Year in Review: Bay of Plenty veteran truck driver Terry Hobart reflects on 30-year career
“I looked in my mirror and saw him coming past me upside down.” He retired three years ago…
Hawke’s Bay firewood merchant urges IRD crackdown as ‘cowboy’ sales soar on Facebook
“These informal operators undermine local jobs, drain public revenue, and contribute to air pollution and respiratory illness through…
Local leaders share their hopes for Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty in 2026
Top of the to-do list next year would be an annual plan aimed at keeping rate increases as…
Club patron Emma Twigg returns for Hawke’s Bay rowing’s 150 years New Year regatta
It comes seven weeks after she celebrated success in that new venture, a World Rowing Beach Sprint title,…
Local government: One Hawke’s Bay council’s debt has nearly tripled in a year – how much debt does each council have?
The vast majority of external debt for the region’s councils has been borrowed from the Local Government Funding…
New Year’s Eve in Hawke’s Bay: Fireworks and bands ready to rock
It culminates with the countdown to midnight, Mayor Richard McGrath’s first ringing of the Veronica Bell to welcome…
Hawke’s Bay New Year weather outlook: Rain helps farmers, showers, warmth and gusty winds on the way
“In some areas, the dams are just so low that this may not put much in them to…
Western Bay of Plenty crash: Car in ditch near Wairoa Rd and SH2
Bay of Plenty Times 28 Dec, 2025 07:46 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require…
Central Hawke’s Bay farmer shifts his stock while holidaying in Colombia, thanks to an AI creation
“It’s the whole cliché of leaving it in a better place, and it’s all a bit woke, but…
Hawke’s Bay ACC claims reach more than $200 million for the second year in a row
She said that, since 2004, costs had escalated from just under $1 billion a year to nearly $4.4b.…
Fisher at Bay Oval leads huge Bay of Plenty summer events lineup
The concert was the latest instalment in the Bay Oval’s expansion beyond cricket games. The sports ground previously…
Timeshare decline: Bay of Islands resort among latest to wind up after High Court ruling
He says the regulars over the years have become lifelong friends − more like family. Club Paihia spokesman…