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Hawke's Bay club rugby: Taradale's Red Gardner hits the double ton
Milestone match for Taradale captain and loosie Red Gardner.

Journalist Genevieve Westcott to be farewelled in Hawke's Bay
'She was really just selfless. She was so strong all the way to the end.'

Cannabis reform gets a public hearing
The EJP Network has organised a public forum to learn about cannabis reform.

Rare kōtuku spreads its wings in suburban Hawke's Bay
Rare heron spotted in suburban Hawke's Bay

'Very strong stance on gangs': Nats imagine a new Hawke's Bay if Judith Collins becomes PM
"She has a hard focus on crime. We need that for Napier."

$40 million announced for business network by Phil Twyford and Stuart Nash
The funding announcement was made in Napier today

'Just gutted': Family without credit card denied entry to hotel
Jade Legge's family had to drive 300km home again because the rest of the region was full.

Party time just about up for election wannabees
It's 10 weeks until the general election on September 19. Are you enrolled?

Winter Decodence: New group creates Hawke's Bay art deco weekend
Art Deco Trust cancelled its winter event. So a bunch of "decophiles" organised their own.

Free clinics open at CAB
CAB Napier has opened free lawyer, JP, advocacy and migrant clinics.

'A welcome first step': Govt gives Hawke's Bay councils water hope
$50m won't fix every Hawke's Bay water problem - not even close.

Fatal Taradale crash: Police appeal for sightings of silver car
Three days on, police still do not know when the crash occurred.

Motorcyclist, pedestrian and two drivers die in separate crashes overnight
Two people have died in Canterbury, one in Wairarapa and one in Hawke's Bay.

Trapped for 10 minutes: Company fined $293,000 for horror workplace injury
The worker's hand was trapped for 10 minutes.

Private funding plays vital role in boosting arts sector
Figures show philanthropic income for the arts decreased in the years 2011-2014.

The shoulder tap that could have turned Anne Tolley to Labour
Anne Tolley's Napier council time ended in "knives". It led to a life she'd never dreamed.

Warm days, cold nights: Hastings to fall to freezing over weekend
It'll be zero degrees Celsius overnight in Hastings.

Election promise: Labour MPs vow to protect farms from forestry with resource consent
"Our food producing soil will be our number one priority."

Hilton to open in Napier, despite plans to sell building
DoubleTree by Hilton, 52 rooms, to open by this time next year.

Hawke's Bay set to farewell the snow, rain and wind, and welcome a frost
Snow no more but a cold, frosty start to Saturday expected across the region.

Watch: NZ cop accidentally pepper sprays herself while chasing suspect
"Sign him up for the Warriors. He ran more metres than their forward pack last week."

Monster waves, snow, gales: Desert Rd closed as NZ wakes up in the freezer
Rug up warm, the cold is here to stay, with snow warnings out in force for many areas.

Local Focus: Napier electorate explained
Nash faces his third National rookie for Napier. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Napier electorate explained
Nash faces his third National rookie for Napier. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tourist loses his van home to Napier thieves
When thieves smashed and grabbed Nicolas Lichtbringer's van, they were also taking a bed.

Fireworks displays to mark Matariki
It's a fantastic way of bringing together thousands of our members.

Local Focus: Permanent fire ban proposed for Hawke's Bay
An all-year fire ban is planned for Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay elections: Who is standing so far?
Who has put their hand up so far, and join us in a 2017 flashback.

Peaceful protest in Haumoana sends message to military
A peace group protest was held in Haumoana against military event RIMPAC.