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'A dream come true': Hawke’s Bay poet’s debut wins Ockham award
Poet and performer Nafanua Purcell Kersel won for her first collection, Black Sugarcane.
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On The Up: 'They can never touch your soul' – teen's moving speech wins national award
'When I was young my skin was my burden, now it’s my blessing.'
Debt was a problem when Hawke’s Bay councils last tried to merge. That elephant isn’t going away
$130m of debt in Napier, $500m in Hastings: 'It has to be equitably worked out.'
Ahoy there! Waka hub gateway to Napier saved at council table, with a budget cut
Hard times meant Napier City Council had to rethink how much it could support the plan.
On The Up: ‘Genuinely one of a kind’ – meet Pak’nSave’s oldest worker
'I walk every day, I talk to people and I feel useful. That matters.'
'Maybe there is a way': Hawke's Bay growers mull McCain takeover bid
'It’s a big business, but there is a lot of will out there.'
Labour names 22yo meteorologist as candidate for bellwether seat
Dan Scott works as a weather forecaster in Wellington.
'This is what everyone's here for': Napier City Rovers eye huge Miramar test
Forward Jacob Fenton, 26, scored his first goal of the season last Sunday.
Mortuary waste has long been a bane of te ao Māori. A small town’s got a ‘pioneering’ plan to solve it
'There is no blueprint for what we are doing, so there are a lot of unknowns.'
The oldest of old girls: Celebrating a century of club netball
'Throughout the 100 years it’s just been a continuous array of people willing to commit.'
Flaxmere supermarket alcohol licence fight goes to Hastings hearing
Police and medical officer oppose granting off-licence to store in 'vulnerable' suburb.
Meet Max - the 88-year-old loving life at his job at Pak'nSave Napier
Max has worked at Pak'nSave Napier for the past 18 years and "enjoyed every minute of it". Video / Pak'nSave
Ikea parent snaps up Tararua forest as local footprint tops 43,000ha
The 521ha Cypress Hill Forest boosts Ingka's New Zealand estate.
'Super loving, super kind, super gentle' father killed in SH2 crash
Matthew Dasent remembered as the kind of man who gave his singlet away in a snowstorm.
Dessert shop owner calls for wholesalers to step up as butter prices spike again
Courtney Booth buys $800+ of butter a week - but it's still cheapest at supermarkets.
Golf course housing dilemma: Will adding a ‘no-complaint covenant’ actually stop complaints?
Decision nearing for Hastings housing plan, which could feature 'no-complaint covenants'.
Dad's free-diving death prompts warnings for middle-aged divers to get medical checks
Iakopo Sagote's friends saw him struggling and dragged him to shore but couldn't save him.
20 years of Soulstice: How crayfish and sunshine helped Shapeshifter write the classic Kiwi album
'We’re still learning how to make music together,' says frontman P Digsss.
Spring in the step as racing set for return to Hastings
Horse racing in Hastings came to a sudden halt in September 2024.
Napier teen strikes canoe sprint gold
Greer Hambleton led the medal charge in her first time representing New Zealand.
Using Hawke’s Bay’s rivers to unlock the mysteries of marine carbon storage
The $11m, five-year project will test marine carbon removal around Hawke’s Bay.
'Decide our own fate': Mayors push to shape Hawke's Bay reform plan
Hawke's Bay is set to lose its regional council as mayors weigh a fast-track merger plan.
Friend tried desperately to save rafting buddy trapped in water by rope
Alex Scarrow was a dedicated volunteer firefighter described as a 'huge' personality.
'Oh my god, I love people like you': Chance meeting sparks marathon comeback
The encounter encouraged Kathryn Marsh, 61, to train for her first marathon since 1992.
Starmer faces stalking-horse leadership challenge
Labour lost 1492 council seats, with 39 MPs urging the PM to quit.
'Like a treasure map': New tool points CHB farmers to more profitable crops
It gives colour-coded ratings using climate, soil, yield and economic data.
From global acclaim to workplace scandal: Inside the fall of star chef Vaughan Mabee
He twice received formal warnings after staff complaints in 2016 and 2022.
Back to school: Why big-name pros, ex-ABs are coaching First XV rugby
Mike Thorpe reports on the rise of the schoolboy super-coach.
Son of a murdered mother becomes a murderer
Arohaina Henare was murdered in 2022. Her son, Trizarn Henare, killed a man in 2024.
Airport fire station and Napier loo among East Coast’s top architecture winners
'These works reflect a refinement of design thinking.'