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Local Focus: Ducking out of rugby 'what we're into'

16 May, 2019 5:55pm
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Premier rugby team defaults a game to go duck shooting. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Halfway to paradise for tree-planting project

13 May, 2019 2:03pm
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The Maraetotara River is now half fenced. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

As the Hawke's Bay Trails expand a direct commuting route between Napier and Hasting becomes more likely.

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Local Focus: Exciting extensions to Napier-Hastings cyclepath coming

9 May, 2019 9:29am
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Cyclepaths extended but commuters have to wait. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Napier hard rock band Black Smoke Trigger, from left, Josh Coyle-Te Maro on drums, Dan Fulton on bass guitar, Charlie Wallace on guitar, Josh

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From high school dropout, to music success

4 May, 2019 6:00am
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From broken fold-out couch to millionaire's mansion. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Songs of war and love at Hastings Dawn Service

25 Apr, 2019 1:03pm
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Songs of love and war at Hastings Dawn Service. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Hawke's Bay's craft beer hot on wine's heels

24 Apr, 2019 10:00am
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Craft beer is increasing its popularity in Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Bringing vibrancy back to the heart of Hastings

18 Apr, 2019 6:29am
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Hastings is investing in a vibrancy project. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Water woes have to go says candidate

12 Apr, 2019 12:00pm
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Johnny Nepe Apatu is running for NKII chair. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Lantern festival throws new light on heritage garden

8 Apr, 2019 10:00am
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'You are part of us and we love you.' Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Iwi challenge from banker

6 Apr, 2019 3:15pm
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Shayne Walker is challenging for Iwi chair. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Tomoana's last stand

6 Apr, 2019 3:15pm
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Ngahiwi Tomoana is standing for last term as Iwi chair. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Fun times as fire-busting brigade tops a ton

3 Apr, 2019 12:30pm
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Havelock North Fire Brigade gives thanks. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Kids loving cunning running

24 Mar, 2019 6:46am
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Orienteering engages minds and bodies. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Hīkoi a candlelit success

23 Mar, 2019 3:00am
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Hīkoi of Unity to Hastings mosque. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Para equestrians: Long may they rein

21 Mar, 2019 11:30am
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Para equestrian at Horse of the Year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Watch: Women at full throttle in jetsprints

7 Mar, 2019 2:13pm
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Hawke's Bay jetboating is not all blokes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Birds on a beach cleared of plastic. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

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Local Focus: Rubbish start for Seaweek

4 Mar, 2019 6:26am
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Seaweek's Waitangi Regional Park cleanup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Retirement villages booming

3 Mar, 2019 5:57am
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Retirement Villages are a growing option. Made with funding from New Zealand On Air.

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Proposed oak trees axing angers leafy village

21 Feb, 2019 10:00am
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Threatened Havelock North trees are controversial. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Indian motorcyles hit town

16 Feb, 2019 11:26am
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Indian motorcycles in HB for the Art Deco Festival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Talwinder Singh Kular started by feeding sparrows outside his store each morning. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

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Neighbours squawk as seagull whisperer entices rare birds into town

13 Feb, 2019 2:35pm
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Endangered seagulls find a Sikh guardian in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Spiffing! Five minute guide to dressing Art Deco

8 Feb, 2019 1:15pm
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Break out your grandpa's suit or nana's glad-rags. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Dewar Cup and the rise of polo

2 Feb, 2019 4:13pm
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The Dewar Cup shows club polo is in good health. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Daryl Hind's Rivenrock Mountain Bike Park has heads turning and wheels spinning. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

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Amazing gift for sick son: A mountain bike park

29 Jan, 2019 2:00pm
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Loving father's gift for his son now an epic attraction. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Westshore Beach is Hawke's Bay's empty swimming haven

22 Jan, 2019 2:38pm
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Westshore Beach needs more swimmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Dummies are also most welcome to learn about old technology at the Faraday Centre. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

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Technology museum has plenty to pull the crowds

18 Jan, 2019 5:00pm
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The Faraday Centre is Hawke's Bay's technology museum. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Life in the slow lane

18 Jan, 2019 11:00am
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Splash Planet is one of HB's most popular attractions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Araminta Wilson is presented with a $500 gift voucher from HB Airport commercial manager Dean Smith and Ovation's marketing executive Renae Burridge. Photo / Duncan Brown

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38-hour flight to Hawke's Bay ends with big surprise at baggage claim

15 Jan, 2019 10:40am
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Hawke's Bay Airport's new arrival hall has opened. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Dragracing at maximum acceleration

10 Jan, 2019 4:05pm
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Not dodging planes any more. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Renaissance reboot for lute duo

5 Jan, 2019 6:00am
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Small lutes, big lutes, absolutely massive lutes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Marching girls become marching grannies

4 Jan, 2019 4:00pm
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Marching Grannies keep the drill alive in Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Westshore Beach blues

29 Dec, 2018 7:45am
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Raised in the 1931 earthquake but now sinking. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Speeding the Blokart breeze

27 Dec, 2018 7:45am
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Blokart Hawke's Bay has a new purpose-built track. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Year in Review: Tractor driver ferries logs over 'unsafe' Tukituki bridge

26 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Looking back at one of the most popular stories on The Country in the past 12 months.

