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Pair accused of sexual assault in Cromwell
Pair charged with abduction, sexual violation, injuring and impeding breathing.

$11m win: NZ's 'luckiest' Lotto store sells 47th first division winner
Unichem Stortford Lodge in Hastings still the 'luckiest' Lotto store in New Zealand.

Soggy Sunday kicks off sunny week in Hawke's Bay
Messy Sunday brings bright weather week for Hawke's Bay, says MetService.

House shopping? Here's what $1 million will get you in Hawke's Bay
Million-dollar properties are becoming the norm in these Hawke's Bay suburbs.

Police called to robbery at Gull in Taradale
Staff were threatened in a Gull service station robbery in Taradale.

Home wasn't built in a day: 'Mini city' going up for horse show
"It's exhausting - how they keep going I don't know to be honest."

No-one turned up to Flaxmere fruit picker job meeting
Nobody turned up to a Flaxmere meeting for employing fruit pickers.

Elderly elms felled after failing to thrive in Clive
The trees at the entrance to the Clive Pool were cut down on Monday morning.

Things to do this weekend
Hawke's Bay has plenty of activities and events on this weekend.

Cape Kidnappers beach walk could be closed permanently
Geologist's report finds reopening the beach now would risk more people being hurt.

DOC report labelled Cape Kidnappers an 'unacceptable risk' of rock fall 10 years before slip
An investigation analysing DOC's processes has been put in place after the slip.

One seriously hurt in Hawke's Bay crash between car and truck
The crash took place on State Highway 2 at Poukawa, near Hastings.

Things to do in Hawke's Bay this weekend
Here are eight of the best things on offer this weekend.

Cremation charge proposal should have been shot down in flames
Walking out of a meeting isn't democracy in action.

Two injured in Hastings garage fire
A St John ambulance was sent to the scene and treated the pair.

RSE scheme needs reviewing
Farmers of all descriptions must make the work attractive to attract workers

No ratepayer cost as contractor forks out to rip up Te Mata Rd
A year on the road is now all bumpy and is being repaired with another round of traffic.

Decision to charge more for overweight cremations deferred by HDC
Families with deceased, overweight relatives would have to pay $200 more.

Proposed oak trees axing angers leafy village
Threatened Havelock North trees are controversial. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Havelock North trees rile community
Threatened Havelock North trees are controversial. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay's hidden homeless wave
'I have applied for hundreds of rentals since October but no one will take us.'

Second-time dad Daniel Pearce also teeing up his family
Hastings professional Daniel Pearce has played in bigger tourneys but NZ Open is special.

'Emergency in aisle eight': Supermarket staff save shopper
A supermarket's aisle briefly became an A&E ward as workers looked after a sick patient.

Hawke's Bay a 'new Tauranga' for Aucklanders
Hawkes Bay property values are up by more than 10% in three months.

Unruly Hastings neighbours: Twyford and Collins join fracas
Minister says Housing NZ does not have no-eviction policy, and Collins is scaremongering.

Hastings City Fitness building sold for $6.5m
$50m of commercial property snapped up.

David Trubridge pulls six products from production
David Trubridge announces immediately pulling six of his products from production.

Local Focus: The endangered seagulls and the daily scoop of chips
Endangered seagulls find a Sikh guardian in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Neighbours squawk as seagull whisperer entices rare birds into town
Endangered seagulls find a Sikh guardian in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.