Test, fail, get a free critique: Woman giving driving lessons says she's lost 75% of her customers
Learners are using free practical driving tests to replace lessons, business says.
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The battle for Hawke's Bay Tourism: Who should fund it, and what would happen if it disappeared?
Tourism businesses pay it $160k in annual membership fees, ratepayers pay a $1.5m grant.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Detour next week for SH51 southbound lane closure
People should be prepared for upcoming night closures near Awatoto.
Rehoming Napier: It's taken a few years, but one resident's 'childhood dreams' are coming true
More than 300 homes are under construction or in advanced planning.
Ball by name and ball's his game: The 16-year-old turning heads in the NBL
Jackson Ball has just the name for the game that is his life.
'Apostle for kindness': 86-year-old stands in the cold for six hours a day to encourage world peace
He's a sandal-wearing former lawyer, but the cold won't stop John McKay making a point.
EuroCity liquidation: 148 creditors want a piece of nearly $1.2 million owed
Creditors include businesses in the auto industry, liquor stores, staff and IRD.
Government told heartland town's 'economic potential' undermined by roads
Council tells Government town's economic potential is "undermined" by roading network.
CAN art gallery welcomes all to check out the pre-winter exhibitions
CAN welcomes all to the Napier galley as autumn weather starts to settle in.
Book review: Brown Bird a story of self-discovery and inclusivity perfect for pre-teens
Follow 11-year-old Rebecca as she makes herself invisible so people won’t call her weird.
Turkeys from Hawke’s Bay place third in World Series in Sri Lanka
The national men's indoor cricket champions are now third in the world series.
'Particularly urgent': Flaxmere food co-op launches from ashes of closed supermarket
The aim is for the community to not 'rely exclusively on the supermarket duopoly'.
Shots fired: Goal-scoring machine says he can get only better
Shots fired: Napier City Rovers goal-scoring machine says he can get only better
Chris Pollock helps combat Hawke's Bay refs shortage
The high-performance referee manager gets in a club footy game.
Body in burnt-out car: Name suppression lapses for murder accused
Police seek information on vehicle of interest in homicide case.
Who's your choice for the title of Napier's Top Dog?
Will it be the dashing dalmatian or the gorgeous griffon?
Four-lane Hawke’s Bay Expressway to lose funding if Government axes $6b infrastructure plan
Three major roading projects were set to be funded by the $6b National Resilience Plan.
Truck blocking Napier-Taupō highway lane after crash, delays expected
The crash was reported just before 9am near Eskdale.
'Soak up all the positives': One widow's push to give back
Abby Hopkirk's running a half marathon in memory of her husband who died of a tumour.
'So lucky to survive': Car owner shares story behind memorable cyclone photograph
The powerful image ran on the front of Hawke's Bay Today and the Herald after the flood.
‘Be vigilant’: Advice following flurry of vegetation fires in Hawke’s Bay
Firefighters have been kept busy following a huge blaze in a rural area west of Napier.
Havelock North and Taradale likely to contest Nash Cup final
Aotea were kept scoreless by a rampant Taradale side - who won 104-0.
Insurance premium hikes not all cyclone related
People in parts of Hawke's Bay have seen their insurance premiums go up 60pc this year.
Fiery social media - What will it be like at the table ?
The Napier council's draft three-year plan proposes an average 23.7 per cent rates rise
Plans revealed for new stopbank at Waiohiki following Gabrielle floods
"Gap” in the stopbank network next to Waiohiki.
Tributes for former Napier city councillor Mark Herbert
Mark Herbert was a Napier city councillor from 1998 to 2016.
A 'small-town girl' and a man seeking 'traditional': Can Hawke's Bay pull off a Bachelor-style show?
Michaela Gower goes behind the scenes with Hawke's Bay's bachelor and bachelorette.
Inside the rural factory keeping a village afloat, one pair of socks at a time
A woollen goods factory is defying the odds, in the process keeping a Kiwi village going.
Hawke’s Bay Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine owner: ‘They just crack up and laugh’
Hastings is home to a timeless television and film icon.
Thousands gather in Anzac remembrance across Hawke's Bay
Solemn dawn service ceremonies took place in Napier and Hastings.
Central Hawke's Bay WWII veteran: 'It’s crazy, isn’t it, killing a human being?'
Veteran says luck was on his side during his time fighting in WWII.
EuroCity car dealership in voluntary liquidation, owner promises staff will be taken care of
Owner Terry Elmsly says existing staff will be looked after as part of the sale agreement.
Unity Day: Napier as a Pilot City for positive alternatives to violence
It was the first awards without veteran stalwart Pat Magill.
Gone in six seconds: Injured footballers on long road back to fitness
A sportsman who suffered a horror knee injury six seconds into a match opens up.