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Tracey Gibb says tributes, like those erected on Guppy Rd (right) to honour her late son Joshua, serve as reminders of the care needed on roads.

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.

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.

Irrigation game changer: PM

On a visit to what he described as the "rural heartland", Prime Minister John Key was in Dannevirke yesterday backing a major water storage project and oil exploration.

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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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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

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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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Thunderstorms, high winds expected

Thunderstorms, high winds expected

Thunderstorms, hail and high winds are expected in Auckland, Northland and parts of Coromandel Peninsular this afternoon. MetService said there was also a small risk of tornadoes or waterspouts forming. The thunderstorms may be severe, with wind gusts exceeding 110km/h and hail larger than 20mm. The storms were expected to move onto Northland and western suburbs of Auckland within the next few hours, MetService spokesman Dan Corbett said. "The radar is lighting up like a Christmas tree already to the west of Auckland and Northland," he said. Showers would become more heavy, and squally winds…

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