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Heavy rain warning in place for Hawke's Bay, 15 to 25mm/hr expected
Heavy rain warning stays in place for the region.
'Little bit of normality': Businesses, schools react to Covid restrictions being relaxed
Mandates including those for teachers, will be scrapped from early April.
NCC makes changes to vaccine pass requirements
Napier City Council explains new vaccine pass rules
Police inquiry after man dies in Napier's Clive Square
Police are looking into the sudden death of a man near the centre of Napier.
Concerns about complacent beekeepers as deadlier Varroa mite threatens bees
Nearly 10 per cent of bee colonies were lost to Varroa in the mid-North Island region.
SH5 reopens after crash closes road for nearly 10 hours
Truck and trailer crashed pre-dawn; salvage continued mid-afternoon.
French owners of Cafe Tennyson and Bistro receive community backing
French couple receives overwhelming support from Hawke's Bay community.
Napier has no suburbs with average house price under $500,000: report
Hawke's Bay once had thousands of affordable properties for first-home buyers. Not now.
Stag's night in Napier looms for local Black Caps debutant
International debut beckons in Napier
Police increase patrols around Taradale Rd, after firearms incident
One man hospitalised with moderate injuries.
New Zealand prepares for return of tourists
Tourism New Zealand has spent the past two years targeting trade shows.
Watch: Store's fence foils bumbling thieves' ram raid plans
Two ram raids took place in one night in Napier.
Plenty of St Patrick's Day shenanigans for patrons to enjoy
Green is gold in Hawke's Bay
Time is of the essence with clock restoration
Rowan Pilbrows and his team of horologists are restoring the Napier floral clock.
Hawke's Bay-based French owners of Napier cafe plead case to Immigration NZ
Cafe Tennyson and Bistro owner feels like his hard work has been overlooked by INZ.
City council sparks kōrero to mull social housing
Consultation on the future of Napier City Council's community housing opened this week.
Mobster jailed after kidnapping girlfriend and 'coward's punch' on female prison officer
Upon hearing the sentence, the man kicked out at a piece of furniture.
Seriousness of environmental breaches on the rise as the number decreases
The total cost of fines for environmental breaches has more than tripled.
From prop to Pinot Noir: Ex-All Black's journey from the rugby field to the vineyard
Rugby and wine blend perfectly at ex-All Black John Ashworth's Hawke's Bay vineyard
Taxi driver says switch to LPG is way around high petrol costs
Is converting cars to LPG the solution to rising fuel costs? A taxi driver thinks so.
Speed limit cut on Napier's dragstrip Willowbank Ave
More speeds limits lowered on streets in and around Napier.
Rape victim moved to act after hearing man abused another
Two victims, 20 years apart, speak out about rapist and sex abuser Robin Hermansen.
Three Waters announcement 'silent' on Hawke's Bay alternative
Three Waters recommendations underwhelm mayors.
'I'm really excited for it' says Hawke's Bay debutant
''We have so much amazing, growing talent in Hawke's Bay', says Kat Brown.
Get that sand back to where it belongs
NCC should insist the HBRC urgently repairs avoidable damage at Westshore Beach.
'Peace and no war': Ukrainian community to host Napier event in solidarity
When Tanya Skyrme called her family in Ukraine they were hiding in the basement.
Slavery case: Matamata denied bid for Supreme Court appeal
Joseph Matamata, convicted of multiple slavery charges, denied appeal.
Hawke's Bay has 315 new cases of Covid, surpassing 1000 active Covid cases
Active Covid case tally in Hawke's Bay surpasses 1000.
'It's a good start': Govt takes new look at forestry and emissions trading
Submissions open on March 14 and close on April 22.
Matariki public holiday: Fireworks show, lantern parade planned
Hawke's Bay has big plans for the first Matariki public holiday in late June.
Living with Covid - be positive and be prepared
Initially, I felt a little anxious, overwhelmed and then confused.
'I don't like to be boring': Cherry Boomb's unique artistic expression
From 'boring' mum to artistically challenging performer
'Someone in this case is lying,' says Crown
Crown and defence sum up in abuse trial: someone is lying, jury told.