Articles by Gary Denvir
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National
Search continues for rock tosser who smashed window of bus carrying 47 kids
Monday, 8 April 2024, 4:05PMA school principal has commended the actions of a bus driver after a “scary” incident near Napier in which a rock was allegedly...
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National
Witness saw gloved man 'loading body into boot'; police confirm car fire death suspicious
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:28AMA witness claims to have seen a gloved man dressed in black loading a body into the boot of a car as she drove down a Flaxmere...
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National
'Really threatening': German visitors' motorbike stolen and paraded in front of them
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 10:44AMA German father and son’s dream motorbike trip around the North Island took an eerie turn after one of their bikes was stolen...
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National
'Pull out all the stops': Reduced rates to get new Flaxmere supermarket?
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 3:17PMA former long-term councillor says Hastings District Council should “pull out all the stops” to attract a new supermarket...
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National
'It's just tragic': Man killed in crane-jumping misadventure mourned in hometown
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 3:16PMA man who died during a misadventure jumping from a crane into Wellington Harbour is being mourned in his hometown of Wairoa. The...
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National
Watch: Mass stranding- desperate attempt to save whales at Hawke's Bay beach
Sunday, 21 January 2024, 4:47PMA desperate attempt to save a large pod of stranded “whales” from a Hawke’s Bay beach is underway. Well over 30 animals,...
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National
Son dies in suspected homicide 16 years after mum's disappearance
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 10:35AMThe family of a “happy-go-lucky” young dad from Hastings are seeking answers after his violent death just before Christmas...
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National
Parking 'nightmare': Congestion to remain at 'hidden gem' waterfall
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 11:59AMA popular waterfall and swim spot drawing large crowds this summer is unlikely to get more carparking, Hastings District...
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National
Power outage hits Napier CBD as thousands of cruise passengers arrive in town
Monday, 15 January 2024, 11:56AMA power outage has taken out supply to a chunk of Napier’s central business district during a busy retail period with passengers...
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National
Wheelie before fatal crash: Coroner releases report into motel manager's death
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 4:34PMA “very well-loved” Havelock North motel manager and experienced motorbike rider died after doing a wheelie then crashing...
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National
'Please take your time': Message to Hawke's Bay motorists after deadly weekend
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 4:07PMPolice have urged motorists around Hawke’s Bay to “please take your time and drive to the conditions” this holiday period,...
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National
Body found at Ocean Beach in Hawke's Bay after beachgoers tried to save swimmer
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 2:57PMA body was recovered from Ocean Beach near Hastings on Sunday morning two days after a swimmer was pulled out to sea as beachgoers...
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National
New coastal flood maps affect thousands of properties
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 8:55PMNew coastal flood maps predicting how climate change will affect Hawke’s Bay’s coastline in the next 75 years have been released. About...
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National
'Chocka': Napier's cyclone rebuild key to clearing wool glut
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 1:52PMSummer means sheep shearing season across the country. There is a problem this year, though. Many wool storage facilities...
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National
Man jailed for drug-fuelled crash which killed cousin on Halloween
Friday, 1 December 2023, 2:19PMA Napier man has been jailed for almost six years for a drug-fuelled crash which killed his cousin and paralysed the mother...
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National
Summerset Palms retirement village in Napier opens $50m ‘memory-care’ centre
Monday, 27 November 2023, 12:12PMThe main building at the centre of the $150 million Summerset Palms Te Awa retirement village in Napier has officially opened,...
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National
'They will come to appreciate the time away': Napier high school brings in a hard cellphone ban
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 3:57PMA Napier high school has banned the use of cellphones for all of the school day, citing learning and wellbeing benefits for...
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World
'Terrifying' hurricane tears into Kiwi lawyer's high-rise hotel: 'The windows just smashed in on me'
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 3:05PMAs the windows shattered in lawyer Don Kennedy’s seventh-floor hotel room in Mexico, he couldn’t help but wonder if he would...
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National
Suspected suicides did not spike in Hawke's Bay after cyclone, new figures show
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 1:37PMNewly released suicide figures show there was no spike in Hawke’s Bay in the months after Cyclone Gabrielle. A mental health...
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National
Is Hawke’s Bay horticulture giant Bostock Group selling empire?
Monday, 23 October 2023, 4:05PMHawke’s Bay horticulture giant and one of the country’s leading growers, Bostock Group, is advertising that “some or all...
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Crime
'Could lose their life': Retailer's plea as 13yo hospitalised in Napier smash-and-grab
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 4:07PMThe owner of two Napier bottle stores broken into on consecutive days says a few bottles of spirits are not worth risking...
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National
'Big surprise': Kiwifruit grower heartened to see crops growing again after cyclone
Monday, 16 October 2023, 2:51PMA Hawke’s Bay kiwifruit grower says signs of life appearing on his hard-hit orchard following Cyclone Gabrielle has given...
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News
History-making Mana Kotiro girls rugby team win final game, lift Leahy Plate in Napier
Friday, 6 October 2023, 3:37PMAn all-girls rugby team has lifted a trophy after making history - and winning plenty of fans - at the Wakely Shield junior...
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National
One dead, one injured after car hits power pole between Napier and Hastings
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 3:06PMOne person has died and another was injured after a car hit a power pole in Pākōwhai on Saturday night, between Napier and...