620 junior athletes from schools across Hawke's Bay and Gisborne competed at the East Coast North Island Track and Field Championship, held at the Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park
12 March, 2014. Photos by Glenn Taylor
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Pictures from a Beach 5's rugby tournament for primary school children, years 4, 5 & 6, at Ocean Beach
12 March, 2014. Photos by Glenn Taylor
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A hikoi and blessing was held on Te Mata Peak at the weekend where those gathered in the early morning heard stories of the history of the site which is earmarked for the Te Mata Park Visitor and Education Centre.
08 March, 2014. Photos by Paul Taylor
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The Bridge Pa Aerodrome near Hastings was home to more than 100 aircraft at the weekend, as the Sport Aircraft Association NZ celebrated its 50th anniversary with a "fly-in'' event.
07 March, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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Church Rd Winery hosted Shakespeare in the Park at the weekend, with crowds of Hawke's Bay folks once again indulging their propensity to dress up. In an environment of a medieval festival, including stalls, knights in shining armour and apple-bobbing (plus girls in gorgeous garb), mini-acts from The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare were performed by The New Zealand representatives of the Reduced Shakespeare Co.
08 March, 2014. Photos by Duncan Brown
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The New Zealand representatives of the Reduced Shakespeare Co presented The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare at Church Rd Winery yesterday afternoon. Shakespeare in the Park was founded by renowned local director Gillian Davies, who had long dreamed of producing Shakespearean epics at the winery. Photographer Duncan Brown was a witness to the drama.
Hundreds of teams took part in this year's Tremains Corporate Triathlon, which started in Pandora Pond with swimmers and kayakers, and finished at The Esplanade Domain in Westshore.
09 March, 2014. Photos by Paul Taylor
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Tony Morrison smiled as he recalled the reaction from one couple who stopped to admire the boat a couple of days after it had arrived - and believed they had come across a Russian billionaire or a European count stopping in at Hawke's Bay as part of a world cruise.
"They asked me where I had come from - and I told them 'Puketapu'," he said.
04 March, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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William Colenso College, Napier, held their athletics sports day at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park in Hastings
Photos by Duncan Brown
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Spectators enjoyed sunshine, horse racing and family activities during the Lowland Stakes held at Hawke's Bay Racecourse in Hastings on Saturday. Jonathan Riddell won the Little Avondale Lowland Stakes 2100 metre race, on Miss Selby
01 March, 2014. Photos by Glenn Taylor
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Napier Volunteer firefighters took to the treadmill for 24 hours from Friday to Saturday at Snap Fitness to walk/run wearing 30kg worth of gear in order to raise money for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand - in May they will complete the Sky Tower Challenge in full uniform, masks and tank for the same cause.
01 March, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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Last weekend saw the start of Seaweek _ New Zealand's annual national celebration of the ocean - it runs from March 1 to 9 and includes educational fun-filled activities for children, starting with a rubber duck race at the National Aquarium and a beach clean up near Marineland, on Sunday
02 March, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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This year's Relay for Life at Farndon Park in Clive drew record numbers, with an estimated 1300 people taking part and an extra 300 spectators turning out to show their support.
01 March, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland and Glenn Taylor
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Many different cultures were celebrated at Hastings' Cornwall Park, reflecting the diversity of Hawke's Bay during International Cultures Day on Saturday. This year's event featured food and entertainment from all corners of the globe.
01 March, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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About 500 people got a closer look at the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter during their biennial open day on Sunday.
It was a chance for community members to take a behind the scenes peak at what this vital Hawke's Bay service does, with a tour of the Orchard Rd hangar.
"We do this every second year, it's been awesome to have the jaws of life here, the new police car and ambulance - to show people what we do and who we work with," marketing and fundraising manager Louise Harvey said.
02 March, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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New Zealand's grooviest group was back for another crowd pleasing concert at Askerne Winery this weekend. The Beat Girls played a set list of well-known hits - from the Andrews Sisters to ABBA - as the sun set over Havelock North. Their catchy tunes, outrageous costumes and choreography had people crowding the stage.
02 March, 2014. Photos by Glenn Taylor
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Crowds of people visited Flaxmere Park on Saturday for the annual Flaxmere Family Festival.
22 February, 2014. Photos by Duncan Brown
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Not to be left out, Dannevirke jumped aboard the Art Deco bandwagon last weekend, with locals dressing up in Art Deco finery, and a visit from the Art Deco steam train - Ja1271 - celebrating Hawke's Bay's recovery from the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake.
Photos by Christine McKay
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Janet Titchener's patients and supporters gathered at the Te Aranga Marae in Flaxmere, searching for solutions in the wake of the Hawke's Bay District Health Board cutting funding to the successful GPSI diabetic service.
24 February, 2014. Photos by Duncan Brown
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As fun and frolicking weekends go, the Tremains Art Deco Weekend 2014 would have been tough to beat. There was style and swing, daintiness, and the occasional Al Capone-type gangster spotted. The numbers of international guests had clearly risen, as had arrivals from across the country. Yesterday was another belter in Art Deco city. Duncan Brown snapped some of the sights.
