Hawke’s Bay could get new crematorium as funeral giant enters region
'A new crematorium is expected to be built within the next year or two.'
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Rugby union shifts club's home games after team van shooting
Games will be moved to Tremain Field in Napier for the 'foreseeable future'.
Last chance at an Olympic dream: Can home comforts get swimmer Emma Godwin to Paris?
Swimming nationals and Olympics trials will bring NZ's best to Hastings this week.
'Same behaviour': Photos show holes in sports team's van in earlier Hawke's Bay incident
'How someone didn’t get killed I just don’t know.'
'Destruction right in front of you': Swimmer fears council ruining river spots
Catherine Reeves enjoyed a picnic in the dense woods, then returned to find trees gone.
In pictures: Hawke's Bay's weekend of openings
New mountain bike trails in Eskdale and a running milestone as well.
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Club captain Guy Taylor was driving as shotgun pellets rained down on the van.
Plan to pull Hawke's Bay Tourism funding - chair fears 'regional backwater' will be the result
'Hawke’s Bay will lose ground to other regions, and become a regional backwater.'
A 'full kete' and newfound confidence for women divers
One woman's quest to help females feed families and build confidence gathering kai.
Climate vs fluoridation: A tale of two protests in the same city at the same time
It was set to be a fascinating case study. But illness meant it wasn't a fair fight.
'Incredibly difficult': Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival cancelled
It featured record numbers and half-price tickets last year, but won't be back in 2024.
Could Henry Houdini be Hawke’s Bay’s Hairy Maclary?
The true story of a little dog named Henry and his Houdini-like escapes.
Playgroup for parents? How Ghana's hospitality inspired a caregiving movement
Rochelle Hairs is bringing a slice of Africa to Hawke's Bay for a good cause.
Hawke's Bay Air Force veteran features on special NZ Post stamp
The story behind the stamps is to show that NZ's veterans are not just ‘elderly men’.
'Put down': Violent inmate stomps on duck after it landed in prison yard
The prisoner was charged with attacking the bird, which had to be put down.
‘We simply cannot afford to’: Leaders desperate for cyclone-damaged road and bridge fixes
WIthout help it could take decades to restore the economy as well as years of rates hikes.
Pound Pooches Hawke’s Bay overflowing with dogs ready for adoption
Pound Pooches HB foster homes have more than 20 pooches ready for their forever homes.
Away trips could be part of long road to footballing glory
After losing first up at home, Napier City Rovers are keen for an away win in Wellington.
Slain Mob boss had $230k in car when police busted meth-dealing ring
Daniel Eliu was shot dead outside a South Auckland church.
Free kids arts and crafts coming to Hastings Art Gallery this school holidays
Hands-on and creative fun for kids this school holidays at the Hastings Art Gallery.
Kiley Reid's book Come and Get It will leave you wanting more
Coma and Get It follows a residential assistant and her goals and messy entanglements.
Fluoride to be reintroduced to Hastings’ water after eight years
Council stopped adding fluoride to allow for chlorine.
Colleagues join the search for fisherman in the water off Hawke's Bay coast
How a fishing vessel crew member ended up missing remains unclear.
Hawke’s Bay’s Easter weekend in pictures: From salty seafood to tapping toes
There was plenty to see and do this Easter in Hawke's Bay, despite spells of bad weather.
Nash Cup: Havelock clock consecutive wins, Clive fail to fire
Clive fail to score any points in Farndon Park boil-over.
Papa Surf follows in the hoof-prints of his dam with Tauranga win
A roundup of the week's racing.
Murder charge: Man arrested after body found in burnt-out car in Flaxmere
Arrest made after body found in car.
‘Abhorrent act’: Homicide inquiry launched after body found in burnt-out vehicle
Police can’t yet reveal how the person died, they say.
Girl foils sex offender by using his phone to save evidence and summon help
Stephen Wayne Beattie hid phone in girl's bedroom to make videos of her.
Opinion: tips and tricks to boost your immunity this winter
Ahuriri Pharmacy gives tips to boost your winter immunity as the cold season closes in.
Witness saw gloved man 'loading body into boot'; police confirm car fire death suspicious
”She saw a fellah all dressed in black. Black gloves, black everything.”
Sir John Kirwan mental health speech brings tradies to tears
TW Group brought Sir John Kirwan in to talk mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Hawke's Bay police discover body after vehicle fire
An unexplained death in Flaxmere is under investigation.
Olympic effort needed by Napier City Rovers in season opener
National champions first-up Central League opponents for Napier City Rovers.