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The second Shear4U fundraiser held at the weekend has so far raised more than $70,000 for charity – with further donations still coming in.The 24-hour event was held in Masterton at the weekend, with funds raised going to the Rural Support Trust, Gumboot Friday and Farmstrong.Organiser Dan Billing said it was another great event, with 6963 sheep shorn over the five stands.He said people can still donate until the end of the month via the Shear4U Givealittle page or by messaging their Facebook ...
January 18, 2024Toxic algae identified in Tukituki River
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is urging swimmers and dog owners to stay alert for toxic algae in the Tukituki River after multiple blooms have been identified near Walker Road in Central Hawke’s Bay.Regional Council Water Quality & Ecology Monitoring Team Lead Jordan Ellmers says toxic algae poses potential health risks for people and dogs if touched or ingested.“We’ve had a spell of long, hot days in Hawke’s Bay - river levels are dropping, and water is moving slowly, creating the ...
January 17, 2024Local News
Three shearers will take on the eight-hour strong wool ewes world record in Dannevirke this Friday.Hemi Braddick of Eketāhuna, Flynn Harvey from Kaitaia, and Dannevirke-based Fairlie shearer Ray Kinsman will make a challenge on the current record, which stands at 1611.The World Record attempt will be held at Pohuetai Station near Dannevirke.The trio have been preparing for more than a year for the attempt.------------------Tararua District Council is working to ensure the Akitio water supply ca...
January 17, 2024Local News
The OngaOnga Golf Club was broken into last weekend – with hundreds of dollars of green fees suspected to have been taken.A member noticed the break-in on Sunday morning.A Club spokesperson said a window into the office area was smashed, and the green fees box ripped from the wall. The spokesperson said ordinarily there would be up to $1000 in cash in the box. Nothing else appears to have been taken in the break-in, which occurred sometime Saturday night or early ...
January 16, 2024Local News
A man received critical injuries following a motor vehicle accident near Patangata at the weekend. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Middle Road and Elsthorpe Roads just after 1.30pm Saturday. The 59-year-old man was treated at the scene before being flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital and was later flown to Auckland City Hospital. The Police Serious Crash Unit was called to the scene, with the road closed for about five hours. Fire appliances from Norsew...
January 15, 2024Four local Police staff and a civilian were recognised at a special award ceremony on Tuesday.
The ceremony was attended by Police Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers, Hawke’s Bay Police Area Commander Lincoln Sycamore, CHB Mayor Alex Walker, and Te Taiwhenua o Tamatea Chair Jenny Nelson-Smith. Karen Olsen-Mills was recognised for 28-years-service to Police. Sergeant Neil Baker, the officer-in-charge of CHB Police, said Karen “is the glue that holds the station together”, and has “impressive local knowledge, professionalism, and integrity”. Three constab...
December 13, 2023Review: Waipawa M&D Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs Pantomime
Wednesday evening I had the pleasure of attending the final dress rehearsal for the Waipawa M & D’s latest production held at the Waipawa Municipal Theatre.The curtain rose the song “Do You Believe in Magic” filled our ears and we were greeted with a stage full of cherry-dancing children in classic costumes setting the scene perfectly to welcome the audience into two hours of pure entertainment sure to leave you in fits …“Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs” A modern twist on ...
November 16, 2023Local News
Police spent most of yesterday at a home in Waipukurau after a woman was seriously injured following a suspicious house fire.Fire & Emergency NZ were alerted just before 4am to the fire at a property in Woburn Street.Police said a woman was found at the address with serious injuries and was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital by ambulance.A Police spokesperson said they were making inquiries into the cause of the fire and how the woman came to be injured.A scene guard was in place while investig...
October 25, 2023Local News
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says possum control is still the responsibility of landowners until such time as its programme transitions to professional contractors.Last December, and following community consultation, the Council voted to amend the Regional Pest Management Plan and to consider funding the use of professional contractors for possum control.Regional Council spokesperson Mark Mitchell said the move to a contractor model is parked for now, as the Regional Council focuses on cyc...
October 18, 2023Local News
A man is in a stable condition at Hawke’s Bay Hospital following a motor vehicle accident near Otane on Sunday.Emergency services were called to the crash, at the intersection of College Road and SH2, around six o’clock Sunday night.The man’s car was the only vehicle involved in the crash, and he was treated for serious injuries by ambulance staff before being taken to hospital.-----------------Waipawa’s annual Spring Festival and Duck Day held last weekend was a huge success.Organiser P...
October 17, 2023Local News
Southern parts of Tararua District are in for a windy day tomorrow, with Metservice issuing a Strong Wind Watch for areas south of Woodville.The Watch is for the 14-hours from 6am to 8pm tomorrow, where forecasters say northwest winds may approach severe gale in exposed places.Northern parts of Tararua, along with Hawke’s Bay, are also expected to get strong winds for a time tomorrow.-------------------With a large crowd expected in Waipawa tomorrow for the annual Spring Festival and Duck Day,...
October 13, 2023Local News
The Centralines CHB Wakely Shield side has booked a place in the plate final today following a win over Wairoa yesterday.Yesterday’s game saw CHB have a 12-10 lead at the half time break, with first half tries scored by James Anderson and Nick Kuklinski.In the second half, tries were scored by Cleveland Walker, Ollie Merridew, and Mac Ward to give CHB the win 29-15.Today, in the Leahy Plate final, they will play the new Mana Kotiro team with kick-off at midday at Tareha Reserve in Taradale.---...
October 6, 2023Local News
One person was injured after a car rolled at the intersection of High and Swinburn Streets in Dannevirke last Friday.Police, fire, and ambulance were called just after 1pm.One person was treated at the scene by Hato Hone St John ambulance paramedic with moderate injuries.------------------Representatives from the companies planning on building a windfarm near Pahiatua will hold a drop-in session for members of the public tomorrow.Yinson Renewables and Aurecon NZ are proposing the wind farm be bu...
