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H for Hastings? Plan to make Hawke's Bay city the centre of NZ's new energy economy

A hydrogen energy hub could be set up in Hastings, creating high value, green jobs.

'She can breathe better now': Mum elated at 'warm and dry' home

Her 6-year-old daughter developed lung disease and asthma at their previous state home.

Timaru's 31C scorcher breaks April record, hotter than Rarotonga

Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.

Car stuck in orchard crates 10 metres off ground after driver flees police in Hastings

Car ended high up in orchard crates, seriously hurt driver had to be extricated by Fenz.

Woman died birthing triplets, then her sister fell pregnant with triplets

Grieving, close and worried family could only "hope it wasn't a repeat".

What's on in Hawke's Bay this Easter weekend?

You can catch a mermaid at the National Aquarium or cycle The Big Easy trail.

Local Focus: Anti-litter 'pester power' for sustainable beauty

18 per cent of people drop litter and it soon mounts up

Mandate to negotiate Taihape claims achieved

After five years the claims trust has achieved mandate and hopes opposing group will join.

Local Focus: Hastings biz hub open for businesses

The Hawke's Bay Business Hub Hastings is open. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Speed sign obstructs cycle path; now path will be realigned

The new speed limit sign in Puketapu was installed at the beginning of March.

How community showed Bushman's Tucka their support

"We've run out of mince so had to restock."

Last fling for veteran Hawke's Bay piper

Taradale's Ian Lee is retiring from competition.

Hastings mechanic's death 'rocked a community'

A grieving sister urges "it's not weak to speak".

Hazlehurst can't ban gangs at parks, but says she won't tolerate them being branded

Akina Park's facilities were seriously damaged over the weekend.

Hastings water leaks: 116 in a month, and that's good!

Each dot represents a leak Hastings council was called about in the past year.

'We don't know what the future holds': Girl, 11, left a tetraplegic

It soon became clear the "happy go lucky" girl was in serious trouble.