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Napier-Taupo Rd: NZTA moots dropping SH5 speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h 12 Apr, 2021 08:25 PM 6 minutes to read The Napier-Taupō Rd is deadly. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Hawkes Bay Today Driving down State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō at 80 kilometres per hour? Thats the new speed proposed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as part of a series of changes to highways around the Hawkes Bay region. Waka Kotahi has proposed lowering the speed along the notorious road from 100km/h...

Watch: Napier Port ship fire sees acrid smoke spread across the city Watch: Napier Port ship fire sees acrid smoke spread across the city Fri, 18 Dec 2020, 12:19PM People nearby to a large fire broken out on a ship at Napier Port are being told to stay indoors, as potentially toxic smoke soars across the city. Police and firefighters were called to a fire on a ship berthed in Napier Port at 10.45am. The fire as seen at 12pm, just after a fresh explosion was heard on board th...

Napier Port ship fire: Crew back on board after blaze 17 Dec, 2020 09:53 PM 4 minutes to read Louise Gould Hawkes Bay Today reporting Flames and smoke billow from a ship in Napier Port. Photo / Paul Taylor As explosions rang out, and acrid smoke soared across the city, locals too were forced to evacuate and take cover inside for their own health. Emergency services were called to the fire on the Kota Bahagia at 10.45am today. A Napier Port spokesperson said the ships crew were now all back on t...