Hawke's Bay Today photographers were once again spoiled for choice in Hawke's Bay's annual week of awesome Art Deco events and memorable moments. Enjoy!
February, 2014. Photos by Duncan Brown, Paul Taylor, Warren Buckland, Glenn Taylor
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Photographer Paul Taylor was at the opening night of the Tremains Art Deco Weekend in Napier on Friday night.
Hastings Rugby and Sports won a second consecutive Ian Baker Memorial Cup senior men's A grade title at the Hawke's Bay Sevens in Waipukurau on Saturday. The 31st annual tournament attracted 42 teams, 22 senior men's, 14 colts and six women's, to Central Park. At times the quality of play was as hot as the sizzling temperatures. Hawke's Bay Today photographer Glenn Taylor took in the action.
Description: Action from the weekend's action at Summer in the Park 2014, in Cornwall Park, Hastings
16 February, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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Malvina Major and Sol3 Mio performed at Black Barn in Havelock North on Saturday night.
15 February, 2014. Photos by Glenn Taylor
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In perfect weather conditions, the annual Mission Concert, dubbed the UK and Irish Invasion Show, featured Ronan Keating, Bill Ocean, Leo Sayer, Mel C of the Spice Girls and Sharon Corr, the violinist for Irish group The Corrs. The singers each performed a song, one after another, and then returned to finish their sets.
15 February, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland
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A unanimous judges’ decision has decided the winner of the Hawke’s Bay Today summer photo competition. The winning photo was taken by Sarah Aiono of Poraiti of her 5-year-old daughter Mahala Aiono emerging through an Ocean Spa fountain with water cascading around her face. She wins a Fujifilm X-S1 camera, which retails for $899, courtesy of Harvey Norman, Hastings. Although the standard of photography entries was high this year, the combination of surreal water elements, natural landscape and eye-catching subject gave the photograph a winning wow factor. Mahala has been positioned in the centre of the frame, leading the viewer’s eye to her smiling face and the excitement she must have been feeling. Mrs Aiono said she took the photograph on an iPhone4 during an early morning family trip to the pools. She was ‘‘stunned to have won’’ and said her daughter would be very happy as the photograph was her favourite. We were amazed technology is so advanced it was almost impossible to tell the difference between a picture taken on a mid-range camera and a high-end cellphone. With excitement we look forward to next year’s photo competition and what even more advanced technology might bring.
The effects of tropical cyclone Edna forced nearly everyone inside from the rain during the weekend, but Hawke's Bay Today photographers Paul Taylor and Duncan Brown ventured outdoors to find people having fun in the rain.
St Joseph's School in Hastings celebrated its 125th anniversary on Saturday. The weekend was also a chance for former students to catch up with old classmates with a meet and greet on Friday evening, reunion dinner on Saturday and mass and barbecue on Sunday. Photographer Paul Taylor was there.
For 60 young Hawke's Bay and Gisborne military cadets getting to the 150th anniversary national camp being staged at Waiouru demanded a very special means of transport out of Napier. It was a very large bus - with wings. The air force put on a C130 Hercules to airlift the cadets, in true military style, to the Ohakea Air Base where they were taken by bus to Waiouru. The big four-engined transport aircraft touched down, for a brief and rare visit, just after 10.30am and took off about two hours later - its excited young cargo all safely aboard. 23 January, 2014. Photos by Duncan Brown Read the full story here Order photos here
Description: The "no swimming" signs went up on Napier's Marine Parade yesterday to ensure bathers stayed away from the dangerous beach, but just around the Port to the north, surfers and board riders were enjoying unusually good waves off Hardinge Road. 03 February, 2014. Photos by Warren Buckland Read the full story here Order photos here
They danced and then they got drenched. About 500 revellers turned up for Saturday's Valley Vibes concert at Linden Estate Winery in Eskdale expecting a wet evening ponchos and gumboots were popular and they weren't disappointed. Performers included London-based rockers I Am Giant, Mayavanya, Misfits of Zion, P Money and DJ Magik Johnson. Event organiser Greg Miller said the heaviest rain fell during the final set of the evening, when P Money performed, but the downpour didn't dampen spirits. "Everyone got wet and had a good time.'' Duncan Brown took the photos.
From dining and dancing to motorcycling merriment _ it was a Hawke's Bay weekend of activities to suit all tastes. Wet weather forced the annual Pask Winery Late Long Lunch indoors but didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the several hundred diners at Saturday's event. And spirits were also high at the Bay MC One Night Stand gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts at Tukituki Christian Camp, near Havelock North. Duncan Brown and Paul Taylor took the photos.
The Wairoa Water Ski Club held their premier sprint Bridge 2 Bridge event on the Wairoa River at the weekend. Photographer Glenn Taylor was there to snap the pairs, singles, barefoot and slalom excitement.