Articles by Doug Laing, NZ Herald
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National
Early-morning fire destroys vacant Napier lodge
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 6:59amAn unoccupied Napier Marine Parade landmark which has accommodated backpackers from dozens of countries around the world...
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Sport
All Blacks XV player suspended for using cannabis
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 1:16pmAll Blacks XV and Hurricanes player Isaia Walker-Leawere has served a one-month ban from all sport after a sample during...
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Sport
Hawke’s Bay trio in big US win
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 2:11pmThree members of the 2023 Hawke’s Bay Magpies NPC squad are already winners this year after playing for the New England Free...
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Sport
Rally cancellation means Hawke’s Bay has to wait for SVG
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 12:44pmHawke’s Bay will have to wait for its next chance to see New Zealand motor racing star Shane van Gisbergen, who this week...
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Sport
Robin Krause off to a good start at World Shearing Champs
Friday, 23 June 2023, 1:22pmRobin Krause is off to a good start at the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Edinburgh today. The...
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Sport
One-day cricket final in Napier to support cyclone recovery
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 11:37amThe national men’s one-day cricket Ford Trophy final will be played in Napier next Tuesday, doubling as a fundraiser for...
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National
Hawke’s Bay red sea’s final act was to kill sea creatures
Friday, 10 February 2023, 1:32pmThe algal bloom that dominated the Hawke’s Bay coastline for about two months might have done its final dash by depositing...
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Crime
'A good mate with a good heart': Man killed in Napier homicide
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 12:17pmA man found dead in his central Napier flat on Sunday has been named by police as 68-year-old Colin Blithe. Police opened...
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National
Body found in caravan after man fails to show up for work
Tuesday, 10 January 2023, 4:27pmA body of a man found in his caravan at a motor camp on Monday was discovered after he apparently failed to show up for work. The...
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National
She rescued a seagull from a fishing hook. It’s come to see her every day since
Saturday, 10 December 2022, 3:21pmCasper the seagull is a bit of an enigma. He carries the name of a friendly cartoon ghost who also disappears. But Casper...