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Silver Ferns' defence was solid in game of injury, illness
Dr Melinda Parnell, of Hastings, had her finger on the pulse of the sizzling Silver Ferns.
Blow-up planetarium out of this world
"It's great to be able to go into Flaxmere and offer it to the kids."
'Team Flaxmere': Councillors Henare O'Keefe and Jacoby Poulain announce joint campaign
Flaxmere councillors Henare O'Keefe and Jacoby Poulain announce their joint campaign.
28,000 trees in two days: Hastings pop-up orchard is an engineering feat
6665 towering wooden posts, 472km of wire. Apatu Farms has gone all out, and fast.
Swell hammers Hawke's Bay but surfers happy
Hawke's Bay swell hammers the coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Surf's up for Hawke's Bay
A four metre swell hammers the Hawke's Bay Coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Things to do this weekend in Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay has plenty of activities and events on this weekend.
Shell-shock: More than 300 people caught illegally taking kaimoana from Hawke's Bay beaches
More than 4000 paua illegally taken during past four years in Hawke's Bay.
Hawke's Bay cat with no back paws: Juno needs a safe forever home
Juno's umbilical cord may have wrapped around feet in the womb, cutting off blood supply.
Māori legend inspires Hawke's Bay WOW garment
Hastings designer has ninth garment accepted by show.
Life on the edge: Inside a home swamped by the sea
Pebbles rattle like cicadas as they line up for another punch at Shirley Coker's house.
Eight dogs involved in stock attacks, six owners charged
Six dog owners have been charged over a spate of dog attacks on stock around Hastings.
Editorial: A Sikh temple, Christian churches and fairness
Both the Peak Vision and Village Baptist churches near Havelock North are on similar land.
Colourful history of duck shooting day
Meeanee man's duck shooting day back in 1980 was a colourful newspaper first.
Sikh community challenges Hastings Council over temple application
Council declined resource consent for a new temple on Richmond Road.
Still no luck: No consent for Hastings CBD distillery, but owners look to make do
"We just found ourselves in the trap that is building consents."
Zirka Circus wows audience in Flaxmere
The Zirka Circus provided two hours of quality entertainment.
Elderly woman won $1000 on the pokies, only to be stalked and robbed
Dylan Wibrow watched her claim her winnings and decided he wanted them.
Tom Belford to re-stand for Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Candidate's focus is on "getting it right" when it comes to water.
Hawke's Bay state highways to be renamed
The expressway will become State Highway 2 to reduce confusion.
Hastings District Council's $6500 sculpture survives one week in new laneway
A sculpture was vandalised but nearby workers say it was leaning hours after instalment.
Local Focus: Wattie's peachy keen American students planting something different
Riparian planting not the usual crop for Wattie's. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wattie's peachy keen American students planting something different
Riparian planting not the usual crop for Wattie's. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Doctors working overtime as Hawke's Bay's flu season stretches health sector
Monday was one of the busiest days at Hawke's Bay Hospital ED in years.
'I am amazed no one saw her': Dog disappears on Ocean Beach
"Something must have spooked her on the beach."
Whakatu people celebrate unchlorinated water station
Locals gathered to celebrate an unchlorinated water station in Whakatu.
'Made up digger' helps build air raid shelters
Two years after the war had ended the seven air raid shelters were demolished in 1947.
More than 100 children uplifted in Hawke's Bay since 2012
Midwife calls the situation a "humanitarian crisis".
Pharmacy-led project improves breathing in Māori and Pacific children
Families waiting for their asthma medication agreed to take part.
Zirka Circus to put on show in Flaxmere
Zirka Circus will set up next week in Flaxmere.
Hastings District Council criticises 'broken' alcohol act
Hastings District Council has passed a "significant" local alcohol policy.
KiwiRail confirm 57 cattle dead after collision with train
The incident took place near the intersection of Wharemoana Rd and State Highway 2.