Water restrictions in a near record-wet year: 'We need to rethink our approach'
Napier, Hastings and Waimārama are now under water restrictions - is this the future?
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Napier Boys’ High School headmaster appointed to Hamilton job
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Museum pays tribute to late sculptor Paul Dibble
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Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Water restrictions introduced in Napier, coming in Hastings
Napier residents are told to watch your water use, with restrictions now in place.
Cyclone-displaced families poised for pre-fab Napier cabins
Whānau whose homes were destroyed get a helping hand.
Napier's mature 'gumball' trees set for CBD chop
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New coastal flood maps affect thousands of properties
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Creative Art Napier's has Christmas gifts at its market, workshops for the holidays
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Potential funding for new Hawke's Bay Hospital up in the air
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The stories behind Hawke's Bay's most talented school leavers
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Bystanders restrained woman before police arrival after Shani's Restaurant stabbing
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Iron and ash: Napier fire's aftermath blots tourist landscape
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Abandoned boat washes ashore after two rescued during rough swells
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Athletics: Hawke’s Bay winners at schools athletics
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Hastings on-demand bus service trial popular but costly
MyWay trial bus service double the cost of a regular fixed-route bus, HBRC says.
‘Both barrels of a shotgun’: Shouting, then shooting, at Napier home
A nearby resident heard someone swearing before two “very loud bangs”.
Suburban sport: Hawks help open new Napier court
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Mana whenua lead large march in Napier against coalition government policy
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