Farmer puts his hand up for Hastings mayor, says HB Tourism is not a priority
Staff have found savings, but councillors have voted to spend, Buddo says.
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The event, and the emergency that interrupted it, underline the service's importance.
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Builder appointed to complete half-finished Napier apartments amid death of developer
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‘Pure heartlessness’: Man laundered $44k from 22 victims for Kenya-based scammers
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‘Everything they do will come with a Kahungunu flair’
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Napier library faces two-year closure amid council cost-saving plan
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$3.8m project aims to ease housing struggle for young disabled in Napier
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Statue honouring WWI warhorse Dolly delayed to 2027
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Doug Bracewell lends ‘firepower’ to Hawke’s Bay cricket team
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‘Ghost town’ after 5pm: Call for Napier, Hastings shops and attractions to stay open later
'We are a tourist destination, but we don’t act like it because we are not open.'
Pip Thompson: There’s life after 5pm - Hawke’s Bay needs to wake up
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CHB tries to lower rates hike to 10% as cyclone-hit Hastings sticks with 15%
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Hawke’s Bay Tourism secures its $1m lifeline
Napier City Council is backing $450k in funding for Hawke’s Bay Tourism's lifeline.
Fatal fight: Jury reaches verdict on logger who claimed self-defence
A jury has reached a verdict in the Nathan Moscrip High Court manslaughter case.
Using bull kelp to make art: Five questions with Heidi Brickell
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Waipukurau’s water turned off for five hours: ‘Our community is always at risk’
Mayor Alex Walker says shutdown showed tough call to invest more is the right one.