Articles by Hamish Bidwell
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National
'Educated and cunning': Small town cop's unusual find inside hidden compartments of car
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 4:34pmRemote doesn’t mean out of sight, when it comes to the poaching of paua. Police and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)...
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Little-known banking 'handbrake': Insurance paid them out, then ASB said they couldn't touch it
Monday, 1 January 2024, 1:44pmThe insurance money’s in the bank; the only problem for Hayden Downer and Maria Hollingshead is that their bank won’t let...
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National
Blocked by rocks: Landowner wants $200,000 to reopen beachfront drive
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 8:47amEru Smith wants $200,000 from the Hastings District Council, plus an annual sum of $8000, before he’ll reopen the latest...
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Police dog handling dream comes true: 'You get to go home at the end of the day with your mate'
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 11:07amConstable Cole Devenport sympathises with the dog owners among us, whose prized family pooches don’t always do as they’re...
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National
'Fool's paradise': Why residents want vehicles off a famous Kiwi beach
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 3:15pmSophie Siers says you’re living in an “absolute fool’s paradise” if you think manners and common courtesy can make Waimārama...
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National
‘It’s gone’: Forester paints grim picture of planting industry under new fees regime
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 3:38pmA forester claims a Ministry for Primary Industries decision to cut an $18 million swathe through his industry could result...
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National
Who's leading our cyclone recovery?
Friday, 25 August 2023, 2:13pmThe Regional Recovery Agency is about a month away from charting the first way forward for Hawke’s Bay. The initial iteration...
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National
The slow road to the Civil Defence review
Sunday, 28 May 2023, 2:14pmThe terms of reference for a review into the Cyclone Gabrielle response of the Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Management (HBCDEM)...
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National
Resident says Hastings District Council's felling of trees 'heavy-handed'
Friday, 7 April 2023, 1:36pmThe Hastings District Council’s attempts to clean up the Karituwhenua Stream walkway after Cyclone Gabrielle are being described...
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National
Teachers pick up a shovel, not a placard
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 3:24pmHawke’s Bay’s exceptional circumstances were reflected in the way industrial action was observed by teachers on Thursday. Many...
