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Kind gesture repaid after Lotto win

Scott Brown loaned $10 for petrol to a Napier woman who hours later won Lotto. Reporter Michaela Gower / Video Warren Buckland

'Just my nature': Plaudits for worker's generous act before woman's heartwarming Lotto win

Scott Brown's worked 28 years at the petrol station. He's never had a week like the last.

Chairwoman on rates changes: Why they're seen as 'more equitable, fairer and stable'

OPINION: Any rating policy is complex and by its very nature requires compromise.

Debut novel for Central Hawke's Bay writer

"The pull never goes away.”

Seventeen hooked this summer: Is a warming Hawke Bay now officially a marlin capital?

Unprecedented marlin and yellowfin tuna catches across the Bay as 'marine heatwave' hits.

Cricket: Record last-wicket stand of 140 propels Bay to win

Pair's unbroken stand adds to compelling tales of tail-end charlie resistance.

The Mob captain, the gambler and the prison ring controlled by a phone hidden in a toilet

More than 300 texts and 450 calls were made to smuggle drugs into prison.

'If you scream, I will stab you': Kidnapper threatened girls with screwdriver

The girls were not physically hurt but were emotionally traumatised after escaping.

‘Walking miracle’: Ailing football manager didn't want a tribute match, but they gave him one anyway

David Greene has lived with cancer for all of his 54 years.

Radio control event providing entertainment for all ages

There'll be radio-controlled vehicles of all kinds on display.

Greatest show on turf now a memorial event too

The Woodville Motocross is back after a two-year absence.

Heat alert: Hawke's Bay swim spots chocka as weekend temperatures skyrocket

A heat alert is in place, but Monday showers are coming.

Just did it: Hawke's Bay hero truckie uses Nike hoodie to stop car fire

Dwayne Blake said he immediately thought about the safety of the community.

Jacinda Ardern wedding: Police say no arrests made, public largely respectful

A burnout over the river from the wedding venue was spotted as vows were being exchanged.

Sport HB's new leader a local who's been working towards the role for 'over a decade'

'I’ve always wanted to make a positive impact in a leadership role in Hawke’s Bay.'

Hot El Nino summer causing more algal blooms in NZ's rivers, lakes

Swimmers are urged to be on the lookout for potentially toxic algal blooms this summer.

Hastings-made 'dairy-free' baby snacks recalled after traces of milk found

'We are now recalling all batches and suspending production for the foreseeable future.'

Man flown to Auckland in critical condition after rural Hawke's Bay crash

Police were called to the intersection of Elsthorpe and Middle Rds about 1.30pm.