Over the past few months, well-known brand Wattie's New Zealand of Hawke's Bay made a series of cuts to local production, firstly of canned peaches, then tomatoes, beetroot and corn.
New Zealand
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A rare century partnership between Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra was the cornerstone to the five-wicket win.
Cricket
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A 37-year-old woman was found dead at an address on Kotuku St in Camberley on October 29.
Crime and Justice
Thu, Nov 13
An investigation was launched after a victim came forward to the government agency with concerns about migrant exploitation.
Tue, Nov 11
The project involves building a sealed, two-way diversion road, allowing for the road-raising tranche of work to begin in January 2026.
Mon, Nov 10
A routine fisheries check at a Hawke's Bay marine reserve has led to firearms and "likely" fisheries charges.
Environment
Thu, Nov 6
A concept image of the service station. Plans include a cafe, truck stop and 62 car parks.
Wed, Nov 5
A huge forestry fire last week took days to extinguish and was the main talking point during a timely visit from MP's.
Sat, Nov 1
Riversdale Beach locals described how a small group of drunk teenagers rampaged through town destroying signs, harassing pedestrians and generally behaving badly.
Tue, Oct 28
GeoNet said the tremor struck at 1.08am around 5km south of Napier, at a depth of 24km.
Mon, Oct 27
A state of emergency was declared for the Clutha District this afternoon due to extensive damage from the severe winds that battered large parts of the country yesterday.
Fri, Oct 24
Police are working to understand what occurred, and inquiries are ongoing.
Wed, Oct 22
Police said the incident was reported to them at 1.40pm.
Tue, Oct 21
Wild weather is lashing central New Zealand, with power outages, road warnings and more severe conditions forecast later this week.
Severe weather strikes the South Island and part of the lower North Island, in what MetService calls a precursor to a "potentially more impactful" system later this week.
Mon, Oct 20
MetService has issued some orange-level weather warnings for the coming week as a humid northwest flow moves across the country.
Sun, Oct 19
Police speaking with those involved and are interested in hearing from anyone with information.
Mon, Oct 13
Water Safety NZ wants a crackdown on temporary swimming pools after a coroner reports on another drowning.
Fri, Oct 10
Grey District Council said an emergency operations centre had been activated, and warned people to stay out of floodwaters as river levels rise in the area.
The Hastings District Council-owned property at 22 Napier Rd is zoned for medium-density residential housing.
Politics
Wed, Oct 8
Hastings District Council has voted unanimously for additional changes to its Local Alcohol Policy, including pubs closing at 2am instead of 3am.
Mon, Oct 6
It's not the first time there’s been paint troubles for the popular Hawke's Bay landmark.
The 15-year-old was found critically injured at an Alexander Ave address following reports of disorder on May 11.
Thu, Oct 2
An increasing number of electric motorbike riders are using council-owned parks and reserves for riding.
Tue, Sep 30
Emergency services were called to Tamatea Street in Mahora at around 2.40pm yesterday.
