Articles by Hawkes Bay Today
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National
SH1 blocked in both directions as hīkoi protest head towards Parliament
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 2:25pmState Highway 1 was blocked this afternoon in both directions north of Wellington as the hīkoi mo te Tiriti heads south towards...
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Crime
Smash, grab and threaten: Five stores targeted in early-morning Hawke’s Bay burglary spree
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 1:57pmOffenders have smashed and barged their way into at least five stores in Hawke’s Bay in a three-hour early morning crime...
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National
'Please keep away': Napier schools in lockdown after firearm sighting
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 2:47pmA school in a Napier suburb is in lockdown after a reported sighting of a firearm nearby. Police were called to Tait Dr,...
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National
Orchard scanning technology helps growers
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 4:03pmA technology development by two Hawke’s Bay companies is making it easier for growers to gather information on what is happening...
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Crime
Suspicious house fire in Onekawa, Napier
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 10:22amNeighbours saw “a ball” of flame shooting up from a Napier home during a suspicious fire early Wednesday morning. Two fire...
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National
'We are not big fans of steak sauce': Mystery deliveries for years bemuse Napier family
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 3:05pmA Napier family who thought they’d been hit by a rare mystery prank are becoming well done with the meaty matter after the...
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National
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake gives Hawke’s Bay a light shake
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 3:06pmClose to 1000 people reported feeling a magnitude 4.0 earthquake that lightly shook Hawke’s Bay today. The quake, centred...
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Crime
Man facing driving charges after Waipawa police chase and brief manhunt
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 3:12pmA Hawke’s Bay man faces driving charges after a police chase in Waipawa on Monday night which ended in a crash and brief...
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Emergency
When police knocked at 3am: The ordeals of Hawke's Bay's flood victims
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 1:41pmSwelling seas and a bursting river forced more than 100 Hawke’s Bay residents from their homes as water crept over amidst...
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National
'Hoax': Napier Chipmunks Playland evacuated after bomb threat made over the phone
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:25pmPolice say they have identified three young people believed to be responsible for a bomb threat at a Napier business on Sunday. An...
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National
SH2 reopens after logging truck rolls leaving logs everywhere
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 8:01amState Highway 2 has reopened to one lane after a logging truck lost its load near Whakaki east of Wairoa on Tuesday. At 9.25am...
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National
Man fined $600 after decapitating a great white shark and keeping the head
Friday, 17 May 2024, 1:57pmA Mahia man has been given a $600 fine after he caught, killed, and decapitated a great white shark, and then kept the head. The...
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National
Family of teen who died in Cook Islands fundraising to send body to NZ
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 4:04pmThe family of a teen who died suddenly while holidaying in Rarotonga are aiming to raise $9000 to send his body to New Zealand. Mary...
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Crime
Body in burned-out car: Name suppression lapses for murder accused
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 3:50pmA man charged with murder after the death of a man found in a burnt-out vehicle in Hastings can now be named as Chalton Mason...
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National
One person dead after workplace incident in Hawke's Bay
Monday, 29 April 2024, 1:47pmOne person has died following a work-related incident near Ongaonga in Central Hawke’s Bay. A police spokesman said an incident...
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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...
