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Poor winter air quality in Wairoa sparks health concerns

Wairoa exceeded national air quality standards twice last year and once in 2019.

Hawke's Bay weather: Heavy rain on way for parts of region

It's going to be fairly wet over the weekend in Hawke's Bay with rain warnings in place.

Free gym for elderly and people with disabilities opens in Hastings

Gym caters to elderly, people with special needs, mental health issues and at-risk youth.

'It's like he's still with us': Flaxmere father's sportswear business in son's memory

"For us the brand is based on him."

'All round top bloke': Tributes flow for victim of fatal Hawke's Bay crash

Tributes flow online for Hawke's Bay man killed while unloading equipment.

Hastings man wrecks parking meters for the sake of $69 in coins

"It was an incredibly stupid thing to do."

The Hastings bird show winner, and her very fat cat

Potential for a feathers flying disaster? Peggy Gyde insists Marmalade's not interested.

'The world went black': Runner goes into cardiac arrest during marathon

Young mother's life saved by first responders at Hawke's Bay Marathon.

'Rent for the rest of my life?': First-homers struggle to buy

First-home buyers in Hawke's Bay are being left behind as property market moves on.

Napier Pottery Club's remarkable comeback after the floods

The November floods have proven to have a silver lining for this busy pottery club.

Stolen classic Vespa's owner never gave up hope

For three years the search proved fruitless. Then Kim Wright heard the "jungle drums".

Company fined $275k after worker's leg crushed

A 2289kg package of steel crushed the man's leg, which had to be amputated.

The fog's cleared, but 'a bit of rain' for Hawke's Bay over weekend

Residents woke to a foggy start to Friday morning.

'Fuelled by greed': Early childcare centre employee's 'foolish' act

'Our trust in her couldn't have been greater,' say ex-bosses of woman who stole from them.

Watch: Man takes leaf blower to 103rd party to blow out all the candles

Flanked by firemen (just in case) Claude Davidson whipped out a leaf blower.

Submitters have their say on councils' draft long term plans

But how well they were being heard was being questioned.