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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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

THE COUNTRY

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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

BUSINESS

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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

LIFESTYLE

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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

HAWKE'S BAY TODAY

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

BUSINESS

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

NEW ZEALAND

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.

BUSINESS

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.

THE COUNTRY

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.

THE COUNTRY

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.

NEW ZEALAND

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.

LIFESTYLE | Food & Drink

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.

Ongaonga is increasingly going dry in summer.

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Parched community told to target different council

7 Aug, 2018 8:50am
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Ongaonga and Tikokino told a council bore best option. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

In the orchards of Hawke's Bay, seasonal workers can earn as much as they can pick. Photo / Patrick O'Sullivan

BUSINESS

Seasonal orchard work: The gardens of good or evil?

28 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Pacific RSE workers, who benefits and who suffers? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

LIFESTYLE

Snow wonder: Ohakune café aims high to cut waste

24 Jul, 2018 11:00am
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Off-piste zero waste challenge. Made with funding from New Zealand On Air.

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Focus: Accidental scaffolder's success

18 Jul, 2018 1:09pm
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Staffordshire bull terrier stands the test of time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

SPORT

Local Focus: Roller derby maidens meet their match

8 Jul, 2018 6:29am
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Bay City Rollers Vs Death Stars. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

HAWKE'S BAY TODAY | Business

A month on: 'Slash floods will happen again'

6 Jul, 2018 9:35am
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Native trees may be the answer for East Coast hills. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

BUSINESS

'It's traumatising people': Tsunami of logging slash angers farmers

13 Jun, 2018 9:32am
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Tolaga Bay people have had enough of slash. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

LIFESTYLE

Diecast delights in Dave's Den

2 Jun, 2018 9:00am
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Dave's Den has more than 8000 vehicles. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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'Turn gangs into workgangs'

30 May, 2018 12:20pm
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Crackdown on gangs shouldn't hinder whānau programmes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

BUSINESS

Gravel extractors grind neighbours' gears

28 May, 2018 8:01am
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Russell Roads has paid handsomely for resource consent. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Half-way mark: South Wairarapa faces up to the future

23 May, 2018 12:25pm
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Planning priority for South Wairarapa District Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Half-way mark: Masterton's building boom

4 May, 2018 3:20pm
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Masterton is booming but faces challenges. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Lake reclaimed from green slime invasion

3 May, 2018 9:24am
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It's curtains for Lake Tūtira's toxic slime. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Greenstone Land Developments director Tim Wilkins at the former Arataki Motor Camp. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Former motor camp set to be Havelock North's biggest housing development

30 Apr, 2018 1:00am
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Havelock North to increase housing. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NEW ZEALAND

Local Focus: The town with the strongest Anzac tradition

24 Apr, 2018 8:25am
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Anzac Day will again see Tinui's population explode. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Night shift workers in 30-year legal battle

21 Apr, 2018 10:25am
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Night shift workers in 30-year legal battle

BUSINESS

Graveyard shift workers in 30-year legal battle

20 Apr, 2018 2:37pm
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Two businessmen say legal discovery is not always fair. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

BUSINESS

Local Focus: Job losses not all bad

14 Apr, 2018 11:36am
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Gisborne redundancies good for some in strong market. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

LIFESTYLE

The busiest railway with the smallest passengers

4 Apr, 2018 8:24am
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Keirunga Park is a feature of a Hawke's Bay childhood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Half-way mark: Mayor Hazlehurst excited and proud

22 Mar, 2018 2:50pm
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Hastings Mayor excited and proud in first year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

BUSINESS

Watch: Sterile pink moths to rescue apples

22 Mar, 2018 8:30am
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A million sterile codling moths are opening export doors. Made with funding from NZ On Air

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Local Focus: Standards are lifting Horse of the Year

18 Mar, 2018 6:30am
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Standardbreds at the Horse of the Year Show. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Half-way mark: 'The happiest people in NZ'

14 Mar, 2018 9:01am
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Gisborne Mayor outlines his sixth-term goals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NEW ZEALAND

Local Focus: Flash Flood shocks Eskdale residents

8 Mar, 2018 8:42pm
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The Esk River's flash flood has shocked residents. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NEW ZEALAND

Māori fume at jagged Te Mata Peak track

7 Mar, 2018 9:19am
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Another u-turn over the Te Mata Peak track. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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Local Focus: Gisborne mayor off the rails?

28 Feb, 2018 12:52am
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Gisborne mayor Meng Foon faces criticism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

BUSINESS

Hopes high for Gisborne rail to be back on track

23 Feb, 2018 10:32am
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Will the regional fund reopen East Coast rail? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

ENTERTAINMENT

Fun and frivolity at Art Deco festival

15 Feb, 2018 6:17am
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The Tremains Art Deco Weekend continues to grow. Made with funding from NZ On Air.