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Opinion: Our obsession with parking on footpaths is getting worse

OPINION: It's not just inconsiderate, it's illegal, and there's no excuse.

'I just want to be here': 22yo facing cancer for fifth time seeks treatment in Mexico

'I want to see my family grow up, I want my friends, I want to work as a nurse.'

Two sisters started a club rugby team to honour their late parents - and won the title

On The Up: 'We just hugged and cried and knew our parents would be proud.'

'Felt right across the district': Police name victim of fatal railway track crash

'Amberlee was part of our Pukeora Family and will be missed by all of us here.'

Watch: 'I left my fingernails in the steering wheel' - van driver's risky overtake

'That’s the first time I’ve ever thought, ‘I’m not making it home tonight'.'

Watch as overtake manoeuvre goes wrong on State Highway 2 near Wairoa

The driver of a white ute slams on the brakes, narrowly avoiding a crash into an oncoming vehicle overtaking a truck. Video / Supplied

The city doing 'street soup' in its CBD over winter

'It’s simple, affordable, and creates a real buzz.'

Motel generation ends: Just 24 families in region still using them for emergency housing

It's made finding accommodation cheaper, but some single people are 'sleeping on streets'.

‘Scared to open my doors’: Business owner loses $30k after six burglaries in two months

Harry van der Zanden thought he was creating his dream job – now he's in a nightmare.

Ranfurly Shield-winning prop retires at 28 due to 'head knocks'

Joel Hintz's proudest moment was lifting the Log o' Wood as his side arrived in Napier.

'Bring energy back': Call for new store as empty supermarket site stalls nearby trade

'We want some more options in Havelock North.'

Is it a toastie if it's shaped like a Jenga block?

Filled with prawn, looking like sushi – an eatery thinks it's onto an NZ toastie winner.

'Please don’t go for my face': Dog drags terrified great-grandmother off mobility scooter

'The pain was out of this world. I’d rather give birth.'

Revealed: What was in a Napier mayoral candidate's letter that got him sacked as caravan club chair

Long letter sent by Nigel Simpson was a complaint about bullying, and a plea for advice.

What Havelock North was worried about 100 years ago

Keeping wandering cattle and 'noisy children' away from the War Memorial was paramount.

NZ is in economic purgatory, and indicators are flashing red

OPINION: 'Are we there yet?' the kids ask. 'Nearly there,' Dad replies.

Unison to spend $600m in Bay over next decade - where will it go?

The electricity distributor has big plans for the region.

Resilient Hercock chases a record year

OPINION: Kate Hercock is in the top 15 on the national jockeys’ premiership.