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Is it a toastie if it's shaped like a Jenga block?

Filled with prawn, looking like sushi – an eatery thinks it's onto an NZ toastie winner.

'Please don’t go for my face': Dog drags terrified great-grandmother off mobility scooter

'The pain was out of this world. I’d rather give birth.'

Revealed: What was in a Napier mayoral candidate's letter that got him sacked as caravan club chair

Long letter sent by Nigel Simpson was a complaint about bullying, and a plea for advice.

What Havelock North was worried about 100 years ago

Keeping wandering cattle and 'noisy children' away from the War Memorial was paramount.

NZ is in economic purgatory, and indicators are flashing red

OPINION: 'Are we there yet?' the kids ask. 'Nearly there,' Dad replies.

Unison to spend $600m in Bay over next decade - where will it go?

The electricity distributor has big plans for the region.

Resilient Hercock chases a record year

OPINION: Kate Hercock is in the top 15 on the national jockeys’ premiership.

Construction to start on first of three solar farms next to small Hawke's Bay town

Work on the first of three proposed solar farms near the town will begin soon.

New exhibition begins with Rūaumoko, god of earthquakes: Laura Vodanovich

OPINION: Step inside a cottage set in 1931 and experience an earthquake, without the risk.

'The human threads that bind us': Māori art transforms new Te Ahu a Turanga highway

The new Te Ahu a Turanga Highway features artwork by prominent Māori artists.

'Locals supporting locals': Rural ambulance efforts recognised

They provide 24/7 coverage, handling emergencies from crashes to cardiac arrests.

'We’re still struggling': Pensioner's fight to rebuild after devastating floods

Many homes in Wairoa remain empty, with 83 still yellow-stickered.

Dannevirke man puts plane that crash landed 50 years ago back in the air - sort of

‘You’re not going to fly it, are you?'

Arts festival to return, with a circus spectacle

The Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival returns in October after last year's cancellation.

Napier City Rovers face must-win clashes to keep league hopes alive

Napier City Rovers' National League hopes rest on unleashing a prolonged winning run.

'Absolute disgrace': Killer deemed insane when he stabbed 'kind, loving' family man

Patrick Reweti's grieving mother: “There’s no justice. Not in this country anyway.”

Napier schoolboy, 11, dies after what was thought to be ‘routine flu’

Mateo Deveraturda was surrounded by 'love and care' in his final days at Starship.

Could a winter playground save Splash Planet?

Keeping some attractions open as a playground could extend the park's season to 160 days.