A Canadian security industry worker who was kicked numerous times in the head while trying to stop an early-morning assault in Napier is surprised almost no one else tried to stop the thuggery he says could have ended in death.
A 27-year-old man charged with an assault that left a man in his 50s in hospital for more than a week appeared in the Napier District Court yesterday to stand trial.
Central Hawke's Bay mayor Peter Butler wants to scrap work reorganising the region's five councils and is calling for the lengthy process to start over.
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.
A barman was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted while four patrons were attacked outside another pub in two violent episodes at the weekend.
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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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TAG Oil has described a natural gas find in its well east of Dannevirke as "very exciting".
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Legal action brought against the Hastings District Council by a disgruntled resident may end up costing ratepayers an estimated $30,000.
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.
the answer is simple close these schools down and send the kids to colenso
Body lingo is a given in sport for anyone who's worth anything if they have intentions of making it to the upper echelons of their chosen code.
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I have regrets. Some serious, some completely puerile.
When words are your living and your story is your mark, precision is important. Things your boss should have pointed out, but quite clearly didn't: 1 Puerile means childish. The desire to drink alcohol is, for most of us, a decidedly adult...
Lots of people volunteer their time to be on boards, whether it's serving a community organisation or running a company.
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Students who have an exaggerated belief they have "a right to success" are more likely to struggle come exam time, a University of Otago study shows. The study, which examined the entitlement beliefs of almost 300 students sitting a marketing and consumption paper, found that those with "excessive entitlement" were less likely to put in the effort required to do well in their studies. The authors quoted a number of academics who believed "excessive entitlement" was on the rise among tertiary students, but no other studies had looked at how it affected performance. The results showed that students…
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