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nzherald.co.nz | Doug Laing
Danny Toala is off to France. Photo / PhotosportHawke’s Bay Magpies utility back and Samoan international Danny Toala is off to try his fortunes in France. Born in Hastings, of Samoan heritage, he was one of several players to graduate from the 2017 national schools First XV champions, Hastings Boys’ High School, to the Magpies and Super Rugby in recent years. He has signed with French Pro Div 2 club Oyonnax.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Doug Laing
SubscribeSign InAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. A section of SH2 was closed for at least four hours. A woman who died after a State Highway 2 crash south of Dannevirke was Philipa Ann Beech, 69, of Pahiatua. She was one of three people reported to have been injured on Friday in what police said was a crash involving two utes on SH2, near the intersection with Gaisford Rd, about 12km south of Dannevirke.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Doug Laing
Celebration time, with Hawke’s Bay player Sean Findlay (No 24) and Hayden Phillips in the 2-1 win over Japan in the New Zealand Black Sticks’ opening game at the men’s Nations Cup hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur. Photo / SuppliedHawke’s Bay players have scored four of the men’s New Zealand Black Sticks’ six goals in an unbeaten start to a defence of hockey’s FIH men’s Nations Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Doug Laing
Contractors get to work on repairs at Life Pharmacy, Napier, after an early Monday morning burglary. Photo / Doug LaingThieves have smashed their way into the Napier CBD’s only surviving pharmacy for a third time in 10 weeks. Life Pharmacy’s owners are now wondering if it’s worth staying open after the latest raid in the heart of the Emerson St shopping precinct, about 2.30am on Monday.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Doug Laing
Wairoa on the big stage: (from left) Mayor Craig Little, council chief operating officer Juanita Savage, cyclone recovery newsletter editor Kate Standring and acting CEO Malcolm Alexander. Hawke’s Bay councils claimed two awards at the Local Government Funding Agency Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards. The awards were announced at the Local Government New Zealand Conference in Wellington on Thursday, with the two awards to Hawke’s recognising achievements in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Journalists covering the same region

Maddisyn Jeffares
Multimedia Journalist at Hastings Leader
Reporter at Hawke's Bay Today
Maddisyn Jeffares primarily covers news in the Taranaki region, New Zealand, including areas around Mount Taranaki and the surrounding coastal regions.

Sahiban Hyde
Editor at Hawke's Bay New Zealand
Sahiban Hyde primarily covers news in the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand, including areas around Napier and Hastings.
Finn Williams
Multimedia Journalist at Whanganui Chronicle
Finn Williams primarily covers news in the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand, including areas around Napier and Hastings.
Mike Tweed
Multimedia Journalist at New Zealand Herald
Multimedia Journalist at Whanganui Chronicle
Mike Tweed primarily covers news in the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand, including areas around Napier and Hastings.
Steve Carle
Managing Editor at NZME Bush Telegraph
Steve Carle primarily covers news in the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand, including areas around Napier and Hastings.
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