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National
Hawke's Bay bus driver's narrow escape after rock thrown through window
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 3:11PMA Hawke’s Bay bus driver says he was “fortunate” to have had a narrow escape when a rock was thrown through the windscreen...
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Sport
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 1:24PMEight club rugby players and their coach were in a van that was peppered with shotgun pellets by gang members as they fled...
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Sport
Rugby game turns violent: Supporters clash on field with knives, team van shot at
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 9:33AMA visiting rugby team’s van was peppered with what appear to be shotgun rounds as they drove away from a Hawke’s Bay ground...
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National
Cyclone review: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence staff told those concerned about flooding they were 'over-reacting'
Monday, 25 March 2024, 3:21PMConcerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded...
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Crime
Police swarm on Hastings motel after reported stabbing
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 4:23PMPolice have rushed to a Hastings motel following a report that a person had been found in a unit with serious stab wounds. Officers...
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National
Two dead after serious crash south of Hastings, third person critically injured
Sunday, 10 March 2024, 2:58PMTwo people are dead after a road crash south of Hastings on Friday while one remained in hospital with serious injuries on...
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National
New fluoridation plant for Dannevirke by the end of August
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 2:24PMThe Tararua District Council will go ahead with a fluoridation plant in Dannevirke after the Ministry of Health revealed...
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National
'Quite hurtful': Culture war ignites over cyclone charity cookbook
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 4:11PMA cookbook raising money for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery has been pulled from a Hawke’s Bay bookstore after concerns were...
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National
'A bit teary eyed': Hastings mechanic's shock death starts lasting legacy
Sunday, 25 February 2024, 5:19PMFriends and whanau of the late Reid O’Leary will lace-up the sneakers to “create chatter” in Hastings next month. Following...
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Politics
PM announces $63m funding for Cyclone Gabrielle silt and debris removal
Sunday, 11 February 2024, 3:18PMUrgent work to clean up cyclone-affected regions will continue, thanks to a $63 million boost from the Government for sediment...
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Crime
Member of public hit with bag as alleged shoplifters flee store in Hastings
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 3:15PMShoplifters entered a Hastings store mid-afternoon on Tuesday and hit a member of the public before fleeing in a vehicle. Police...
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National
Serious injury, road closed after stock-truck trailer overturns near Waipawa
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 1:42PMOne person has serious injuries following a stock-truck crash between Waipawa and Ōtāne, Central Hawke’s Bay, that has closed...
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National
Expected cost of quake, tsunami off Hawke's Bay Coast revealed in minister's briefings
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 3:29PMThe Government has been given an estimate of the predicted cost and chaos of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami hitting...
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Crime
Woman dragged into Napier park and assaulted
Sunday, 28 January 2024, 4:32PMA woman walking her dog was dragged across a road by a passing motorist who tried to indecently assault her at a Napier park...
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National
DoC issues shark warning in wake of mass ‘whale’, dolphin stranding in Mahia
Friday, 26 January 2024, 4:32PMThe Department of Conservation (DOC) is warning water-goers to be cautious near Mahia peninsula as the remains of stranded...
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National
Roads blocked and one critically injured after truck collides with pedestrian
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 1:37PMOne person has been critically injured after a truck hit a pedestrian in Hastings on Tuesday. A police spokesman said police...
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Crime
'Violent disorder' arrest after New Year's assault in Mahia
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 5:44PMA person has been arrested and charged after a serious assault in Mahia during a “violent disorder” in the early hours of...
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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
Jacinda Ardern wedding: Police say no arrests made, public largely respectful
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 2:33PMHawke’s Bay has shown the world just why it is so renowned as a location for weddings as the region turned on its best weather...
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National
Hastings-made 'dairy-free' baby snacks recalled after traces of milk found
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 11:05AMHawke’s Bay food manufacturer Kiwigarden is suspending production and recalling all batches of one of its dairy-free yoghurt...
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National
Man flown to Auckland in critical condition after rural Hawke's Bay crash
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 10:03AMA 59-year-old man injured in a crash near the rural Hawke’s Bay settlement of Patangata has been flown to Auckland Hospital...
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National
Jacinda Ardern's hens do? Former PM spotted with a dozen women
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 1:04PMDame Jacinda Ardern’s hens do may well have been spotted at a Hastings venue. As the former PM and Clarke Gayford’s Hawke’s...
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Crime
Two unrelated attacks in Napier in six hours - first a ‘vicious assault’, then a stabbing
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 9:54AMTwo people have been seriously injured after two attacks in Napier on Wednesday - one described by police as a stabbing and...
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National
'The NZ disease': Drowning toll spurs fresh call for water-safety awareness
Friday, 5 January 2024, 2:01PMHawke’s Bay has seen the number of drowning-related deaths increase from six in 2022 to 12 in 2023, despite the national...