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Waikato University talent to audition at Sydney Opera House
The six students will audition as part of a new degree.

Hawke's Bay's new hospital? Proposed new site revealed
The corner of York Road and the Hawke's Bay Expressway would house a new hospital.

Crane truck stolen from Hastings business and rammed through gates
The crane truck has since been recovered and returned to the owners.

Video footage of unconscious woman being taken to hospital shown in murder trial
The sister of theaccused' asked, 'What the f*** happened?' He told her he didn't know.

Manchester City age-grader the perfect 10 for Napier City Rovers
A former Premier League hopeful is lighting up New Zealand Football's Central League.

Murder trial told of friend’s message to bruised victim: ‘What’s it going to take? For him to f****** kill you?’
'None of this is normal,' a friend told woman a week before she died.

Hawke's Bay quartet selected for NZ Under 20 rugby team
The World Under 20 rugby World championships start on June 24 in South Africa.

Part of fatal assault on woman caught on camera
Taylor-Jade Hira died three days after an assault by her partner was caught on camera.

Heavy rain could spoil King’s Birthday in Hawke’s Bay
MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for King's Birthday.

Firefighters yet to determine cause of large Hastings shed fire
Firefighters fought a shed fire that sent billowing smoke into Hastings skies on Sunday.

Taradale start trophy defence with win over Hastings
Hawke's Bay club rugby: Taradale scored six tries in their 34-20 victory.

Sacked: The roofing salesman who claimed commission on unconfirmed sales
The salesman had earlier been reprimanded for using a fuel card to fill his own vehicle.

MPI officers spent $10k trying to save farmer’s starving calves, but 35 still died
The man was feeding the animals eggs and water.

$1b bill for Govt and councils to buy out cyclone-hit homes
Zoning maps will reveal what Hawke’s Bay communities could be deemed unliveable.

'Confiscated': Hawke’s Bay flood victims fear they'll be forced off their land
'All it does is throw up more questions - it feels like we're having land confiscated.'

Family ties: Dad and son jailed back-to-back for different offending
Tattoo artist refused to give blood sample because he is afraid of needles, court told.

Human touch still matters at T&G
To meet demand for apples, T&G have built a packhouse twice the size of their last one.

The slow road to the Civil Defence review
The terms of reference for the Cyclone Gabrielle response review are still a month away.

The day of the Texans: Napier Tech Old Boys bag two rugby titles
Both the Premier men's rugby first round and the women's championship were decided.

Bound for the bulldozer? Interest in moving free two-storey villa tumbles
Talks with more than 30 people who wanted a free Tudor-style villa have come to nought.

‘Cup final mentality’: Month of ‘must win’ matches facing Napier City Rovers
Huge four weeks facing the football club as they eye a National League spot.

Third time lucky: McAnulty on being latest Hawke’s Bay cyclone recovery minister
Hawke's Bay has had three cyclone recovery ministers in as many months since Gabrielle.

Warriors flying the flag for Hawke's Bay
'It pulls on the heartstrings when people go through what they went through.'

Local Focus: Where to live after losing everything?
For many impacted by the cyclone, the best accommodation option has been family.

Census makes final push for Māori and Pasifika stragglers with Warriors tickets and kai vouchers
Thousands of notices have gone to Census defaulters warning of fines.

Mayoral relief funds directed to 'high-impact' parts of Hastings
“I think it shows that we’re an empathetic district and community.”

$280k fine after man’s hand caught in meat cutter in workplace accident
The company was fined $280,000 and ordered to pay $48,000 to the injured worker.

Budget 2023: $6b resilience plan to future-proof cyclone-hit infrastructure
It follows the near $1b announced by Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Sunday.

$2.4m to fix Splash Planet, entry price to rise
Hastings District Council will upgrade the tourist attraction ahead of summer re-opening.