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'Close the windows': Stink from Hastings business increasing every year, neighbours say

For nearly 60 years it was bearable, neighbours say. Then the fellmongery was expanded.

'Came out the other end': One of NZ's top organic farmers on how she healed the land and herself

It took a life-changing diagnosis for Charlotte Heald to realise what she should focus on.

'A bit of banter': Competition on the maimai still high after 35 years of father-son duck shooting

'If someone does a terrible shot we let them know.'

MAC have their day in the sun, Nash Cup now Taradale's to lose

MAC put on a clinic in Flaxmere against the struggling Aotea.

Obituary: Holly Bacon stalwart had a need for speed and a great love for his family

Bay industry leader Gordon Vogtherr was once thrown in jail for racing through Italy.

'Pretty special': Hawke's Bay short film wins big overseas

The fully locally produced project is hitting festival screens around the world.

Test, fail, get a free critique: Woman giving driving lessons says she's lost 75% of her customers

Learners are using free practical driving tests to replace lessons, business says.

The battle for Hawke's Bay Tourism: Who should fund it, and what would happen if it disappeared?

Tourism businesses pay it $160k in annual membership fees, ratepayers pay a $1.5m grant.

Truck blocking Napier-Taupō highway lane after crash, delays expected

The crash was reported just before 9am near Eskdale.

'Soak up all the positives': One widow's push to give back

Abby Hopkirk's running a half marathon in memory of her husband who died of a tumour.

Hawke’s Bay Expressway reopened after serious crash injures four

The Expressway has reopened more than five hours after the major crash.

Havelock North and Taradale likely to contest Nash Cup final

Aotea were kept scoreless by a rampant Taradale side - who won 104-0.

Insurance premium hikes not all cyclone related

People in parts of Hawke's Bay have seen their insurance premiums go up 60pc this year.

A 'small-town girl' and a man seeking 'traditional': Can Hawke's Bay pull off a Bachelor-style show?

Michaela Gower goes behind the scenes with Hawke's Bay's bachelor and bachelorette.

Inside the rural factory keeping a village afloat, one pair of socks at a time

A woollen goods factory is defying the odds, in the process keeping a Kiwi village going.

Hawke’s Bay Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine owner: ‘They just crack up and laugh’

Hastings is home to a timeless television and film icon.