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Genealogist uncovers victims of the Hawke's Bay earthquake 2 Feb, 2021 07:54 PM 4 minutes to read It's been 90 years since a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Hawke's Bay, killing 247 people and badly damaging or destroying buildings along the east coast. Photo / Earle Denford, File Hawkes Bay Today By: Gianina Schwanecke For Christine Clement, the 247 people who died in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake are more than just names on a plaque. The Te Puke-based genealogist spent more than a year researching and collating an official list of those who died in the quake. "I have alw...

SUPPLIED Nugget Point in the Catlins is a must-visit stop on the Southern Scenic route and offers spectacular panoramic views. Are your summer holidays at an end and are you already dreaming of your next trip, perhaps during the next school holidays or the next time you can squeeze in a long weekend?  When the leaves on the trees begin to change colour and the magnificent mountains are lightly dusted with the season's first snow, it's a perfect time to set out on one of New Zealand's most wonderful adventures. The 600-kilometre Southern Scenic Route is a leisurely drive, which takes in fiv...

'The whole sky lit up': Defiant home owner stayed put to defend house as Hastings scrub fire bore down 19 Jan, 2021 06:50 AM 4 minutes to read Crews were called to the blaze on Korokipo Rd, Fernhill, about 10.45pm on Tuesday. Photo / Warren Buckland Crews were called to the blaze on Korokipo Rd, Fernhill, about 10.45pm on Tuesday. Photo / Warren Buckland Hawkes Bay Today By: Christian Fuller and Louise Gould A Hastings man was among many who stayed to defend their family homes as a large scrub fire "lit up" the sky around him, despite calls for evacuation by firefighters. Hawke's Bay firefigh...

Hawke's Bay's most expensive parking spot? Fire-damaged ship could be costing owners $6000 a day 18 Jan, 2021 10:15 PM 3 minutes to read Louise Gould Hawke's Bay Today reporting Most people in Hawke's Bay would scoff at parking that costs more than $10 a day. But if you're the owner of a fire damaged ship in Napier Port, you're looking at a bill in the vicinity of $6000 a day. The 161m Kota Bahagia ship arrived at Napier Port on December 17 and caught fire the next day in what fire investigators concluded on Tuesday was an "accidental" blaze. The December 18 fire started at ...

High winds hampering fire control on Napier's Bluff Hill