No Blades link to car in forest
An abandoned car found in a forest near Taupo this month is not connected with the disappearance of hitchhiker Mona Blades almost 38 years ago, police say.
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Scooting in with slam dunk for Kenzie
As anyone who has seen them on court when they are in seriously "let's have fun" mode will tell you, the Harlem Globetrotters cannot fail to make you smile.
Broadcaster enters race for Labour role
Hawke's Bay has three people competing for the Labour Party candidacy for the Ikaroa Rawhiti by-election.
Pain at the petrol pump
Hawke's Bay motorists are bracing for another petrol price hike, with excise tax set to rise by nine cents a litre by July 2015.
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We need a hand: Police rebuke elderly's claims
Police have hit back at claims they have not responded to crime around Flaxmere's Swansea retirement village and are calling on the community to help them catch the criminals.
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The horrors of K2: case studies
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Nanny Brigade marching on
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Police hail chemical ban
Police welcome today's ban of two chemicals found...
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Country to Coast 2013
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Oil Exploration Protest, Napier 2013
About 100 people marched to the HB Regional...
Horse of The Year Parade, Hastings
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Regional News
Rowing: Jenkins' win a treat for mum
Hawke's Bay's world champion rower Thomas Jenkins couldn't have given his mother more on her 60th birthday than he did on Saturday night.
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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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Legal dispute may cost Council $30k
Legal action brought against the Hastings District Council by a disgruntled resident may end up costing ratepayers an estimated $30,000.
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: Station buy sure to aid our region
The sale of one of the North Island's biggest sheep and cattle stations to Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc has the potential to be very good for the region.
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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
Scouts employee treated charity as 'personal bank'
A Scouts employee who racked up more than $20,000 of personal expenses on company credit cards has been found to have been unjustifiably dismissed despite a finding that he treated the charity as a "personal bank". Richard Uerata-Jennings was one of only a handful of staff employed by the Scouts Association of New Zealand, a registered charity that relies predominantly on volunteers. Mr Uerata-Jennings' six-year employment was terminated on December 23, 2011 as a result of more than $20,000 of personal travel and expenditures he charged to his Scouts credit cards, of which he had only repaid…
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