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Private or public school? Education spat sends Hawke's Bay parents to court

The primary-aged girl told her lawyer that her father 'wasn't listening to Mummy'.

Plasterboard recycling trial a success: 'Exactly the result we were aiming for'

Plasterboard is one of the New Zealand building industry’s most persistent waste streams.

'Trusted faces': Push for Māori warden volunteers for future natural disasters

'We can walk into spaces where other people would just be looked at with suspicion.'

Woodford House sisters take their roller derby skills to the world, nicknames and all

Kayla, 17, and Phoebe, 16, represented NZ at Junior Roller Derby World Cup.

Each of the 40 members on Napier's first citizens' assembly to be given $800

A mayoral candidate says the community may find the payment hard to accept.

EIT's expanded agreement with ZYU is a game-changer for students

EIT and Zhejiang Yuexiu University formalise plans to introduce two new majors.

Nick Stewart: Rate-cut reality check - too little, too late

OPINION: Our housing market remains in purgatory, with prices stubbornly elevated.

Suliman’s win brings joy after deflation: John Jenkins

OPINION: Suliman wins one of the most intense Grand National Hurdle finishes in years.

'Like a truck': Why Hawke’s Bay's geology made a 4.9 quake hit so hard

The region's sediment can amplify certain kinds of seismic waves, a scientist says.

HB netball coaching legend retires after etching Otane's name on cup once more

Annemarie Kupa has coached teams to 18 Hawke's Bay premier netball titles.

Taste of spring? 18C day predicted as HB's August freeze thaws a little

'That temperature will be not as chilly as what we’ve seen recently.'

The 20-year-old NPC captain

A new captain, big names missing, but there's hope for the young Hawke's Bay Tui.

Hawke’s Bay wool queen sells business to retire after almost 50 years

'I really believe that the young ones are going to come in and just be more innovative.'

'Sense of community': Youngest frontline ambulance officer wins award

Andreas Jackson is currently the youngest frontline ambulance officer in Tararua.

From Hastings to the world stage: Teen chess champ heads to Colombia

He learned chess from his mum at age 4 and is now the NZ under-16 champion.

Tangihanga: Hastings woman’s solo show born from 1500 funerals

Kristyl Neho brings 30 characters to the stage in Tangihanga, a Māori story inspired by her upbringing inside the world of funerals. Video / Wahanui Productions