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Hawke's Bay's retail spending soars, outstripping NZ average

The influx of spending was felt relatively evenly across the board benefiting all regions.

'NZ's fastest slide': Kids stoked with new $1.7m Hastings playground

Mania ensued as hundreds of kids, parents and even a few councillors gave it a go.

Spy in the sky: Drones the new tool in burglars' arsenal

A former burglar has revealed a new tool being used by criminals - drones.

Suzuki Series: Table set for Whanganui after tight round at Manfeild.

Richard Cooper and Damon Rees battle in Formula 1, Richie Dibben climbing in Formula 2.

Person seriously injured after car crash in Hastings

Two vehicles were involved in the crash this evening.

'Going to get very bad': Sales time at big shopping centre, and one way out's closed

Asbestos exposure risk means Sir James Wattie Pl remains closed to the public.

Hastings to get 200 new houses in next two years, Govt announces

Papakāinga affordable housing on Māori land one of the solutions to district crisis.

Locked in Hastings public toilets: Hidden challenges newly homeless face

Kathleen Ora Winitana heard the lock on the public toilets click and footsteps walk away.

Hit and run: Car located after man pushed baby to safety before being struck

Three struck when car 'on the wrong side of the road' mounted footpath, police say.

Kevin Atkinson dropped as chairman for Hawke's Bay in DHB shakeup

Kevin Atkinson is overlooked after re-election on the basis he'd be reappointed chairman.

Fatal Napier-Taupo crash: Heroic truckie burned trying to save life of motorcyclist

Motorbike rider dies in fiery crash on "unforgiving" road despite efforts of hero truckie.

Hawke's Bay's Uber desert: Taxi companies haven't been dented by ridesharing app's launch

"I think it'd take longer to get an Uber than to call a taxi."

One person dead in Napier-Taupō road crash

One person dead after a crash between a motorcycle and truck on the Napier-Taupo Rd.

Hastings District Council mulls Splash Planet expansion

Some parts of attraction "getting to an age that they need more than just maintenance".

'They are scrupulous': Anger as Hawke's Bay raw milk supplier 'raided' by MPI

MPI says it makes no apologies for holding suppliers to account "to protect health".

Memorial garden at Hawke's Bay Hospital damaged as much-loved tree ripped apart in storm

A fallen chestnut tree has caused damage in Hawke's Bay Hospital's memorial garden.