It was a day for new beginnings and a tearful reunion when Tanekaha, the 200th kiwi was released at Maungataniwha in Northern Hawke's Bay. Hawke's Bay Today photographer Duncan Brown counted himself privileged to tag along and bring back this photo essay.<a href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11428496' target='_blank'>Read the full story here</a>
Image 1 of 42: Sign on the road in. Photograph: Duncan Brown
Teams from the lower North Island were in Dannevirke for the leisure marching open day.
The Central Hawke’s Bay Christmas Carnival was hugely successful. Photos / Paul Taylor
Swells break over shingle wall and flood parts of Westshore
Primary Schools Gymnastic competition at Omni Gymnastic Centre in Napier. Photos by Warren Buckland
Toasted, a F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic event in an Ahuriri warehouse in Napier. Photos by Warren Buckland
Hastings Poultry and Pigeon Show at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds in Hastings. Photos by Warren Buckland
Cyclists and runners compete in the Scott Clinic Duathlon series in Havelock North. Photos by Warren Buckland
Augusta Taranaki Mountainairs beat Taylor Hawks 90-84 in a nail-biting extra-time National Basketball League victory at the Pettigrew.Green Arena in Napier. Photos by Warren Buckland.
Hawke's Bay and Gisborne copped the worst of a low pressure system which unleashed heavy rain with surface flooding and strong winds.
Winter Olympics at Mt Herbert Farm near Waipukurau, Central Hawke's Bay. Photos by Paul Taylor
Elsthorpe trail ride fundraiser for Elsthorpe Sports Club. Photos by Warren Buckland
Elsthorpe trail ride fundraiser for Elsthorpe Sports Club. Photos by Warren Buckland
Action from Day Three of the annual Horse of the Year show.
Images from the action at the Horse of the Year event in Hastings, including the Norwood Cup.
Events get under way at the Horse of the Year at Tomoana Showgrounds, Hastings, on March 13.
Florence Smith performs her song song Broke with Rubies for the first time with other members of the song writing class during the National youth Drama school held at Havelock High
Sperm whale sighting off Hawke's Bay. Video / Bevan O'Connor
Hastings Osmanthus Gardens Lantern Festival has returned after a hiatus due to Covid and the cyclone.