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Local Focus: Operatunity a dream gig for musicians

21 Dec, 2018 3:43pm
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Operatunity is NZ's most successful live music company. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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The school production with an unusual subject

20 Dec, 2018 4:10pm
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Flaxmere Primary School production on kauri dieback. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Singing star once rejected by Simon Cowell a hit at Christmas At the Park

19 Dec, 2018 12:10pm
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Christmas at the Park, 2018. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Hastings' Christmas brilliance

14 Dec, 2018 6:30am
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Hastings has the best Christmas lights. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bruce Mansfield and Maryann Hills own Hawke's Bay Christmas Trees in Te Aute Rd near Pakipaki.

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The secret to a perfect Christmas tree

12 Dec, 2018 10:30am
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The quest for the best Christmas conifer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Hounded: Sausage dogs find safety from bullies

6 Dec, 2018 1:00pm
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'The heart of a big dog' but cuddles like a cat. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tuta Ngarimu, the manager of the Ka Pai Kaiti Trust, has been successful in shutting down a bar with pokies.

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How community ousted pokie machines

19 Nov, 2018 2:30pm
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Gisborne community trust shuts down pokie bar. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Forestry slash covers the beaches at Mohaka.

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Seabed smothered in forestry sediment

16 Nov, 2018 11:24am
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7.5m tonnes of sediment is flowing into Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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For love and roses

14 Nov, 2018 10:52pm
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Hastings garden growing love and roses. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Blade shearing still cutting a swathe 150 years on

13 Nov, 2018 8:15am
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A shearing milestone has been marked in Waipukurau. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Out with Cook statue that isn't Cook, in with native plants

2 Nov, 2018 3:37pm
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Iwi want to restore the hill's mauri. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Uke can see the difference this band makes

31 Oct, 2018 11:30am
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Plucky band The Nukes visit Wairoa youth. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Youth given a chance to explore the arts

30 Oct, 2018 5:43pm
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Hawke's Bay Arts Festival Ambassadors Programme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wharekahika secretary Ani Pahuru-Huriwai says the local hapu is not convinced industry would be entirely beneficial to the local community. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

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Paradise lost or fortune gained? The stoush over Hicks Bay

26 Oct, 2018 9:09am
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Hicks Bay hapu won't contemplate a port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A gorgeous view of the Gisborne waterfront has been unseen by most of those crossing the bridge since it was built 90 years ago. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

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Bridge works uncover a stunning surprise

16 Oct, 2018 8:30am
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Old bridge, short river, stunning views. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A police dog handler shares the love at the Wairoa playground. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

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Wairoa playground a destination of opportunity

12 Oct, 2018 10:30am
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Watch the adults get dropped in the pool. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Thousands of Tolaga Bay logs to be incinerated

9 Oct, 2018 10:00am
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Fire is the answer for Tolaga Bay Beach slash. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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The other way to meet a cop

29 Sep, 2018 5:10pm
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Coffee With a Cop Day is on Wednesday. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Te Mata Peak is seeking to increase its footprint.

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Te Mata Park facing expansion challenge

27 Sep, 2018 6:00pm
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Te Mata Peak seeks to expand its footprint. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Blossom Parade a blooming success

15 Sep, 2018 9:29pm
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Hastings Blossom Parade. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Words are not enough for Flaxmere College

14 Sep, 2018 6:01pm
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Māori Language Week at Flaxmere College. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Fat and hairy - and better in the sac

11 Sep, 2018 2:03pm
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Bumblebees increasingly deployed for pollination. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Roundup wrangle: Glyphosate debate reaches NZ

10 Sep, 2018 6:00am
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Roundup makes our paddocks yellow, but is it green? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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The big stink: Central Hawke's Bay's $30m poo problem

31 Aug, 2018 11:02am
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CHB faces big sewage costs, again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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The knitty gritty hits Napier

30 Aug, 2018 12:30pm
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Knit August Nights Napier 2018. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Smoke from rural areas not causing Napier and Hastings pollution

17 Aug, 2018 9:00am
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Regional Council ready to fine errant growers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

SERENITY: Ngaruroro River Whitebaiter Dean Dawson credits habitat protection for stabilising whitebait numbers.

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Open season for our threatened whitebait

16 Aug, 2018 6:00am
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Whitebaiting is about more than catching fish. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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The black gold of Puketapu

9 Aug, 2018 8:15am
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You need a good nose for a successful truffle hunt. Made with funding from NZ On Air.