
House fire in a near-century-old villa treated as suspicious
Padlocked gates hampered firefighting efforts.
Unity and aspiration: Thousands join Hawke’s Bay Waitangi celebrations
A Hīkoi of Unity was held near Clive, celebrating local Treaty signings.
Napier overnight and weekend urgent care services centralised at health centre, for now
Staff at health centre told nurse-led overnight service might be 'delivered differently'.
Yellowfin and a 92.2kg marlin dominate first day of Megafish
At least a dozen yellowfin weighed on the first day as 128 boats compete.
'Big s*** storm': Teacher quits job to homeschool child after ministry cuts bus route
'I'd love to be working; I don't get pure satisfaction sitting here at home doing this.'
Embattled Napier property developer Malcolm Herbert dies aged 61
Developer Malcolm Herbert led construction of several major buildings in Hawke's Bay.
Wally isn't so wayward now, winning two sheepdog titles for CHB farmer
He was named Wally - as in Where's Wally? - for his wayward tendencies in puppy days.
One dead after workplace crash in rural Hawke’s Bay
Emergency services were called to a crash at a rural Hawke’s Bay workplace.
'Huge relief': Residents on winding Napier-Taihape Rd delighted as log trucks taken off
'There were up to 50-odd units of logging trucks a day, it made it really dangerous.'
Bluebird day expected for Waitangi Day events in Hawke’s Bay
Sun set to shine on celebrations, where unity and pride will be on show.
Hunt on for a 3-4 bedroom home to use as Napier homeless shelter: 'This is an issue that is not going away'
'In less than 12 months, we have tragically lost two living on our streets.'
End of a '60-hour weekend' for vets: New clinic set to transform after-hours care, prevent burnout
Some vets had worked 60-hour weekends, from Friday evening to Monday morning.
Liquidation: Alpine Drinks in Hawke's Bay unlikely to be able to pay $800,000 to creditors
The amount owed has been cut by two-thirds, but hopes are drying up for creditors.
94th anniversary of the Hawke's Bay earthquake: Death of Roy MacLennan, his wife injured but alive beside him
Roy MacLennan and his wife were sitting in their car outside a shop when tragedy struck.
59/7 declared: Hawke’s Bay captain explains unusual first innings call after Hawke Cup loss
'It was a huge risk and it hasn’t paid off.'
Teen's two-year search for a first job: ‘We can’t get experience if they don’t let us have experience’
'For those of us just starting out, it feels almost impossible.'
The two teen brothers who blitzed the NZ pinball championships
'You don’t expect to get all the way to the final and play your brother.'
94 years after quake: The heroic nurses inside a makeshift tea kiosk hospital
Between 1.30pm and 10pm, 60 operations were performed.
'Laughter is so important': Dai Henwood on cancer and making people giggle rather than cry
'It’s my funniest show, it’s my most heartfelt show, it’s got a bit of everything.'
'Nuts': Concerns over speed increasing to 100km/h on road beside disability centre
'They haven’t thought this through whatsoever.'