Auditor General clears council
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has been cleared by the Office of the Auditor General from claims Transparent Hawke's Bay made against it.
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Gull station hit by blaze
Gull petrol station on Omahu Rd is closed due to smoke and fire damage following a blaze in the early hours of Monday morning.
Tribute to Joshua Bennie gone
Taradale mother Tracey Gibb is giving up the battle for a permanent streetside memorial to her son killed while cycling to school.
Plea: 'Give us water or orchard dies'
Nigel and Jacqueline Burbury are one step away from abandoning their Moore Rd orchard because there won't be enough water next year to grow fruit on the 24ha property they've worked for 22 years.
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Judge tells accused to leave Bay
A Samoan national accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in a Flaxmere park has been banned from returning to Hawke's Bay unless he is due to appear in court.
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Regional News
Soccer: Teacher has last laugh in blitzkrieg
With the nous of a diplomat, PE teacher Rob Gunn did impress on his high school charges a few times he was reasonably handy on the soccer field in his heyday.
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Gas finds excite TAG Oil
TAG Oil has described a natural gas find in its well east of Dannevirke as "very exciting".
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Council webcasts on hold
Hastings District Council has put webcasting on hold until it finds out whether it'll be merged with other Hawke's Bay councils, a change likely to be made clear at the end of this year.
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Sleepover staff given 'benefits'
Woodford House matrons fighting in court for sleepover pay were given flats on site and provided with meals, internet, and phone access as part of their employment, a court has heard.
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the answer is simple close these schools down and send the kids to colenso
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Sport
Soccer: Experience versus youth cost points
They are at the extreme ends of the park at the height of a Central League soccer match but what do goalkeeper Jonty Underhill and striker Fane Morgan have in common?
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Blogs
Editorial: Night of Bay stars bedazzles
The best of Hawke's Bay's sporting talent was honoured at a glittering awards ceremony at the Pettigrew-Green Arena on Saturday night.
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Business
Be proud of your town: Weldon
The appearance of business leader and former Olympic Games swimmer Mark Weldon at the culmination of Wairoa Business Week was a symbolic coup for organisers hoping to spark an economic revolution for Northern Hawke's Bay.
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NZ Herald
$100k car scam
An online car dealer has been snared placing thousands of fake bids on more than 500 of its own auctions. The Auto Co (Millennium) Ltd pilfered more than $100,000 from Trade Me users in a year by "shill bidding" on $1 reserve auctions. The company was the biggest motor trader on the site at the time and the case is the largest of its kind in New Zealand. The scam came undone after a buyer complained about the Auckland-based trader. Trade Me's trust and safety manager, Jon Duffy, said The Auto Co's scheme was sophisticated "and they were covering their tracks pretty well. Our normal detection…
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