Hawke's Bay News

Hastings — A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged by Police, after allegedly attempting to meet a young teenage girl for sex.

By New Zealand Police
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Hawke's Bay — Police have arrested and charged three Hawke’s Bay men after large vegetation fires in Waipawa earlier this month.

By New Zealand Police
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Napier — To mark Napier’s 150th, the city is getting its own edition of classic boardgame Monopoly.

By Napier City Council
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Hastings — Last week the High Court in Wellington heard the case that the Hastings District Council had implemented an unlawful directive to start fluoridation. Today Justice La Hood ruled that the council was allowed to continue because the unlawful directive was still "valid".

By Fluoride Free New Zealand
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Hastings — Fluoride Free New Zealand (FFNZ), along with New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out for Science (NZDSOS), filed for an Injunction against the Hastings District Council in the Wellington High Court yesterday (9 April 2024).

By Fluoride Free New Zealand
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Hastings — A protest is planned for Friday 5 April outside the Hastings District Council in Lyndon Road East.

By Fluoride Free New Zealand
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Napier — Napier City Council is set to discuss the topics and options it will put to the community in its Three-Year Plan 2024-27 consultation, which is due to open in late March.

By Expert Briefing
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Hawke's Bay — A group of tourists were successfully rescued on Thursday morning after becoming trapped between the rising tide and steep cliffs while walking to the Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers.

By Expert Briefing
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Hawke's Bay — The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union has called for the Department of Conservation's (DOC) director general, Penny Wilson, to be held accountable for what it claims to be an appalling failure to oversee the management of Te Urewera.

By Expert Briefing
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Hawke's Bay — Tooth decay in the formerly-fluoridated Hastings and Havelock North has continued to decline since fluoridation ceased in 2016, according to official School Dental Data says Dr Neil Waddell, former Professor of Dental Materials at the School of Dentistry, University of Otago.

By Fluoride Free New Zealand
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Napier — Get ready to blast off on a space adventure! A hands-on space science showcase will land in Napier this November, bringing visitors of all ages an out-of-this-world experience.

By Napier City Council
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Napier — Forgetful fiction fans and busy bookworms have been granted a permanent pardon by Napier Libraries.

By Napier City Council
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Napier — Twenty-one ‘powerful’ heavy weights have arrived in Napier to help with any future extreme weather events and their impacts.

By Napier City Council
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Napier — The National Aquarium of New Zealand released two sharks into the ocean early this morning, returning them to the waters from which they originated.

By Napier City Council
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Hawke's Bay — The first edition of Central Hawke's Bay's Cyclone Gabrielle locality recovery plan has been published today, following a series of Community Conversations across nine parts of the district last month.

By Central Hawke's Bay District Council
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Napier — A more resilient Napier is at the forefront of Napier City Council’s Locality Plan, which was submitted to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Recovery Group on Friday.

By Napier City Council
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Hawke's Bay — The Central Hawke's Bay Mayoral Relief Fund has distributed nearly $150,000 to 112 Central Hawke’s Bay households, businesses, farms and community groups since it was established in February.

By Central Hawke's Bay District Council
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Hawke's Bay — When Cyclone Gabrielle struck early on Tuesday, 14 February 2023, the Hawke’s Bay Search and Rescue (SAR) Squad responded by heading to the Esk Valley and rescuing many people trapped by floodwaters.

By Surf Life Saving New Zealand
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Napier — The world’s smallest penguin just came out with miniature versions named Pipi, Squishy and Eric – though they’re adult sized by 90 days! Three baby kororā recently hatched at the National Aquarium of New Zealand.

By Napier City Council
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Napier — Loud voices, bold claims and plenty of opinions are sure to dominate Napier’s inaugural Youth v Council debate, and that’s just the teens!   The Youth Council vs.

By Napier City Council
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Napier — Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise agrees with fellow members of Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori that Government plans to force through water reforms virtually unchanged is a worrying attack on property rights and community voice.

By Napier City Council
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Hawke's Bay — It’s a long weekend ahead for Central Hawke’s Bay residents, contractors, community organisations and council staff, as the district continues to be impacted from the severe weather event affecting the East Coast of the North Island.

By Central Hawke's Bay District Council
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