Articles by Doug Laing
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National
Government offers an extra $4.55m for cyclone recovery in Hawke's Bay
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 10:52amHawke’s Bay councils are getting a further $4.55 million from the Government to help speed up flood protection and transport...
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National
Owner's advice to dirt bikes thieves targeting his store - don't bother
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 7:55amPolice are still seeking information relating to a string of burglaries targeting a motorbike shop in Napier. The three...
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National
Golden Shears: Southland’s Leon Samuels first South Island champion since 1989
Monday, 4 March 2024, 12:24pmSouthland shearer Leon Samuels became the first South Islander to win the Golden Shears open shearing title in 35 years in...
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National
'This was different': The text that stopped two radio hosts in their tracks
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 9:20amIf you’re sitting on your chuff while the rest of your world is being hit by the worst disaster in 92 years, and you’re inside...
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National
'We need to take on these challenges': Massive rates hike forecast for Napier
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 3:45pmNapier is looking at a possible record annual rates increase of over 20 per cent for the 2024-2025 year. A statement from...
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Sport
Shearing: Tapawera Shears - nurse Kimberly MacLean wins intermediate grade
Monday, 29 January 2024, 11:46amA 22-year-old emergency department nurse continues to claim winning ribbons, in a drive to help keep shearing competitions...
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Sport
Magpie charged after drive crash in Ranfurly Shield match revelry
Monday, 2 October 2023, 4:55pmA Hawke’s Bay Magpies player has been charged in relating to a drink-driving crash on a night of Ranfurly Shield revelry...
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Sport
Tui eye giant-killing role in Christchurch
Friday, 1 September 2023, 4:59pmHawke’s Bay Tui captain and leading points-scorer Krysten Cottrell has been around long enough to know it’s a big call to...
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Politics
Election promise: National vows to make Hawke's Bay Expressway four lanes
Monday, 31 July 2023, 1:44pmA Government lead by the National Party will four-lane the Hawke’s Bay Expressway if the National Party is returned to the...
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National
Five months gone, still no sign of Joseph Ahuriri and his truck
Monday, 24 July 2023, 1:48pmJoseph Ahuriri and his light truck remain missing, more than five months after disappearing north of Napier on the morning...
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National
'Stay where you are': Cop strips to undies for daring sea rescue
Saturday, 1 July 2023, 10:13amA teenager struggling for her life in notorious heavy surf off Napier’s Marine Parade was talking to police on her cellphone...
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National
Kiwis to defend proud record at world shearing champs
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 2:40pmThe Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand team will be defending a proud Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling...
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National
Brother vs brother at world shearing champs
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 4:12pmThe focus of the shearing world will next week turn on the 2023 world championships and particularly the glamour-event hopes...
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National
Bridging the gaps part of $800m cyclone bill
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 3:42pmHastings District Council is still hoping access across the Redclyffe Bridge over the Tūtaekurī River between Taradale and...
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Sport
Napier teen sprinter Rylan Noome in the fast lane
Friday, 14 April 2023, 4:16pmA new Napier sprinting revelation is hoping to take big steps towards the world junior athletics championships with qualifying...
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National
'It's a time capsule': Wallet stolen 27 years ago found under storm-damaged tree
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 2:27pmA wallet missing for 27 years after it was stolen from a vehicle in Hastings in 1997 has been recovered from under the roots...
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National
Cyclone Gabrielle: Help from the outside- rural communities rally
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 1:12pmShearing legend Sir David Fagan and businessman Jim McIndoe in their hometown of Te Kūiti have linked arms in one of the...
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National
Teen 'soft-folk' busker warned against using amplifier in Napier CBD
Tuesday, 27 December 2022, 4:46pmMaraekakaho teenager Grace Haliburton hopes to head to university to study law in 2024. But there was a momentary blip in...
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National
Napier brothers beat shearing record
Monday, 7 November 2022, 4:45pmShearing brothers Jim and Lou Brown, from Napier, and their Australia-born cousin Imran Sullivan have comfortably broken...
