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Man says he walked into a room to see his fiancee being raped
'It's not what it looks like,' the man accused of rape allegedly told her fiance.

'A bloody beating': Police find victim unsteady on his feet at scene of fatal attack
Javon Aranui was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but died the next day.

Lawyer suspended after hiring serial conman who stole $330k from MoJ
Chris Tennet gave Brian Hunter a chance. He repaid him by stealing hundreds of thousands.

‘Not just a body of water’: Wastewater pipe being built under river draws strong opposition
'No adversely affected persons and no special circumstances,' the council report says.

Napier homicide: Gang connection rumours 'damaging' and untrue - police
Teen homicide victim Kaea Karauria will be laid to rest next to his beloved Papa.

'Life or death': $900 surgery needed for blind rescue kitten
Hastings miracle kitten survives alone and blind, before SPCA intervention.
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‘Not just a body of water’: Wastewater pipe being built under river draws strong opposition
'No adversely affected persons and no special circumstances,' the council report says.

Napier-Taupō road’s rugged 1898 allure: Gail Pope
OPINION: The driver dispatched a homing pigeon bound for Napier.

Australasian Open once held in Hastings: Michael Fowler
OPINION: Most of the early Hastings mayors were avid tennis players.

John Jenkins: English jumps jockeys join Hawke's Bay ranks
OPINION: 'Horses are trained differently here, without the hills like back home.'

The Budget lever the Govt could pull to lift NZ out of economic doldrums
OPINION: NZ has long aspired to have an energy-resilient economy. This is a way to do it.

Cancer test delayed for over a year — now his business is gone
A test that should have been done in 45 days instead took more than 365.
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Sweet success story for NZ hives on World Bee Day
Winter is coming, but there’s a surprising bright spot in the world of pollinators.

NZ's red meat renaissance - Rabobank
Optimism is a welcome guest at the New Zealand farming table.

The Country: Ducks - friend or foe?
Richard McIntyre, Mark de Lautour, Farmer Tom Martin, Kate Acland, and Corina Jordan.
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Chinese ute brand Jac: extra NZ dealers, supplying major Fieldays prize
Number of Kiwi Jac ute dealerships is going from 3 to 6.

Subaru BRZ Tsubasa: name change for limited-run Kiwi coupe
Ten Kiwi buyers taking delivery of their BRZs are getting a bonus: a new name.

Tom Cruise drives a Jeep Wrangler hybrid (briefly) and smashes it to bits in Mission: Impossible
IMF agent Ethan Hunt just can't seem to keep his cars the right way up.
More Hawke's Bay news

John Jenkins: English jumps jockeys join Hawke's Bay ranks
OPINION: 'Horses are trained differently here, without the hills like back home.'

On The Up: Hawke's Bay winery turns noble rot into sweet wine success
Askerne Wines has used Botrytis on semillon grapes since 1999.

The Budget lever the Govt could pull to lift NZ out of economic doldrums
OPINION: NZ has long aspired to have an energy-resilient economy. This is a way to do it.

PM's 45% tariff battle: Luxon tells Hawke’s Bay he's working to 'open up' apple exports to India
Getting Hawke's Bay apples into India would be 'huge', but there's a big tariff roadblock.

Vandal chops down nīkau tree at heart of public picnic artwork in Haumoana
Artist Josh Lancaster designed the table as a place for nature and humanity to co-exist.

Lotto players, two in Hastings and one in Napier, win $10k
Three Hawke’s Bay players won Second Division in Wednesday’s Lotto draw.