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Park plan used to push for predator free Hastings
"Let's make it happen, councillors."

Housing NZ 'ignores' pleas to evict unruly Hastings tenants
"Our street was a lovely, quiet safe street ... nice to feral, overnight."

Protesting the only way to be heard
Waitangi Day a platform for Māori to have their say.

Golf: Duff has experience to thrive on home-course pressure
Hastings player Stuart Duff's coach is confident he is ready to win the NZ senior open.

Flying school bus? Private school parents ask for flight from Gisborne to Hawke's Bay
Investors behind re-launch of Napier to Gisborne airline route blown away by requests.

Whakatū Arterial Link officially named
The Whakatu Arterial Link has been officially named Te Ara Kahikatea.

Netflix didn't kill this video store. Theft and rent did
Video store theft is a civil matter but going to a debt collector is "pointless".

Boss of Shane Jones' $1b fund quits after less than a year
Public servant leaving for 'exciting' new challenge at Hastings District Council

Family devastated by death of second 'happy, fun loving' son
Thirteen-year-old Joshua Mou passed away at Hawke's Bay Hospital yesterday morning.

Witnesses sought after boy dies in Hastings crash
The 13-year-old cyclist was critically injured in the collision and died.

'A tragic day': Boy, 13, dies in cycle crash just before start of high school
Today was supposed to be the first day of high school for teen killed in collision.

Four fires in a matter of minutes
A series of fires on Waimarama Rd left emergency services scrambling on Monday.

Coroner dies after accident at home
Coroner Christopher Devonport died after an accident at his home.

The Barber: Flaxmere community celebrated
Peleti Oli-Alainu'uese almost gave up cutting hair after his brother's suicide.

Chlorination woes: Leaky hot water cylinders replaced
None of his 15 Napier homes have needed a cylinder replacement since the water crisis.

Things to do this weekend
Hawke's Bay has plenty of activities and events on this weekend.

Life in the slow lane
Splash Planet is one of HB's most popular attractions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Delight and intrigue as rogue car moves again, this time to Napier
Is this the last we will hear of it?

Persistently parked car drives residents car-azy
Rogue, battered car shifted around a street each week is causing "upheaval" in Hastings.

Woman pays full price for stealing a 'tester' bottle
She decided to take the tester bottle from Farmers, and ended up with a theft conviction.

Next step taken in Te Mata Peak restoration
The coconut matting put on the top part of the track will also be placed on the bottom.

'Frail' man wielded walking stick as weapon
Laurence Sellars also swung a knife at his flatmate over a disagreement about recycling.

One of Hawke's Bay's oldest women dies, aged 105
Naomi Merrall once credited her long life to eating good food with few preservatives.

Strike not about pay: Junior doctors
Junior doctors have started their two-day planned industrial action.