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- Napier mayor Barbara Arnott says keeping the east coast rail link open will all come down to viability.
:-) Both Mayor Arnott( NCC) and Chairman Dick ( HBRC) should have been on the case to support the viability of the Napier to Gisbo...
By Brian Fisher - Tourists being ripped off by Hawke's Bay motels
tickets $228.00 a fair price for sting, then quoted $500.00 for two adults for minimum two nights stay...felt ripped off.
By j andrews - Watch the Hawke's Bay vs Southland live online at Live Sports TV - All About Hawke's Bay
Go the Stags
By Chris - Backlash over no BYO at Hawke's Bay Mission Concert
Typical police, have you ever been to the police canteen, if you really want to see drunk idiots go there what a check these p----...
By BIll Martin - Massey can't stop Hawke's Bay EIT teaching course
I agree with the comments made by Dr Ryan and would agree that the matter at hand be put before the council. I would like to enrol...
By Naani Scott - Hawke's Bay's famous maori football player, Jack Taiaroa
Thanks for posting that! And well done to the writer! I'd never heard of him before. What a remarkable player he must have been.
By Jeremy Q. - Napier lawyer Gerald McKay of McKay Hill hands in his Practicing Certificate
I am sure that Gerald is an honourable person and will come out OK. However these processes are not helpful to a professional pers...
By Tom McClelland
Police welcome Coroner's Report on Napier Tragedy - action on recommendations ... - New Zealand Police (press release)
Police welcome Coroner's Report on Napier Tragedy - action on recommendations ... New Zealand Police (press release) Police National Headquarters today welcomed the report of the Coroner into the...
'Very cold' front delays the promised mild spring - Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay Today 'Very cold' front delays the promised mild spring Hawke's Bay Today CALM: Napier whitebaiter Patrick Rukuwai enjoyed the calm before the forecast "short-sharp" storm...
Rousing welcome for Ellis - Hawke's Bay Today
Rousing welcome for Ellis Hawke's Bay Today Media personality and sports star Marc Ellis was greeted by a rousing haka from about 50 Napier Intermediate students yesterday when arriving at the Napier...
Sting wearing well, but not as well as Rod - The Dominion Post
Sting wearing well, but not as well as Rod The Dominion Post ... to be one of the most popular Mission concert artists, with the 25000 tickets for his February 12 show in Napier nearly selling out in...
Court threat in barking dog dispute - The Dominion Post
Court threat in barking dog dispute The Dominion Post BJ, a 10-year-old border collie-cross, was removed from his Len Davis Tce property by Napier City Council last month. The council had received complaints...
Tracks planned for Frimley Park - Hawke's Bay Today
Tracks planned for Frimley Park Hawke's Bay Today A network of cycling and walking tracks will be built in Frimley Park at a cost to Hastings ratepayers of $119000. The paths will be built in three...
Floral display costs nipped in bud - Hawke's Bay Today
Floral display costs nipped in bud Hawke's Bay Today Hastings District Council spends about $100000 a year on the house, or about $10 per visitor. The changes will mean smaller flower displays, more...
Injuries 'self-inflicted' - Hawke's Bay Today
Injuries 'self-inflicted' Hawke's Bay Today Coroner Chris Devonport has found that Tracy-Leigh Brenssell, 39, of Hastings, died at Burma Rd, on May 12, this year, from multiple injuries sustained...
School snaps up Lowe House deal - Hawke's Bay Today
School snaps up Lowe House deal Hawke's Bay Today Hastings' four-storey Lowe House has been purchased by Taikura Rudolf Steiner School in Hastings and is believed to be one of the largest real estate...
Death trap at Hastings railway track - Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay Today Death trap at Hastings railway track Hawke's Bay Today NO BARRIER: Students walk directly across the railway line in Hastings this morning. Talks are under way for a safe crossing....
Festival draws fine line on fun, food and art - Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay Today Festival draws fine line on fun, food and art Hawke's Bay Today Fine food, fine wine and fine art should add up to the finest of times at The Festival in Waipukurau's Pukeora Estate...
