Hawke’s Bay has its first Winter Olympian – but Piera Hudson is representing another country
She even had the honour of being a flag bearer for the nation at the opening ceremony, and…
Plans lodged for one of Hawke’s Bay’s biggest retirement villages Summerset Mission Hills
The layout of the proposed development. Photo / Mission Hills Oliver Boyd, Summerset general manager acquisitions and development,…
Serious crash closes SH2 north of Napier after car plunges off bank
In a statement, NZTA said because of the nature of the incident, the police serious crash team would…
Neil Kirton: The misconceptions about Hawke’s Bay’s new public transport network
From an operational perspective, two-sided stops also allow buses to run more efficiently. They avoid unnecessary detours or…
Funding boost to help wipe out last possums from Mahia Peninsula
Once possums have been removed, a detection network will be installed to identify any possums that return to…
MP brings fruit to Parliament to celebrate forecast of record exports
Before the fruit made its way to the Beehive, Wedd visited Berry Farms NZ, Riverside Cherries, Tatsumi NZ,…
Land ahoy: New fields for Napier Pirates of Park Island
Napier Pirate chairman Graham Atkins said the club had been making-do with fragmented facilities across multiple sites, and…
Government gives $20m loan to build new racecourse in Flaxmere by 2029
The remainder of the racecourse cost will be borne by $57m in co-funding from HBRI and New Zealand…
Poverty Bay’s Keanu Taumata savours Ian Kirkpatrick medal presentation as Heartland Player of the Year
“You deserve it, mate,” Kirkpatrick replied. The Ian Kirkpatrick Medal, presented since 2022 to the Heartland Player of…
Hawke’s Bay’s twin cities record hottest spring in 135 years – experts warn of ‘new normal’
Napier’s weather station by Nelson Park recorded the city’s highest mean air temperature for spring with 16.4C, a…
Emergency services responding after car crashes into Hawke’s Bay’s Wairoa River
The car was reported as having gone into the river around 4am. A car has crashed into a…
St Patrick’s Church fire in Napier: The return of the kauri cross that fell 40 metres as it burned
Also present was Alan Rhodes, who, wondering if salvageable items might fall into the wrong hands – despite…