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Lunches in school a big win for Karamū High School
There's been a successful rollout of a new school lunches programme at Karamū High School.
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Delivery boss shot at after man refused to pay for food in Hastings, police say
The Armed Offenders Squad was called and a man was arrested.
'Unconscious with smoke all around': Neighbours hailed for dragging man from burning flat
"It could have been a far worse outcome without their quick thinking."
Irish rugby hero hasn't seen memorabilia since cyclone swept through Hawke's Bay
This Irish team is apples and oranges to the side the Bay horticulture boss played for.
‘It’s gone’: Forester paints grim picture of planting industry under new fees regime
The Ministry for Primary Industries will soon charge ETS participants a perpetual fee.
Christopher Luxon met by blue wave in Napier
Advance voting is more than 40 per cent down from same stage of 2020 election.
Sandra Hazlehurst excited for people to see the Waiaroha Heretaunga Water Discovery Centre
Hastings Mayor happy to open 'beautiful Waiaroha Heretaunga Water Discovery Centre'.
A Spring Racing Carnival fixture lines up in the big one
Callsign Mav has been confirmed as a starter in Hawke's Bay's richest race.
Heretaunga Women’s Centre talks women empowerment in monthly column
Heretaunga Women's Centre come together to celebrate the women's suffrage movement.
A civic-centre heart for Napier could be four years away
The council building was condemned as an earthquake risk in 2017.
‘Part of the Kiwi psyche’: A long drop goes on display in Dannevirke
Totara slabs, an original toilet seat, and a taxidermy possum thrill museum visitors.
Takapau health and community hub fundraiser hailed a success
"There was a lot of laughing and dancing, heaps of fun. "
The Thursday Murder Club is back, make sure you are up to date
The Thursday Murder Club is back in Richard Osman's latest book, The Last Devil to Die.
Hawke's Bay elderly thrilled by weekly pup visits
It can be heartbreaking to have to leave your pets behind to go into a village.
Cyclone Gabrielle: River crossing restores access to farms after seven months
The Glenbrooke Rd bridge was one of many wiped out by the cyclone in February.
One dead after Ruapehu house blaze
The circumstances of the fire are under investigation and being treated as suspicious.
Eketāhuna house fire being treated as suspicious
Emergency services were called to the property around 2am.
New affordable rental homes funded in Hastings
Funding for Hastings District Council and Taiwhenua housing partnerships announced.
Wyn Drabble: Sole-searching in the name of research
OPINION: The sound I noticed was one I could not immediately identify.
In pictures: 300 in Hawke’s Bay attend vigil to offer support to Israel
Group comes together in Hastings to stand in solidarity with those suffering.
RRT turns on a feast and fenceposts for CHB farmers
'By the time we have finished the CHB event we will have handed out about 72,000 posts.'
Rovers coach calls for 'controlled' aggression after crucial send-off
Be brave, but not brash, message after costly red cards dished out
Waipukurau Market damp but successful
Waipukurau's inaugural market day was greeted by wet weather but happy shoppers.
I don't think being smokefree by 2025 is attainable
OPINION: I hate smoking, but I can still sympathise with those who do it.
'Fanciful': The three words a NZ council is using to approve denser suburban housing
It should be used to describe granny flats or sleepouts, not separate homes, planners say.
Time for quacking good fun on Duck Day
The Waipawa Spring Festival is also fondly known as Duck Day.
‘Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose’: Phil’s Gardens to close
After 43 years, the cyclone and rising costs bring an end to the market garden in Meeanee.
Rising possum numbers in Hawke’s Bay; landowners asked to cull
Move to a possum contractor model has been parked, as council focuses on cyclone.
‘Secrets make you sick’: Artist wants to get audiences talking
Catherine Daniels is fighting the system and stigma to raise awareness.