Forward power to fore - Wairarapa Times Age
Wairarapa Times Age Forward power to fore Wairarapa Times Age ... squad at 1pm and the Wairarapa-Bush under-20s playing Wellington under-19s at 11.30am. The Wairarapa-Bush under-15s play Hawke's...
Future of Civic Theatre to come before the public - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Future of Civic Theatre to come before the public Scoop.co.nz (press release) The public are being asked to discuss a future vision for the Waipukurau Civic Theatre. Mayor Trish Giddens says “The...
Artificial greens a surface for all weathers - Manawatu Standard
Artificial greens a surface for all weathers Manawatu Standard ... national club championship and our entries have suffered because it clashes with a women's tournament in Waipukurau that a lot...
Unconscious man found in Waipukurau - Hawke's Bay Today
Unconscious man found in Waipukurau Hawke's Bay Today A man was found unconscious in the carpark of a Waipukurau bar on Saturday night following an altercation. Police were called to the carpark at...
Four escape fatal Wairoa fire - Hawke's Bay Today
Four escape fatal Wairoa fire Hawke's Bay Today A 63-year-old Wairoa man died after a large house fire just north of Wairoa early today, while four others, including two children, made it to safety....
Man dies in Wairoa house fire - Gisborne Herald
Man dies in Wairoa house fire Gisborne Herald FATAL FIRE: The scene of this morning's house fire that claimed the life of a Wairoa man. Wairoa police and fire safety officers from Hastings are ......
Fatal House Wier In Wairoa - Voxy
Fatal House Wier In Wairoa Voxy A Wairoa man has died in a house fire near the town early this morning. At approximately 1.15am this morning the Wairoa Fire Brigade was called to a house ... Man dies...
Man dies in house fire - Stuff.co.nz
Man dies in house fire Stuff.co.nz LATEST: A man has died in a house fire near Wairoa, despite desperate attempts to save him. Police have not identified ... Elderly man dies in house fireTVNZ all...
Checkmate at Wairoa's Affco - Gisborne Herald
Checkmate at Wairoa's Affco Gisborne Herald THREATS and ongoing disputes are carving up hopes of a positive agreement between Wairoa's Affco meatworks and the New Zealand Meat Workers' Union....
Hawke's Bay motels fear the worst - Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay motels fear the worst Hawke's Bay Today Some Hawke's Bay motels are about to go out of business, says Napier Motel Association president Tim Stephens, owner of Ballina Motel. ......
Borrowers over reach themselves - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald Borrowers over reach themselves New Zealand Herald Napier apartment developer Satuit Properties got $14.7 million of SCF cash, failed and SCF pushed it into the hands of receivers...
Supermarket contract points to the future - The Dominion Post
The Dominion Post Supermarket contract points to the future The Dominion Post A few months back, Sam and Hannah Morrah got up early and drove the 45 minutes from their farm at Wallingford in Central...
Warning on signs littering highways - Hawke's Bay Today
Warning on signs littering highways Hawke's Bay Today Public notices informing of sign removals from Hawke's Bay highways does not herald a new campaign from the New Zealand Transport Agency. ......
Tributes for retired Central League coach Keinzley - Wairarapa Times Age
Tributes for retired Central League coach Keinzley Wairarapa Times Age ... an effort which required them to win a promotion-relegation series involving Hawke's Bay club Maycenvale United and then...
Big effort secures i SITE conference for Napier - Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay Today Big effort secures i SITE conference for Napier Hawke's Bay Today The prospect of top Hawke's Bay wine, food, some bathing belles and an "amazing race" through Ahuriri...
Forum considers New Zealand's future land use - Massey News (press release)
Massey News (press release) Forum considers New Zealand's future land use Massey News (press release) Ian Millner of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council was also supportive of the forum. “Some...
John Wilson Ocean Dr trail idea - Otago Daily Times
John Wilson Ocean Dr trail idea Otago Daily Times Similar colonies near Auckland, and at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, were significant tourist attractions, with hundreds of visitors each day, he said....
