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Nicholas Yorke appeared in the Napier District Court this morning.
Police allege in October last year, Yorke was driving a van of workers on the highway between Napier and Taupō.
The van was about to turn into a road when a truck came in from behind, the police said after the crash.
A 37-year-old Samoan man, Tino Tagiilima, died and nine other people were injured.
Yorke was critically injured in the crash.
He did not enter a plea and is due to reappear in court next month. Share this
Māori warden Zita Smith celebrates her birthday in style
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
3 minutes to read
Enjoying a birthday dinner are (from left) niece Ria Anderson, Zita Smith and her eldest daughter Vannessa Chmielewska.
Enjoying a birthday dinner are (from left) niece Ria Anderson, Zita Smith and her eldest daughter Vannessa Chmielewska.
Hawkes Bay Today
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Enjoying a birthday dinner are (from left) niece Ria Anderson, Zita Smith and her eldest daughter Vannessa Chmielewska.
by Brenda Vowden
Zita Smith is not one to do things by halves.
In fact, as her 70th birthday loomed, she set her sights high on Buckingham Palace no less. Unfortunately, Covid scuttled her plans, but with the help of her niece Ria Anderson, Zita still managed to celebrate in style.
Michael Fowler: Mardis Gras festival farcical comedic performance
25 Feb, 2021 02:56 AM
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Crowds throng outside the Masonic Hotel on Marine Parade Napier for what is thought to be the January 1931 Mardis Gras festival. Photo Hawke s Bay Museum s Trust.
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Michael Fowler
Crowds throng outside the Masonic Hotel on Marine Parade Napier for what is thought to be the January 1931 Mardis Gras festival. Photo Hawke s Bay Museum s Trust. historic2.JPG
The annual Napier Mardi Gras festival began in 1913 and continued in one form or another for the next 80 or so years. Its founders, the Thirty Thousand Club, ran it for around 50 of those years.