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A Hastings man has paid tribute to his former Labour Party colleague, Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Parekura Horomia, who he described as "the kindest person I have ever met".

News

Ex-Bay MP hails efforts of Horomia

When you think Volvo, words like "fast" and "furious" don't come up. You're more likely to think "safe".

Motoring

Volvo V40 T5: Volvo comes to grips with its wild side

The father of the 7-year-old boy who was badly injured in a hit and run on Sunday is struggling to come to terms with how the driver of the car could leave his son lying in the street.

News

Crash victim's dad issues plea

An "incredibly rare and strange" act of vandalism on a Hawke's Bay winery will cost the owners 8250 bottles of market wine, and potentially an exporting contract to Japan.

News

Vandals hit winery in pocket

Follow these 12 tips to start feeling better than you ever have before.

Lifestyle

Health: Feel good, live longer

This week we are going to review the most important things you can do to build a savings nest-egg.

Business

Oily Rag: Build a nest egg for tomorrow

Napier Police have arrested two people after a 62-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed and carjacked in Clive Square, Napier as she was leaving work yesterday afternoon.

News

62-year-old woman stabbed and carjacked

Is it any wonder parents are reluctant to let their children play outside when you hear stories of children being knocked down on their bikes?

Opinion

Editorial: Time for driver to own up

The boy was riding a tricycle on Montgomery St, Hastings, when struck by a vehicle head-on.

News

Hunt for driver who hit boy

At 44 I have always wondered what is wrong with my joints. It took a catastrophic knee dislocation, caused by a slip on the kitchen floor, for me to discover the answer.

Lifestyle

Ask Dr Gary: Joint tissue disorders

A 7-year-old boy was hit by a car and seriously injured yesterday afternoon while riding a tricycle along a Hastings street.

News

Hit and run

A car bulldozed its way through a quiet Hastings suburban street on the weekend, waking and terrifying neighbours in the night, before crashing and fleeing the scene.

News

Car bowls over pole in street crash

Fans of Hawke's Bay stockcar driver Randal Tarrant were asking the question on Facebook during the buildup to Saturday night's speedway meeting at Meeanee - could Tarrant win a third consecutive title there?

Sport

Speedway: Third title for young driver

I say this with no intended disrespect to Dannevirke, but it is not the sort of pleasant and modest little Norse hamlet where one would expect to see a Lamborghini Gallardo pull up outside the supermarket.

Opinion

Fat chance of landing the jackpot

A Hastings woman sentenced to jail after stealing $660,000 from her employer has been labelled a "determined thief" driven by greed.

News

Hastings woman jailed for workplace deceit

Not so long ago, 0-100kph acceleration under 5 seconds was supercar territory: very serious performance that could only be experienced by a very fortunate few.

Motoring

Audi S3: Hyper hatch outrageously fast

"Thirty years ago you'd have been lucky to have got a hundred people along here," one chap said as the several thousand who turned out for the Napier Dawn Service began to quietly disperse.

Opinion

Editorial: Clear and present patriotism

Porsche's little Cayman has always had an interesting appeal - it feels like an earlier 911 to drive, with massive amounts of mechanical grip.

Motoring

Porsche Cayman : more to this baby than you might imagine

Gisborne police have confirmed that a car fire that badly burned two pre-schoolers in Gisborne was caused by a barbecue lighter found by the children, left alone in the car while their mother went shopping.

News

Badly burned tots started fire with lighter

Newly announced changes to the Telecommunications Act will require telco operators to make specialised eavesdropping equipment available to Government spy agencies so they can snoop on Kiwi citizens.

News

Fears rise over state's ability

Police are trying to trace the driver of a utility vehicle found flipped onto its roof on Kahuranaki Road late yesterday afternoon.

News

Blood but no driver on Kahuranaki Rd in Havelock North

A train struck a car as it tried to reverse off a railway crossing near Waipukurau yesterday, seriously injuring the driver who was only 50m from her home.

News

Train shunts woman's car off tracks

People will have a chance see the results of a decade of development at the Guthrie-Smith Arboretum when the 90ha site at Tutira, which now has over 20,000 trees, opens to the public on Sunday.

News

Tree paradise opens in Bay

World financial crisis on a personal note Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon in Arbitrage.

Entertainment

DVD Review: Arbitrage (+trailer)

The 1M is a flat-out M Car, ultra-tight chassis, stroppy powerplant and only comes with a manual gearbox, while its sibling gets a more forgiving platform.

Motoring

BMW M135i: Little Beemer's standard looks pack a surprise

I averaged 7.1l/100km of fuel during my fang-happy test stint, a figure no hard-driven performance car could match, though it could be better.

Motoring

Yamaha FJR1300: A rocket with an armchair ride

As national house prices soar to new highs, Hawke's Bay is being hailed as a great market for first- home buyers because of its cheap properties.

Property

Bay still a haven for first home buyers

Spring is long gone but there will be many people who did not get around to the annual spring clean, so we thought we would offer readers tips for an autumn clean.

Business

Oily Rag: Pantry essentials bring back the sparkle

It seems you can't beat the modern driving technology.

That's what my wife Debra-Rose and I concluded after a near-collision in a borrowed 2013 Mini Roadster.

Motoring

Mini Roadster: Stability wizardry

All too often we set ourselves health challenges that are so big that we rarely achieve them.

Lifestyle

Health: Instant boosters

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