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• Napier school's touching tribute to pupil who died of cancer

  A Napier school has paid special tribute to one of its former students who died following a battle with cancer.

• Hastings District Council refuses to release details of complaints against its councillors

  A local government expert has chided Hastings District Council for claiming it would be "damaging to the public interest" to reveal details of code of conduct complaints its councillors have faced.

• Beware the 'zombie' firms: Nick Stewart

  Nick Stewart is a financial adviser and CEO at Stewart Group

• Party Rocking gives good reason to celebrate: John Jenkins

  John Jenkins is a longtime racing journalist based in Hawke's Bay.

• Three last-quarter tries as Magpies claim record sixth win in a row

  One of McLean Park's trickiest winds, one of the biggest boots in the Hilux NPC and the hand of fate came together as the Hawke's Bay Magpies came from behind to beat Otago 35-24 in Napier last night.

• Smoke-alarm slip sparks ACC epiphany: Wyn Drabble

  I have an idea for a new ACC TV commercial in the "Have A Hmmm" campaign. It is aimed at the older, more mature TV-viewing demographic so definitely does not feature lunatic leaps from lofty rocky promontories into water far below.

• Paul Henry visits pub that burned Jacinda Ardern's book

  High-profile TV host turned Act list candidate Paul Henry's campaign tour took an unusual turn into a country pub near Dannevirke.

• Zombie-loving Havelock North Intermediate's champion rockers

  A Havelock North Intermediate School band with a lucky name, a skilled-up rock tutor and a leaning towards 1990s music has cut a track for stardom after winning Bandquest Hawke's Bay.

• Hawke's Bay Show beefed up by cattle's return

  The showing of big bulls, cows and calves is back on the programme at next month's Hawke's Bay A&P Show with the return of the cattle section after an absence of six years.

• Flaxmere racecourse proposal: Aero club warns its planes could spook horses

  A nearly 100-year-old aero club near a proposed $77 million racecourse in Flaxmere is concerned about the potential for conflict if its low-flying planes spook racehorses.

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