The long-awaited return of Napier’s Art Deco Festival, its first full festival in four years, has injected “millions of dollars” into the city’s economy..
Dozens of catches, including blue marlin, striped marlin and the colossus of a 104.8kg big-eye tuna have been made during the four-day Hawke’s Bay Sports.
The “sold” sign has gone up on 150-year-old Napier beachfront landmark and former courthouse Conservation House. But details of the sale or future plans are.
The mysterious deaths of several animals at Napier’s Ahuriri estuary are being investigated, with initial test results for algal toxins proving inconclusive.
Troubled century-old Norfolk pines towards the port end of Marine Parade in Napier should be around for many years yet, despite continual maintenance needed.