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No backing down for Napier health services protest
A Napier health services protest rally will start on Sunday at 1pm, at the Sound Shell.
Hawke’s Bay Airport’s $3 million upgrade to runway lighting
Hawke's Bay Airport is undergoing a $3m runway upgrade, including 169 new LEDs.
Avian botulism the likely killer of more than 100 ducks near Napier waterways
MPI says its testing 'has excluded HPI [bird flu] as a cause' of the deaths.
Corporate law to the catwalk: Lawyer aims for Miss Universe NZ crown
Meet 2025 Miss Universe New Zealand finalist Dana McNatty.
Porsche parade to descend on Napier led by ex-Formula 1 star
The parade will feature about 130 Porsches and be led by Mark Webber.
Napier urgent care to stay and be enhanced after community pushback, won't include a doctor
Health Minister announces enhanced service, including nurse prescribers and telehealth.
A church with just four regular worshippers has held its last service - so now what?
The church sits 'quite regally on top of the hill' but few venture inside it.
Young Rover eyes American scholarship and becoming pro footballer
He joined the club at 6 and values it as his boyhood team.
‘Something to keep an eye on’: Heavy rain watch for Wairoa
Wairoa and northern Hawke's Bay are under a heavy rain watch from 8am Thursday.
Hawke’s Bay bar owner calls council plans for earlier closing times ‘crazy’
Chris Sullivan says it’s bar operators who have to change, not opening hours.
Leaking $2m of ratepayer money every year, should the National Aquarium in Napier be saved?
Public feedback is being sought on a new $28m facility, but an ex-councillor has concerns.
What's the newest addition to Napier's 'Lover's Lane' like?
Madame Social brings Asian fusion and elegance to an already bustling seaside suburb.
The video that shows how Napier residents would flee a daytime tsunami
GNS-created model turns people into red dots as they walk and run to high ground.
After 16 national titles, 33-year-old runner gets her world championship call-up
It's been a 15-year wait for Laura Nagel, who ran at the world junior champs in 2010.
Watch: Napier athlete takes Winter Special Olympics silver, missing gold by 0.1 seconds
'Mum, Dad, I’m here. Dream come true.'
Napier’s Tim Clayton secures silver at Winter Special Olympics in Italy, just 0.1s from gold
Tim Clayton claimed a silver medal at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin. Video / Rafaella Melo
Chokepoints in a tsunami: New evacuation model set to be revealed for Napier
The roads to safety won’t all be traffic-free for those trying to find high ground.
Bullets fired into packed rural pub near Wairoa, police investigate gang links
Police are searching for a white hatchback seen in the area before the shooting.
‘Red wine’: Taradale’s woman secret to a long life at 100
'I feel like I’m having my second childhood.'
School transforming their 'chicken and chips kids' with healthier lunches
'This programme has been awesome in introducing new tastes and textures.'
Big three set for Napier NPC games in 2025
Three big city teams will face the Magpies at McLean Park. All the best!
Hawks and Ball the talk of the NBL as they aim for three from three
Jackson Ball, 17, has scored 76 points for the Hawks in his two starts this year.
Obituary: Nigel Marple - one of NZ’s finest photojournalists
Nigel Marple went from Napier to Sarajevo, confronting tragedy, triumph through his lens.
Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards postponed indefinitely
The Hawke's Bay Sports Awards have been an annual event since the mid-1960s.
‘Driven by the gang code’: Mobster smiles during jailing for assault, extortion and kidnapping
The 25yo was sentenced for seven years for crimes that including aggravated robbery.
Landfill lament: Region's yearly recycling mistakes could fill a cruise ship
Why organics are the biggest waste challenge in Hawke's Bay.
Ill gotten gains? The case of the shoebox with $164,080 inside
Terry Weston said the cash was from work, ACC payouts, a bike sale and gambling.
Banning teens from bars: Is it discerning or discriminatory?
Market St Bar in Napier doesn't let in teens after 9pm for safety reasons.
In search of a new home: The creepy crawlies moving south from Auckland
Huntsman spiders are not the only insects establishing themselves in new parts of NZ.
Driver wanted after $50,000 heist and police chase tried to hide in a woodshed
Hendrix John Haerewa rammed two police cars before fleeing on foot.
Mayor encourages public protest at Napier Health Centre over overnight health care
Over 100 signed a health services 'Buller Declaration', and the mayor urged them to rally.
Love at first meatball: 'There was chemistry across the bakery'
'As we were both quite young some of the conversations were a bit raunchy.'
Blood moon to grace Hawke’s Bay skies during Friday’s lunar eclipse
The total eclipse will happen between 8pm and 8.30pm, ending at 11pm.