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  • Prices at annual cattle fair on a par with last year

    Agood sale of quality cattle was the verdict from yesterday’s annual cow fair at Stortford Lodge.

  • Israel PM cancels peace talks after ceasefire vote

    Benjamin Netanyahu has scrapped peace talks with Hamas after the United Nations Security Council’s demand for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

  • Budget policy laid out

    The Government has announced it will set itself a smaller Budget allowance than the previous Government did, with no new borrowing, but will reveal the exact amount in the Budget.

  • Not sneaky enough

    A detector dog has foiled an attempt to smuggle methamphetamine and cocaine into Rimutaka Prison.

  • Horrific crash spurred Matt to get fit

    Digger and dozer operator Matt Hutchinson and his boss Geoff Scurr had just checked out their next contracting job when their truck lost traction reaching the top of a steep grassy slope.

  • Agri-students boost enrolments

    Enrolments at Lincoln University in Christchurch are up 20 per cent on last year thanks to strong uptake in agriculture-based studies.

  • Vineyard posts recycled for farms

    Ever wondered what happens to old vineyard posts when they are discarded?

  • IN THE RED

    While cheap tomatoes may be good news for shoppers at the checkout, low prices are hurting returns for the country’s growers.

  • Boyhood love of stream continues

    South Waikato’s Pōkaiwhenua Stream is a special place full of memories for Hadleigh Putt.

  • Indigenous business spreading its wings

    Māori and Pasifika business networks have formed a covenant in Auckland, Wellington Christchurch and Otago to boost the Pacific’s capacity and capability.

  • All Whites better but beaten on penalties

    Forty-five minutes of New Zealand’s best men’s football in some time were not enough to end their goal hoodoo in Cairo.

  • Shooter completes puzzle

    New Taylor Hawke’s Bay Hawks Sal’s NBL coach Sam Gruggen has been landed with one of the New Zealand game’s bigger challenges with a new squad for the 2024 league.

  • Harry-Combs link The Duke of Sussex has been named in a US$30 million ($50m) lawsuit alleging that Sean “Diddy” Combs, the rapper, used his name to give his sex trafficking parties legitimacy. The 73-page lawsuit against the rapper and several of his associates and record labels claims Combs was known for throwing sex trafficking parties. It alleges that those affiliated with such parties, or...

  • Total out of reach for White Ferns

    A career-best 91 off 56 by opening bat Maia Bouchier led the way for England, who notched an imposing 177/3 off their 20 overs in the fourth T20 international against the White Ferns yesterday.

  • Apprentice challenge Building apprentices from across Hawke’s Bay will battle it out on Saturday April 6 at the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge, sponsored by ITM. Competing for the title of the Hawke’s Bay’s NZCB Apprentice Challenge winner and a spot in the national final, the apprentices will be tasked with completing a challenging project over eight hours that will...

  • HDC hopeful defends leaked email

    AHastings District Council candidate and Destiny Church pastor emailed his potential future colleagues vowing he would “name and shame” them for being “pro-perversion” if they did not respond to him.

  • Sisters coming to blows in desert

    Maraetōtara sisters Sophie and Jade Pedersen will go head-to-head on US soil at the Blokart World Championship in April.

  • Sometimes kiwis can fly

    It’s not often you see a kiwi fly, but thanks to the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 20 eastern brown kiwi got the opportunity to take flight when they were transferred from Hawke’s Bay’s Cape Sanctuary.

  • Rovers jumping in at deep end

    Defending National League champions Wellington Olympic await Napier City Rovers in the opening round of football’s Central League.

  • COMMENT What is this week’s special — tax cuts?

    New Zealand’s failed deregulation of the 1980s and 90s is driving up the cost of living, and only the Government can fix it.

  • Jobs advertised down, applications up

    Hiring activity slumped in February with news of a recession likely to weigh on the outlook of the jobs market, according to new data from Seek NZ.

  • Dressing up to do Time Warp

    It was a night of fun, with a combination of science fiction, comedy and horror at the Dannevirke Regent Cinema when The Rocky Horror Picture Show came to town.

  • Shoppers still looking for food savings

    Supermarket shoppers are still holding out for savings on fruit and vegetables, after the announcement that prices have fallen.

  • Easter bunny spotted in sky but more threatening clouds ahead

    The Easter Bunny has been spotted early over Hawke’s Bay as unusually warm thermal winds combined to produce a truly egg-cellent cloud formation.

  • Serial groper to be released again

    Repeat sexual offender Jason Trembath has won his bid for early prison release despite prior issues on parole including breaching conditions by going on Tinder and an arrest for an indecent act in a Rotorua car park.

  • Music tutor gave porn to 7yo girl

    This article deals with sexual offending against underage girls and may be distressing for some readers.

  • Body found after car blaze

    Hawke’s Bay police have discovered a body after a vehicle fire in Hastings.

  • Employment confidence rises — report

    Employment confidence has turned positive for the first time since mid-2023, but workers say it is getting harder to find a job.

  • HOT TOPICS

    Quiz1Enzo is a quarterly magazine dedicated exclusively to what brand of car?

  • EDITORIAL Coutts again makes waves off the water

    There’s no doubt Kiwi sailor and multimillionaire SailGP chief executive Sir Russell Coutts is a champion — his win-at-all-costs attitude in sailing and business is second-to-none.

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