Tourism businesses in Hawke’s Bay pay $160,000 in membership fees to keep Hawke’s Bay Tourism operating each year, financial figures from the organisation.
Northern Hawke s Bay iwi fight for lost rights 22 Feb, 2021 03:41 AM 3 minutes to read Lady Tureiti Moxon (nee Hawkins, of Mohaka) at the High Court hearing in Napier on Friday. Photo / Supplied Lady Tureiti Moxon (nee Hawkins, of Mohaka) at the High Court hearing in Napier on Friday. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today A Northern Hawke s Bay iwi s 30 years of modern-day battles to protect the coastal and marine resources of its areas has unfolded in an air of disbelief in a High Court hearing now in its third week in Napier. The hearing is based on an application by Mohaka and Raupunga-based Ngati Pahauwera for recognition of customary right under the Marine and Coastal Area Act, and is before Justice Peter Churchman and is being held in the Napier War Memorial Conference Centre. It relates to the area off the coast between Poututu Stream and the Esk River.
Final farewell for top Hawke s Bay detective Rick Graham 31 Dec, 2020 01:59 AM 4 minutes to read The last ride for former top Hastings Detective Rick Graham, at the right the 1926 Ford Model he restored, in the distance his classic S-Type Jaguar. Photo / Doug Laing. The last ride for former top Hastings Detective Rick Graham, at the right the 1926 Ford Model he restored, in the distance his classic S-Type Jaguar. Photo / Doug Laing. Hawkes Bay Today Dozens of mainly-retired police officers were among a large crowd at Thursday s funeral for former Hawke s Bay detective Rick Graham. Serving for many years as a Detective Sergeant, preferring not to chase to the command rank of Detective Senior Sergeant, he received the Queen s Service Medal (QSM) in 1997 for service to the New Zealand Police, four years before retiring and starting a new career as a diving instructor.
Napier Port announces record revenue, quashes inter-island ferry possibility 18 Dec, 2020 02:09 AM 2 minutes to read Napier Port s Todd Dawson said the possibility of an inter-island ferry had been discussed, but only in the context of a Wellington port closure, such as might be caused by an earthquake. Photo / File Napier Port s Todd Dawson said the possibility of an inter-island ferry had been discussed, but only in the context of a Wellington port closure, such as might be caused by an earthquake. Photo / File Hawkes Bay Today A notion that Napier could become an inter-island ferry port may have been the best-kept secret in town – had it been true.