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	Racing in Hawke’s Bay: Waipukurau racing returning in November, Hastings by spring 2026 NZ Herald - 21 May (NZ Herald) Racing in Hastings was shut down suddenly during the 2024 Spring Carnival. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Coroner releases findings into death of Hemi James Rapaea in Hawke’s Bay car crash NZ Herald - 21 May (NZ Herald) Police never charged anyone after Hemi Rapaea`s death on SH2, south of Hastings, in 2016. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Police officers recall conversation with Javon Aranui just after he received fatal beating in Hastings NZ Herald - 20 May (NZ Herald) Javon Aranui was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but died the next day. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Isiah Buchanan and Ahere Gillies on trial for murder of Javon Aranui in Hastings NZ Herald - 19 May (NZ Herald) Two people are on trial for Javon Aranui`s murder in Hastings in 2023. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Hastings: Rescue kitten faces life-or-death surgery, SPCA seeks support NZ Herald - 17 May (NZ Herald) Hastings miracle kitten survives alone and blind, before SPCA intervention. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Worker threatened with weapon as two Hawke’s Bay bottle stores robbed NZ Herald - 15 May (NZ Herald) The first robbery was in Napier about 5.10pm, the second soon afterwards in Hastings. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Hastings: Plans for $2.5m inner-city development for vibrant living NZ Herald - 14 May (NZ Herald) The project includes housing, commercial spaces, and a public car park. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Fire crews tackle Flaxmere house fire, residents taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital NZ Herald - 13 May (NZ Herald) Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	City’s long-serving deputy mayor stepping down to ‘take a breather’ Stuff.co.nz - 12 May (Stuff.co.nz) Hastings District Council deputy mayor Tania Kerr says she plans to spend evenings talking to her husband rather than reading council papers. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Hastings Deputy Mayor Tania Kerr stepping down after long tenure NZ Herald - 12 May (NZ Herald) `I`ll be able to spend my evenings talking to my husband instead of reading papers.` Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General