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Total cases for Hawke's Bay jumps to 13

All three new cases are linked to the Hastings cluster, taking that cluster to eight.

Live: Second Auckland Airport worker tests positive; Palmerston North case has Omicron

The Ministry of Health has reported one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.

Summer photo competition: Last week to enter

The competition to win the title of Hawke's Bay's best summer photo is heating up.

Is your Hawke's Bay summer photo better than this? Final days to enter competition

There's just 10 days left to get your winner in.

Two new Hastings Covid-19 cases linked to fitness classes

The cases had been isolating and had appropriate health and welfare supports in place.

Massive weekend of fun ahead Hawke's Bay - more than 10,000 people attending events on Saturday

Hawke's Bay locals won't be wondering what to do on the weekend with a plethora of choices

Hastings Christmas tree comes down in middle of January

Don't worry, that's the way it's always been apparently, and nothing bad ever happens.

The Hastings teen mum who went back to school to start an award-winning business

Ottyleah Te Houkamau wanted to set an example to her baby daughter. It's paid off.

Arrest follows burglary spree that includes EB Games ram-raid in Napier

A Napier target was a games shop, and a Hastings target used to be a games shop.

The Anzac carving: Rissington's big stump that could become its biggest tourist attraction

Carved out of a single large redwood stump, two giant Anzacs would stand as one.

Police to fan out to patrol New Year's Eve gatherings across Hawke's Bay

They would also be educating people about orange traffic light settings.

Drivers beware: Speed limit for Napier-Taupō road cut to 80km/h

The highway's claimed 25 lives in 12 years.

School student's hauora-themed artwork scoops award

Makayla Read aimed to represent what hauora (wellbeing) meant to teens.

Development vetoed: But Hawke's Bay A&P society says 'passion doesn't pay the bills'

Residential development on Showgrounds Hawke's Bay Tomoana unlikely in the future

Flights set to double into Napier as Auckland border reopens, businesses welcome economic boost

An exodus of holiday makers and loved ones from Auckland is set to begin.

Former meth addict turns mother's memory into inspiration to pursue dream

'I started cooking and putting up posts ... Literally in a day I had about 200 followers.'