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Historic HB: Masonic Hotel barmen perish in quake 14 May, 2021 06:00 PM 4 minutes to read Sailors look for bodies in the ruins of Napier s Masonic Hotel in February 1931 . Photo / Supplied Sailors look for bodies in the ruins of Napier s Masonic Hotel in February 1931 . Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today By: Michael Fowler One of Napier s most prominent buildings to succumb to the February 3, 1931, Hawke s Bay earthquake was the Masonic Hotel. The photo shows sailors doing body recoveries at the Masonic Hotel. One of the employees of the hotel, a barman, David Evans, died trying to escape the building. A family story is told that his sister-in-law Gert Begley went with his son, Noel, about three days after the earthquake to try and find him. Sailors helped and located his body under the rubble. ....
Oranga Tamariki pause home visits in two of Napier s suburbs amid safety concerns after shootings 12 May, 2021 03:23 AM 2 minutes to read No arrests have been made after two firearms incidents in Napier. Photo / NZME Hawkes Bay Today By: Christian Fuller Oranga Tamariki has paused home visits in Tamatea and Onekawa after two separate firearms incidents in three hours in Napier. Emergency services were first called to Harold Holt Ave, Onekawa, about 6pm on Tuesday after reports of a firearm incident. A male teenager sustained moderate injuries and was transported to Hawke s Bay Hospital. He was discharged on Wednesday morning. Read More ....
Arrest for Napier s Bay View petrol station inferno 12 May, 2021 06:27 AM 2 minutes to read The aftermath of the Bay View BP fire on the night of January 15. Photo / File The aftermath of the Bay View BP fire on the night of January 15. Photo / File Hawkes Bay Today A 44-year-old man has been charged with criminally endangering public safety after a three-month investigation of an inferno at BP Bay View north of Napier. The man is understood to have already appeared in court, and is currently remanded to appear in Napier District Court on June 2. The fire happened mid-evening on the Friday night of January 15 when the State Highway 2 station – the last fuel stop for northbound highway traffic heading towards Taupo and Wairoa. ....
Napier s Mia Jay moves from ballads to high energy bangers 27 Apr, 2021 02:05 AM 6 minutes to read Having music on open vinyl has always been a bucket list item for Mia Jay. Photo / Supplied Having music on open vinyl has always been a bucket list item for Mia Jay. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today Entertainment Extra is running profiles of the 10 artists selected to have their songs featured on the Backline Charitable Trust Hawke s Bay compilation vinyl record. The compilation is a showcase of Hawke s Bay artists and reflects the diversity and quality of new and established musicians producing original music in the region. It is an opportunity for up-and-coming artists to be featured alongside established acts. The tracks will be mastered at Munki Studios in Wellington and released this month. This week we feature Mia Jay. ....