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Council chief executive Andrew Newman

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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  • 2:00 PM May 22nd

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.

  • 1:00 PM May 22nd

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.

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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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The Hastings District Council has delayed it's planned webcasting of meetings due to glitches in the system.

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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Woodford House

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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Brian 123

the answer is simple close these schools down and send the kids to colenso

Brian 123 from Hamilton
Challenges bring opportunities, Mark Weldon told Wairoa's business community as Business Week ended.

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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Shot couple to be laid to rest together

Shot couple to be laid to rest together

A Far North couple fatally shot at their home will be buried together but their families are yet to decide where. A family member from Kaitaia, who did not wish to be named, said they expected to have the bodies of Ivan and Carmen Maheno back at Te Paatu Marae in Pamapuria today. Mother-of-two Carmen, 38, died about 10.30pm in Whangarei Hospital on Sunday after being shot in her Fairburn home, 15km east of Kaitaia, that day. Her husband, Ivan, 44, was also fatally shot in the same incident. His body was removed from the house about 2pm on Monday, after family had gathered. Ivan and Carmen married…

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