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Missing package worth $25,000 returned to Napier rowing-boat builders
Napier rowing-boat builder SL Racing is relieved to have found the package.
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Hometown hero excited to hear Napier crowd's Super roar
With Dave Rennie now in charge of the ABs, Devan Flanders knows there’s an opportunity.
Annette Brosnan: Napier council leadership breakdown extraordinary, deeply concerning
OPINION: These are far from normal political theatrics, or the mayor 'just doing his job'.
'Won’t be making myself available': Stood-down deputy mayor doesn’t want job back
The role's up for grabs for the third time since Napier Mayor Richard McGrath was elected.
Hawke’s Bay Magpies and Hurricanes star signs for Italian club
Magpies star Isaia Walker-Leawere will head to Italy and miss the 2026 NPC season.
The 77-year-old woman with a clever tsunami escape plan – jump on her electric trike
'We're going to be dealing with chaos. I don’t want to get sidetracked by the panic.'
Napier mayor to let his councillors decide city’s third deputy mayor in a month
Richard McGrath appears to have offered an olive branch to councillors.
Small town welcomes second supermarket - an independent - to compete with Foodstuffs
Baskete will revamp the old New World site and open in late June or July.
Mercia's plea: Why Hawke's Bay should continue to donate to Red Cross
Mercia Paaymans' family lost 20 vehicles: 'They were the only entity who came and helped'.
Rocket Lab satellites draw questions amid US-Iran conflict
Rocket Lab says it does not control how satellites launched from Māhia are used.
Riding a homemade scooter from Napier to Wellington
The convoy of 335 scooters buzzed down State Highway 2 for the 325km journey.
SH5 reopens: One dead after car and trailer rolls on Napier-Taupō road
Emergency crews were called to the crash on SH5 about 2.10am.
'Pretty nuts': Kiwi cricketer makes history with five wickets in five balls
Brett Randell is the first cricketer to take five in five in a first-class match.
Festivals and visitors credited for spending rises in central Napier and Hastings
One business owner says there has been a 'noticeable return of international visitors'.
'Connection and belonging': Napier backs new multicultural strategy
About one in five Napier residents were born overseas.
From a midwife's laundry room rose an organisation helping 8000 Hawke’s Bay families
In five years, Pregnancy Help has given out over 600,000 baby items to local families.
Could dredged sand finally stop a Napier beach washing away?
It has cost councils $5.5m to maintain a pea-metal bund over 39 years of repairs.
Grape expectations: Hawke’s Bay winemakers plot their comeback
Wine consumption is falling worldwide. How will a great wine capital turn it around?
How a Hawke’s Bay golf day helps turn landfill waste into lifelines
Players will chip balls into sets of drawers before they are recycled for a local family.
Electric air ambulance coming to Napier lands to show off what it can do
After a quick demo in Napier, the e-plane is coming back permanently in 2028.
Fine Hawke’s Bay weekend ahead as scooter riders hit the highway to Wellington
MetService expects sun and mid-20s highs across Hawke's Bay all weekend.
New animal rules: Tougher dog limits and new chook licence but cats untouched
Dog owners face new leash requirements for pets and no-go areas in Tauranga.
Reward offered: Napier rowing-boat builder appeals for return of stolen $25,000 package
'If they drop them off somewhere and let us know, no questions asked.'
Katie Nimon to seek second term as Napier MP
Nimon, who became a mother in her first term, says parenthood has sharpened her focus.
Push for Hawke's Bay cat curfew: ‘You’re either on the side of the birds or the predators’
Cameras caught domestic cats destroying more than a dozen endangered bird nests in Napier.
Napier council proposes 8.8% average rates rise for the year
'These are the hard decisions we must make to keep our city functioning.'
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council announces restructure to reduce costs
It was not immediately clear how many jobs are impacted.
Taradale’s new police base goes up almost overnight
The new building to house 50 police staff was put together on site in about 24 hours.
Fewer mobility park flouters after 400% fine increase
More than $100k worth of fines were dished out to offenders in Hawke's Bay last year.
Flood protection work turns tap water brown, council promises fix
Plans for a replacement water source for Esk Valley and Whirinaki are underway.