Pathway bridge big step - Hawke's Bay Today
Pathway bridge big step Hawke's Bay Today Prime Minister John Key was in Hawke's Bay last week for the signing of the $1.89 million deal between the council and the Ministry of Tourism. ... ...
Tourists being ripped off by Hawke's Bay motels - All About Hawke's Bay
Tourists being ripped off by Hawke's Bay motels All About Hawke's Bay The woman was also unhappy that accommodation rates also went up at that time and that it was probably not a good look for the...
Allen Maddox: Paradox of the not yet famous - Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay Today Allen Maddox: Paradox of the not yet famous Hawke's Bay Today Many consider Rita Angus the only other Hawke's Bay artist to occupy the same tier as Maddox. Yet the later has nothing...
Berquist enjoys change - sportal.co.nz
Berquist enjoys change sportal.co.nz The club rugby in Auckland had been different to what he had experienced in Hawke's Bay and Dunedin. The itinerant lifestyle that becomes part of the ... ...
Brits 'attracted to NZ's pace of life' - Corporate FX
Corporate FX Brits 'attracted to NZ's pace of life' Corporate FX ... Christchurch, Dunedin and Nelson are as popular as ever among Britons, there is also a sizable contingent moving to places...
Rugby: Halfback happy to be back in beloved Bay - The Daily Post
The Daily Post Rugby: Halfback happy to be back in beloved Bay The Daily Post On Friday night against Hawke's Bay, he even managed his first try for the province in just his second game after debuting...
Slow Pace of Life at New Zealand Attracts People to Buy Property - TopNews New Zealand
TopNews New Zealand Slow Pace of Life at New Zealand Attracts People to Buy Property TopNews New Zealand “We are also seeing Brits settling in places like the Hawke's Bay and Wanaka”, Mr. Anderson...
Rugby: Otago team to play Hawke's Bay named - Otago Daily Times
Rugby: Otago team to play Hawke's Bay named Otago Daily Times The Otago team to play Hawke's Bay in a national provincial rugby championship match at Carisbrook in Dunedin on Sunday has been...
Police warning over suspicious phone call - Hawke's Bay Today
Police warning over suspicious phone call Hawke's Bay Today Central Hawke's Bay police are urging people to err on the side of caution after receiving a phone call from a woman who believes she...
Fewer visit doctor for influenza - Hawke's Bay Today
Fewer visit doctor for influenza Hawke's Bay Today Hawke's Bay Hospital doctor Andrew Burns said the number of confirmed cases was likely to be an underestimate. "The vast majority of people...
Champion Hip-Hop crew to perform in Hawke's Bay - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Champion Hip-Hop crew to perform in Hawke's Bay Scoop.co.nz (press release) World Champion hip-hop crew ReQuest will take its unique style of dance to Hawke's Bay next week, where its dancers...
Elderly man dies in house fire - TVNZ
Elderly man dies in house fire TVNZ An elderly man is dead after a house fire in northern Hawke's Bay this morning. Firefighters were called to the blaze just north of Wairoa before 1am and ......
Fears ETS will lead to dumping - Hawke's Bay Today
Fears ETS will lead to dumping Hawke's Bay Today Three Hawke's Bay councils have made submissions to the Ministry for the Environment saying municipal landfills should have been left out of the...
Pest, disease guidelines - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz Pest, disease guidelines Stuff.co.nz Hawke's Bay vineyard owner Chris Howell, one of the growers in the programme, said the recommended reduction in pesticide residue levels would help...
Fogarty breaks drought - Gisborne Herald
Fogarty breaks drought Gisborne Herald However, Hawke's Bay's Jessica Wedlake (Yamaha YZF450) took the next two races for overall honours, from Andrews and Shelley Skews (Polaris 450) . ......
Pest, disease guidelines for growers - Marlborough Express
Marlborough Express Pest, disease guidelines for growers Marlborough Express Hawke's Bay vineyard owner Chris Howell, one of the growers in the programme, said the recommended reduction in pesticide...
A region that's proud to stick to basics - The Dominion Post
A region that's proud to stick to basics The Dominion Post Central Hawke's Bay District Council has never been flashy. There are no grand council-owned assets and the focus has ...