Articles by Rafaella Melo
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National
The rise of the underground food economy
Monday, 24 March 2025, 2:35pmHigh costs and legal requirements have pushed Hawke’s Bay’s small-scale entrepreneurs into operating informally. Shona Brewer...
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Lower North Island
Napier urgent care to stay and be enhanced after community pushback, won't include a doctor
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 4:29pmThe Government has decided to expand Napier’s overnight urgent care service after Health NZ initially proposed to remove...
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World
'When you know better, you do better': Cyclone Gabrielle survivors prepare as Alfred bears down on Queensland
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 3:44pmCyclone Alfred’s approach towards Queensland’s coast is stirring memories of Cyclone Gabrielle for Hawke’s Bay residents...
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National
Woman charged with manslaughter after 11-year-old cyclist's death
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 12:23pmA woman has appeared in court charged with manslaughter after a crash that killed 11-year-old Emma-Jane Sylvia Kupa, who...
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National
Shopper trespassed from New World supermarket after taking photos of blocked fire exit
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:11amTony Hughes was trespassed from New World Havelock North after photographing a clogged fire exit. Hughes reported the issue...
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Lower North Island
Life in an isolated valley after a flood: 'The damage took my mind off being hungry'
Monday, 17 February 2025, 11:37amTwo years after Cyclone Gabrielle, George Tawhai is still living in a temporary shelter, rebuilding his life. Tawhai survived...
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National
'Forever my baby': Parents' heartbreak after 11yo girl hit and killed on bike
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 7:03amEmma-Jane Sylvia Kupa, 11, died in a crash in Flaxmere while cycling with her sister. Her parents, Shannon Davis and George...
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National
94th anniversary of the Hawke's Bay earthquake: Death of Roy MacLennan, his wife injured but alive beside him
Monday, 3 February 2025, 11:44amFor 94 years, Hawke’s Bay has paused on February 3 to reflect on a moment that forever changed its landscape and shaped the...
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National
11yo girl killed while cycling, woman charged with dangerous driving
Friday, 31 January 2025, 12:04pmA woman has been charged after a crash that killed an 11-year-old girl cycling in the Hawke’s Bay suburb of Flaxmere on Thursday...
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Lower North Island
Dannevirke food pantry struggles as rubbish dumping increases
Monday, 27 January 2025, 11:05amA Dannevirke community food pantry is increasingly being misused by people dumping garbage instead of food. Over the last...
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National
'We want justice for our girl': Mother seeks answers after people flee fatal crash scene
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 7:22amA grieving mum is trying to piece together why her 31-year-old daughter was left dying on a Hawke’s Bay highway bridge after...
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Lower North Island
All smiles: Taradale man's shot wins farming photo competition
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 1:22pmTaradale’s Carl Gundersen beat out more than 150 other entries to win the grand prize for New Zealand’s inaugural Biggest...
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National
Engagement trip ruined: Accommodation price hiked by $100 a night – after confirmation
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 9:32amBride-to-be Ana Luiza Sestrem says she faced a $100 nightly increase – or cancellation – for her pre-booked accommodation. Sestrem...