October 3, 2023Local News
A windy day is on the way with a Strong Wind Warning in place for Tararua District, and Strong Wind Watch for Hawke’s Bay.The warning for Tararua covers the period from 9am to 6pm today, with forecasters saying severe northwest gales could reach 120km/hr at times.The watch for Hawke’s Bay covers the area south of about Hastings and came into effect at 9 o’clock last night.Strong winds are expected until about 6 o’clock tonight.-----------------Central Hawke’s Bay and Dannevirke shared ...
October 2, 2023Local News
A good win for Central Hawke’s Bay over Wairoa on Day 2 of the 2023 Ross Shield Tournament.The game between the two was the first of the day yesterday and saw CHB hold a 19-nil lead at half time with Central adding another ten points in the second half to take the win 29-7.Lockie Singer scored two tries and kicked two conversions for CHB, with the teams other tries scored by Blaze Parker, Ben Mackie and Kingi George.The win means CHB will hold the Tino Amato Trophy for the next 12 months.Other...
September 28, 2023Local News
The 2023 Ross Shield Tournament kicked-off yesterday.CHB had the opening game of the tournament against current Shield holders Napier.Napier used the wind well in the first half of the game and held a 40-nil lead at the break and were able to add another 31 points in the second half, to win 71-nil.In the second game, Hastings West beat Wairoa 31-5.Game three was between Dannevirke and Hastings East, with Easts holding a 14-5 lead at halftime.Final score – Hastings East 35, Dannevirke 5.Day Two...
September 27, 2023Local News
Candidates for the Wairarapa and Tukituki Electorates for the upcoming General Election will attend a Meet the Candidates Evening in Waipukurau tonight.For Tukituki – which has the highest number of candidates in the country standing – Labour’s, and incumbent MP, Anna Lorck will be joined by National’s Catherine Wedd and the ACT Party’s Rob Douglas.Current MP - Labour’s Kieran McAnulty - and National candidate Mike Butterick, who are both standing for the Wairarapa Electorate, will a...
September 25, 2023Local News
The Prime Minister has announced $2.5 million in funding to replace and upgrade the stopbank to protect the Waipawa Drinking Water Treatment Plant.Chris Hipkins made a series of announcements in the region and visited the treatment plant yesterday afternoon.Wairarapa MP and Government Minister Kieran McAnulty, who accompanied the Prime Minister, said the original stopbank was destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle.McAnulty said it has been his role as the Hawke’s Bay Regional lead recovery Minister to...
September 22, 2023Local News
Firefighters spent a number of hours fighting a grass fire near Otane yesterday.Fire and Emergency NZ were alerted just before midday, sending appliances and tankers from Otane, Tamatea Rural, Waipukurau, Tikokino, Elsthorpe, Hastings and Napier.A helicopter was also used in fighting the blaze.Fire and Emergency said there were no road closures as a result of the fire.-------------------The Tararua District Council says water conservation on Pahiatua remains of the utmost importance.There have b...
September 21, 2023Local News
PowerCo says powerlines which have come down in a “challenging section of forestry block” is making reconnection work in Pongaroa and Akitio particularly difficult.Strong winds saw power cut to many homes earlier this week, and while most areas had supply restored fairly quickly, 188 customers in Pongaroa and Akitio are still without power this morning.A PowerCo spokesperson said yesterday afternoon that crews were waiting for a window of clear weather so a helicopter could be deployed to as...
September 20, 2023Local News
A man is in a critical condition in Hawke’s Bay Hospital following an incident in Takapau yesterday.Police and St John Ambulance were called after a man received stab wounds.Detective Senior Sergeant James Keene said a group of people, who were known to each other, were at an address in Charlotte Street at around 5pm when an altercation has taken place.He said a man suffered multiple stab wounds as a result.Mr Keene said the victim has managed to get himself across the road where he lost consc...
September 19, 2023Local News
The rider of a dirt-bike was flown to Hawke’s Bay Regional Hospital following an accident on Pourerere Beach Road on Saturday.Emergency services were called about 12.30pm.The rider was said to have moderate injuries and was reported to be undergoing surgery on his foot yesterday.---------------One person died in a single vehicle crash in Hastings on Saturday.Police said the accident happened on Pakowhai Road around 7.30 Saturday night.A spokesperson said a car hit a power pole, with one person...
September 18, 2023Local News
The Tararua District Council says the treated water supply at Pahiatua remains vulnerable – despite progress being made with repairs.Water conservation has been called for since early this week, including the Council implementing a total outdoor water use ban.In an update yesterday, the Council said progress had been made, with the focus now on replenishing the reservoir, which remains critically low.A spokesperson said if the plant requires a total shutdown, the town only has a day and a half...
September 15, 2023Local News
A million dollars will go towards helping farmers and growers in Tararua District with urgent maintenance and resilience works from Cyclone Gabrielle and other weather events.The money will come from a $35.4 million from the Ministry for Primary Industries.An earlier report identified nearly $8 million worth of damage across farms in the district, with insurance covering less than 5% of the total cost.Farmers will be able to apply for reimbursement of costs for uninsured critical repairs already...
September 14, 2023Local News
Fire crews from Dannevirke, Norsewood, Weber, and the Tamatea Rural Fire Force were called to a vegetation fire at Weber yesterday.Fire and Emergency received a call around 12.30pm, with firefighters on-site for a number of hours.Later in the day, Fire and Emergency NZ incident reports show crews from Norsewood, Dannevirke, Tamatea, Te Uri, and Weber were called to a fire at Te Uri.The call came in just before 5.30pm.-----------------Pahiatua could run out of treated water in about a week follow...
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