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Trevor's triumph as he climbs steep hill to celebrate 104th birthday

In the cold dark, a man with two walking sticks pauses for a breather, then keeps going.

Hawke’s Bay councillors back staff as confusion over recovery bills continues

Perfect paperwork 'absurd' when staff are standing in rising rivers, they argue.

$1b bill for Govt and councils to buy out cyclone-hit homes

Zoning maps will reveal what Hawke’s Bay communities could be deemed unliveable.

When you want to stop you can't

For 50 years 104 year old Trevor Page of Napier has walked 5 days a week up the side of Sugar Loaf hill. Video/Warren Buckland Reporter/Mitchell Hageman

'Confiscated': Hawke’s Bay flood victims fear they'll be forced off their land

'All it does is throw up more questions - it feels like we're having land confiscated.'

Serious injuries after car hits pedestrian in Taradale

A pedestrian reportedly hit by a vehicle near Taradale has been seriously injured.

Local Focus: Meet the 90+ master swimmers

At 91, Michael Tunnicliffe is the oldest competitor in the 2023 Masters Swimming Champs.

Dannevirke dam repairs would cause significant disruption to water supply

Dannevirke's dam issues complex: "We can't just whip in and fix this thing."

The top 10 food items we waste

How to waste less food and compost more.

Fire in Hastings sleepout

A Hastings sleepout caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Josh Adam talks about the experience. Video/Warren Buckland

Hastings family grieve loss of cat and kittens in sleepout fire

A family lost their young pets in a fire that consumed the sleepout.

Time to get Napier clock ticking again as work goes on

There are plans to re-commission the T & G clock and install lighting around the landmark.

‘Would love to return home’: Flood victims await Thursday zoning decision

Homeowners will know on Thursday, for the first time, which zones their properties are in.

Getting women hooked on fly-fishing

Hawke’s Bay Fish and Game aims to get more women hooked on fly fishing.

The 21 teachers honoured have more than 500 years at Karamu High between them

Karamu High School honoured 21 teachers who have served more than 25 years.

Southern Central Hawke’s Bay focus brings audiences to Central Hawke’s Bay Literary Festival

Events were in 'beautiful, interesting' venues in Takapau, Waipawa and Ashley Clinton.

May citizenship ceremonies one of the biggest ever held in Hastings

More than 70 new New Zealand citizens were welcomed at the Hastings ceremony.

Human touch still matters at T&G

To meet demand for apples, T&G have built a packhouse twice the size of their last one.