Free fees: Student numbers jump in Waikato, Napier and Nelson but flat overall
Only two polytechnics report significantly more students this year despite free fees.
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House prices keep climbing in Hawke's Bay
House values up 16.5% over last year in Napier and 13.8% in Hastings, says QV.
Wall of wood on move towards Napier Port
Trucks queue for port as tonnage tipped to rise 25 per cent from last year.
Courier admits stealing parcels worth $22k
Woman tells police she stole courier items to buy drugs for her partner.
Tucker aiming for Magpies spot
NOBM have six-hour bus ride on day of first game on Friday.
Inside the curious world of a New Zealand charter school
Parents say charter schools picked up children excluded from other schools.
Looking back: Rod Drury's early days in Hawke's Bay
Xero's office in Napier created a number of new jobs when it opened
Good turnout for railway workers' reunion
Former railway workers thrilled with Napier-Wairoa line reopening.
Former prison gets TV makeover
The prison makeover included installing new displays and repainting.
Napier turns it on for cruise ship visitors
Thousands of Ovation of the Seas passengers enjoy Hawke's Bay sights and Napier shops.
'Tsunami hikoi' to practise emergency evacuation
Do you know where you would go in the event of a tsunami?
Council to consider reinstating War Memorial name
Napier City Council to consider Conference Centre name in meeting next week
Status quo on Pandora Pond swim warning
Pandora Pond remains closed after being plagued by bacterial contamination.
Mammoth muster to catch 200 wild horses
Hunt is on for homes for wild horses - or they will be slaughtered.
Editorial: Boot bank back in biz
Pre-loved footwear gives children a sporting chance.
Weak earthquakes rattle Hawke's Bay
GeoNet has recorded several shakes in Hawke's Bay this week.
Father accused of sex abuse of daughter, niece: Why trial was aborted
The retrial of a man accused of sexually abusing his daughter and niece has been aborted.
Local Focus: Gisborne mayor off the rails?
Gisborne mayor Meng Foon faces criticism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man faces retrial on historic sex charges
Alleged sex offences against daughter and niece date back to early 1970s.
Rail-line work already started
Railway work has now started and first train will be running by end of year.
Hawke's Bay to benefit from forestry and growth programmes
Hawke's Bay is in the running for large-scale forestry plantings in Govt initiative.
Napier and Hastings have high numbers of bankruptcies
Napier has fourth highest rate of bankruptcy in New Zealand.
Napier hosting US and Canadian fruit-growers
Napier is hosting a group of top US and Canadian fruit-growers today.
Swaziman's praise for Napier
Authenticity and integrity vital to building a long-term brand, businessman advises.
Q and A: Robyn McLean
Women can save money and help the environment by using Hawke's Bay-manufactured product.
Port railway project gets government funds
The Government will provide $5m to reopen the Wairoa-Napier line for logging trains.
Record breaking summer for Hawke's Bay
Napier has hottest summer since 1870, Hastings' summer was 4C hotter than average.
The cost of Shane Jones' billion trees
About $61.7 million worth of projects were announced at the Provincial Growth Fund launch.
Hopes high for Gisborne rail to be back on track
Will the regional fund reopen East Coast rail? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tourism booming for Hawke's Bay region
Tourism spending figures for last year indicate industry booming in Hawke's Bay.
Partners in crime: Couple's $36,000 benefit fraud
Pair lied to obtain benefits they were not entitled to.
Bay leaders to attend growth fund launch
Council leaders flocking to launch of Government's regional growth fund.
30 years for rape, murder 'not long enough'
'He had a choice, he made a number of wrong choices... Colleen had no choice.'