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Mayoral forums set for Hastings and Napier
Grey Power candidate events are also coming, the first on Thursday.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Together in everything they do - award-winning novelists Gareth and Louise Ward
A Hawke's Bay win at the Aotearoa Book Industry Awards.
Oldest living All Black's longevity advice: 'Keep fit, or you’ll lose it all'
His record with the All Blacks will forever remain a 100% win rate.
Sensors for real-time flood monitoring installed on Havelock North streams
Residents can access a dashboard for stream data, starting in September.
'I feel aggrieved': 92-year-old online shopper's warning after supermarket meat purchase
A butcher says just 65% of the meat Godfrey Rodgers received would be edible if cooked.
Davcon's Hastings home earns top honours at Central North Island awards
Davcon, Inspired Projects and Landmark Homes Hawke's Bay win at Master Builders Awards.
'May as well make it a big one': Kiwi Olympians off on epic 4500km African charity ride
Their journey starts in Uganda and ends in Zimbabwe, crossing five countries.
Watch: Close call as ute nearly hit by heritage train
Ute driver so fast 'he wouldn't have been able to stop if he wanted to' – witness.
'Very efficient': Fine-sweeper car snaps more than 5000 parking violations in five months
The vehicle, costing $73,000, was funded from parking income.
End of swimming pool weeds: Family's delight as cyclone-hit home gets green light
42 Havelock North homes are out of limbo after two-and-a-half years.
Asterisks, footnotes and claims of 'weasel words': Inside the battle for region's housing future
The plan is years in the making, but now it's reached a cross-council 'standoff'.
'Potential to cause fatal accidents': Close to 1km of copper cabling stolen
Railway core cables are responsible for transmitting power and signals to trains.
'Bring energy back': Call for new store as empty supermarket site stalls nearby trade
'We want some more options in Havelock North.'
Remembering a strawberry pioneer
Bill Scott was ahead of the game in the berry-growing world.
Arts festival to return, with a circus spectacle
The Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival returns in October after last year's cancellation.
Opinion: Water issues reveal the burden on ratepayers is already too great
Ratepayers may face doubled costs when new water entities take over.
'Be like John': Businessman's five years with a brain tumour and what it's taught him
O'Sullivan was told only 10% of people with his brain tumour live longer than nine months.
Govt funds e-bike charging to boost Hawke's Bay trail tourism
The Government will fund six e-bike chargers on Hawke’s Bay Trails.
New Black Caps coach's home is Hawke's Bay
'Hawke's Bay and Havelock North in particular is home for me.'
'An eerie feeling': The jetboater honoured for his daring rescues in Hawke's Bay floods
Phil Bayens rescued more than 100 people and their pets from flooded homes.
'Distasteful': Last-ditch legal bid to stop crematorium beside supermarket
A crematorium in the middle of the village is a burning issue for some in Havelock North.
'Most beautiful display': Locals marvel at southern lights spectacle
The Aurora Australis lit up Aotearoa's skies with orange, red and purple hues.
'Loud and proud': The charismatic mayor who turned up to every event for nine years
'In hindsight, I should have shared the load with councillors.'
'Rewarding journey': Long-serving Hastings councillor steps down
Hastings councillor Malcolm Dixon retires after 12 years to spend more time with family.
Winners and losers: Panel recommends new Hawke's Bay housing projects, casts others aside
Housing growth is a hot topic around Napier-Hastings. An independent panel has weighed in.
When StarJam fell silent, Hawke's Bay found its voice
HB Jammers now host about 60 participants and plan to expand to Flaxmere.
Meet the first husband and wife to represent NZ at world 8-ball champs
The couple are seeking sponsors to help cover the $8000 per person cost.
On The Up: Hawke's Bay winery turns noble rot into sweet wine success
Askerne Wines has used Botrytis on semillon grapes since 1999.
On the Up: The Kiwi athlete starring in US academia - and on the track
A near-four-minute miler and a GPA of 3.95 - Karsen Vesty is thriving in Boston.
Father lying paralysed on rainy mountain bike track saved by daughter's iPhone hunch
Clayton Hairs is now a tetraplegic. He hopes his survival story will be a wake-up call.