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Champions of Kahungunu celebrated

The evening acknowledged Kahungunu's champions.

Green exiting Bluewater: Prominent Napier hotelier selling jewel in accommodation crown

At 76, Rodney Green says it's time for someone else to have a go.

Napier Aquatic Centre dives into final phase of $4m refurbishment

The Ivan Wilson area and splash pad will close from February 10.

Bremworth secures $104.2m insurance payout after cyclone damage

Insurers have paid $62 million; the remaining $42.2 million is pending.

Wings, wheels, and waves: Napier festival celebrates transport heritage

Some of the model jets sound like the real thing and can do 300km/h.

Speed limit hike on SH5 ‘reckless’, raises crash concerns

An independent study found the 80km/h limit prevented 34 crashes in a year.

House fire in a near-century-old villa treated as suspicious

Padlocked gates hampered firefighting efforts.

Unity and aspiration: Thousands join Hawke’s Bay Waitangi celebrations

A Hīkoi of Unity was held near Clive, celebrating local Treaty signings.

Napier overnight and weekend urgent care services centralised at health centre, for now

Staff at health centre told nurse-led overnight service might be 'delivered differently'.

Hunt on for a 3-4 bedroom home to use as Napier homeless shelter: 'This is an issue that is not going away'

'In less than 12 months, we have tragically lost two living on our streets.'

End of a '60-hour weekend' for vets: New clinic set to transform after-hours care, prevent burnout

Some vets had worked 60-hour weekends, from Friday evening to Monday morning.

Liquidation: Alpine Drinks in Hawke's Bay unlikely to be able to pay $800,000 to creditors

The amount owed has been cut by two-thirds, but hopes are drying up for creditors.

94th anniversary of the Hawke's Bay earthquake: Death of Roy MacLennan, his wife injured but alive beside him

Roy MacLennan and his wife were sitting in their car outside a shop when tragedy struck.

59/7 declared: Hawke’s Bay captain explains unusual first innings call after Hawke Cup loss

'It was a huge risk and it hasn’t paid off.'

Teen's two-year search for a first job: ‘We can’t get experience if they don’t let us have experience’

'For those of us just starting out, it feels almost impossible.'

The two teen brothers who blitzed the NZ pinball championships

'You don’t expect to get all the way to the final and play your brother.'

'Laughter is so important': Dai Henwood on cancer and making people giggle rather than cry

'It’s my funniest show, it’s my most heartfelt show, it’s got a bit of everything.'

'Nuts': Concerns over speed increasing to 100km/h on road beside disability centre

'They haven’t thought this through whatsoever.'