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Pākehā artist claims copyright over bouncy castle's Māori design

A Hastings hire company is in a copyright argument over one of its Māori bouncy castles.

Ex-meth addict: 'No matter what you go through, you can always get clean'

"Meth starts off as 'not the problem', it starts off as an attempt to stop the problem."

Pair of nesting birds delay Hawke's Bay logging road for months

Workers went to check the site and got dive-bombed by the rare native birds.

Red, Orange or Green: Cabinet meets to decide each region's fate

The country will move into the new Covid-19 protection framework on Friday.

Local Focus: Everesting challenge a good deed

Everesting at Te Mata Peak raises over $10,000 for Mental Health Foundation.

The dust up, then stress: Two years of struggle at the Havelock North cellphone tower

The neighbourhood took on Spark. The stress it brought the Fookes' has been significant.

Local Focus: Beware the 'frisky' cows of Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Regional Council reviewing use of 1600ha of flood-control land.

Jaydus Hungahunga 'cheekie' but 'humble, respectful'

Jaydus Hungahunga will be remembered as a multi-talented leader.

'Upset and disbelief': Bumps in the road for cashless businesses

"That's their way of living. Where do these people go?"

Record number of female players in rugby's Wakely Shield

Wakely Shield full steam ahead

Raffle tickets and candyfloss: raising awareness and funds for bowel cancer

Grandfather of 13 and father of 8 wants to spread bowel cancer awareness amongst whānau.

Hawke's Bay man denies charges of incest, poisoning and indecent assault

A Hawke's Bay man denies charges including incest and poison.

'Jacinda hyped me up to get the vaccine': How PM got Raiha Tahuri 'over the line'

Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.

'This is reality': Solo mum-of-five's struggle to avoid emergency housing trap

She has great references and can afford rent. But she's on the verge of sleeping in cars.

Turf chores: The Pasifika students sacrificing weekends to maintain safe house gardens

"What I'm doing isn't for nothing. I'm doing it for people, and their wellbeing."

William Trubridge welcomes new water baby in 'dream birth'

William Trubridge on being a full-time dad, filming and free diving