'Restricted is a lot more intense': Students back overhaul of full driver licence test
Restricted licence test so difficult and complex that full test is 'unnecessary'.
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Richter scales and fishy tales: When a small earthquake spoiled a day of fishing
Everyone struggled for bites after Monday morning's quake. So were the fish spooked by it?
On The Up: No Lack of goals as Super Sam hunts pro football dream
Injury ended a trial with Auckland FC - but Sam Lack's pro football dream is still alive.
Teen girl charged with interfering in murder case of 15-year-old Napier school boy
Police say a witness was approached and allegedly threatened on May 12.
Finding forever home for old farming dogs getting harder - charity
The charity has rehomed about 1800 farming canines over the last decade.
Hawke’s Bay Black Sticks goal-up in Nations Cup defence
Five Hawke's Bay men's Black Sticks in Malaysia - three scored in the first two games.
'Perfect chance': Homeowner's Matariki lightshow a new tradition for Napier
'It gets dark at 5pm. It’s a perfect chance for parents to bring their kids.'
From 5% to 70% survival rates – the conservation team taking eggs from kiwi nests
Catching adult birds to take their eggs may seem counterintuitive, but it works.
Hawke’s Bay’s beach fires set to blaze again for Matariki despite fire ban
The event features storytelling, food trucks, and a lantern ceremony.
A farming mother thought her sore leg was a sports injury - it was a potentially terminal cancer
Alicia Brough was fighting fit – now she is fighting for her life.
Big venues, big money: The young golf champ hitting the Australian PGA tour
Memory of late father will spur on young Kiwi golfer as he chases his professional dream.
Editorial: Unique road-cone hotline for those feeling too safe
OPINION: Counting road cones 'almost certainly a waste of everyone’s time'.
'Lots of frost': NZ braces for sub-zero chill, possible 'heavy rain' before Matariki
Much of the South Island is set to plunge below 0C tonight and tomorrow.
Napier's only surviving CBD pharmacy raided for third time in 10 weeks - again for perfumes
'I’m wondering if it’s worth carrying on here.'
Opinion: Don’t fall for the campaigns to ditch Napier's $110m library and civic centre
OPINION: It's an election year - and this project invites political point-scoring.
Hawke’s Bay club rugby: Napier Pirate and Taradale dominate Maddison Trophy clashes
The green machine were outmuscled at home, losing 48-28.
Hawke's Bay councils win gongs for cyclone recovery initiatives
Three councils were together recognised for a ground-breaking high-risk properties buyout.
Small earthquake jolts Hawke’s Bay
It hit at a depth of 36km and could be felt around the twin cities of Napier and Hastings.
1000 kills and counting: Golf course's predator control success
Hastings Golf Course bird life thrives as predator numbers decline.
Mother questions why we don't have tougher boy racers laws, 12 years after daughter's death in street race
'As soon as I opened the door and I saw the police... I fell to the floor. I screamed'
Editorial: Rotorua's homeless dilemma highlights deeper social issues
OPINION: A business owner nearby lost revenue as customers avoided the encampment.
'Traumatic situation': Napier bus collides with mobility scooter
The scooter rider suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
The Cossack ready to resume from where he left off
OPINION: Future put in doubt but horse is now ready to show his jumping prowess again.
The trust, the individuals and the interns - the volunteers who make MTG tick: Laura Vodanovich
OPINION: Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust is kaitiaki of the collection.
Is rent ‘dead money? Nick Stewart
OPINION: What’s the opportunity cost of all that time and mental energy?
'Small token of gratitude': $30k council Christmas breakfast explained
The staff Christmas breakfast for 612 employees cost $29,508.91.
'I couldn't make it better': Brave 3-year-old's terminal cancer battle
Laura Taylor has 1420 beads of courage and turns 4 in July. That alone tells the story.
His red-zoned home didn't flood – a broken election promise could hamper his fight to return
People who 'haven't been able to move on' are being hurt by Govt decision, advocate says.
‘Ten pound pom’ Peter Hewitson a fiery Napier success: Michael Fowler
OPINION: After World War II both Australia and New Zealand faced labour-shortage crises.
Create 2025: Five Questions with Hawke’s Bay speaker Emma Slade
Stories have the ability to change the world.
New Magpies assistant coach sought to replace Bryn Evans
Bryn Evans began helping to coach the Magpies soon after the end of his playing career.
Woman put in a kennel, suffers miscarriage in meth-fuelled family violence ordeal
The woman also suffered wounds to the bone caused by her partner, Joel Leef.
'Pretty cold': Wet weather grips Hawke's Bay before sunny break
Showers and cold temperatures are expected in Hawke's Bay from Friday evening.
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