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(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Dressed to kill
Busy, owned by Stacey Trotter, Twyford, Hastings, pictured at Doggy Day Out Walk, an event run by Hastings and District SPCA in Hastings.

Oi, me too...
Claudia Hay, and Euro Sport Centavos, winner of Class 47 Bostock New Zealand Olympic Cup, at Horse of the Year, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Leftovers
Tomato harvesting in Pakowhai Rd, Pakowhai.

Exhibits 1 and 2 tell the tale
Police and St John Ambulance attended a motorcycle vs ute accident on York Rd, Hastings, about 300m from the intersection with Maraekakaho Rd. Corey Ubels from the Serious Crash Unit investigated.

We did it
Hemi Bartlett, Hastings, taking part in the annual parade down Emerson St, Napier, for students graduating from EIT Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, Napier.

Lovin' the cameras
Diploma of Screen Production students hamming it up at the Sound Shell after taking part in the annual parade down Emerson St, Napier, for students graduating from EIT Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, Napier.

Proud mum
L-R: Sue Bryant, Danelle Kendrick, Napier, Bachelor in Early Childhood Education, at the Sound Shell Gardens after taking part in the annual parade down Emerson St, Napier, for students graduating from EIT Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, Napier.

Little zoomer
Kyler White, Napier, on the first day of the new Napier Pump Track on Marine Parade, Napier.

Starting young
With ball: Tianua Poto, Clive, premier rugby, Clive vs Tamatea, first game of the season at Bill Mathewson Park, Hastings.

Searching the giant
The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter was called out at about 1905 on Saturday to search for a crashed paraglider pilot on Te Mata Peak, Havelock North. It turned out to be a false alarm. Five paraglider pilots were all accounted for and didn't know who called it in.

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Anonymous: There is a conspiracy to keep men separate.

Living the Dream

"Family saved and restored: 

TJ has been in the prison system since he was 14. That was 20 years ago. Recently he gave his life to Christ and began praying for his two sisters. They both came to chapel and themselves responded to the chaplain's invitation to meet Christ.

Another inmate has known Christ for two and a half years. He came from a highly dysfunctional and abusive family. He felt he needed to tell his mom that he forgave her. The next phone call he had with her, he told her all he forgave her for. She began to cry. He said, "If I can change, you can too." 

Since then he is seeing more of his family restored in relationship with him and with Christ. TJ and Thomas, Huntsville Prison, TX via Charlie Owens (7.13)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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I guess it's time to (literally) move house...

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Ever feel you're not welcome?

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Legal graffiti

Street art in Hastings

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Waipunga Falls, SH5

Not quite Hawke's Bay, but still one of my favourites

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Solar moods

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Kyle's Kayak Kid
Tom Johnston, 3, with his father's kayak, (Kyle Johnston), Napier, at Tremain's Triathlon, Pandora Pond, Napier.

Bugger
Police and fire service attended an accident where a man's vehicle was stuck in the Ngaruroro River near the Hawke's Bay Expressway bridge, north of Hastings. Police then gave him a ticket for his driving activity earlier in the day.

Arson?
Suspicious house fire in Miller St, Hastings.

On the ball
L-R: Stuart Kelly, Canterbury United; Ryan Tinsley, Hawke's Bay United - HBU won 5-2, soccer, football at Bluewater Stadium, Park Island, Napier.

Who's that trip-trapping on my roof?
L-R: Peter Sandford, Pete Hill, screwing down roof iron, battening down the hatches at Horse of the Year, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings, with the threat of Cyclone Pam blowing through tonight.

Cyclone lower-case fizzer
Waves at Whakamahi Beach, for story about how Cyclone Pam affected Wairoa.

Joe signs for Joe
L-R: Joe Faram, pilot, owner, Joe Faram Aviation Group, Bridge Pa, Hastings; Marjorie Walsh, Joe Walsh, with Joe Faram's guitar which he autographed; Andy Lowe, host - pictured in Joe Faram's Squirrel B3 helicopter at Andy's bach at Ocean Beach.

Phantom river-raker
The rarely-seen gravel groomer operated by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, working along the Tutaekuri River, pictured from the Hawke's Bay Expressway bridge, Napier. Like a snail, you can always tell where he's been.

Camo crawler
Kids compete in the Mitre 10 Mega Tough Kid event at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

Bring it on
Kids compete in the Mitre 10 Mega Tough Kid event at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

Jumped it
Lisa Cubitt, on Bates Amaretto, spontaneous celebration after winning the Ultra-Mox Lady Rider of the Year 1.35-1.45m event at Horse of the Year, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Sweet vintage
Tony Purdie, viticuturalist at Babich Vines, Gimblett Rd, Gimblett Gravels, Roy's Hill, Hastings, using a refractometer to measure soluble sugars in the juice of these cabernet sauvignon grapes, destined for the Irongate Patriarch wine.

My heroes
Police, fire service and St John Ambulance attended a two car accident, MVA, corner Napier Rd and SH2 at Mangateretere, north of Hastings. A woman driver had to be cut out of the blue car. Asians and two dogs were in the white car.

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Quips & Quotes

Anonymous: If you keep your word, people will believe what you say from the Word: so keep the promises you make to your children.

Living the Dream

"Slipped Disc's Healed During Sales Call:

Door to door cable TV salesman encounters lady who is bent over with slipped discs. He offers to pray for her. As he put his hand on her back instantly disc popped into place and all pain left. She is able to stand up and bend/touch her toes and overwhelmed with goodness of God. Tim Walls, Redding, CA (3/12)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Heaven in Business

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Two trusty old-timers in Napier

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Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council

You never do know who you're going to bump into. Welcoming new citizens to New Zealand, including my good friends Brett and Joelle Pretorius, at Hastings District Council.

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If only he could talk
Viento, a Kaimanawa Horse
A Horse of the Year special for my friend Ros Rowe from Leg-Up Trust

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Just some of the cool panelling

at National Tobacco Company aka Rothman's, Napier

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Pretty green stuff

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Four-legged SpiderCam at the cricket

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My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Looks for cooks

L-R: Renae Maihi, contestant co-ordinator; Julie Gale-Harrison, Bay View, Paula Nicol, Bay View, truck-drivers' wives, being interviewed when applying for the next My Kitchen Rules series - at Farmers Market, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Men talk while the women wait
L-R: Richard Cuthbert, Takapau, Steve Thomson, Havelock North, Roy Herbert, Napier, with Jaguars - Wheels on Windsor Car Show at Windsor Park, Hastings.

Heavy landing
Centre: Ryan Tinsley, Hawke's Bay United - soccer, football vs WaiBop United, at Bluewater Stadium, Park Island, Napier. WaiBop won 1-Nil.

Retail? It's a dog's life
L-R: Kay Pipe, Bella, Martin Pipe, owner, Lorraine Withington, Griffiths Footwear, Hastings.

Focussed
Tim McKinnel, private investigator, Hastings, helped with the Teina Pora case.

ICU ICC CWC
Chris Gayle, a top batsman - The West Indies cricket team and management arrive at Hawke's Bay Airport, Napier, for their ICC CWC Cricket World Cup match against UAE United Arab Emirates at McLean Park, Napier, on Sunday 15 March.

Nostalgia
L-R: Barrie Hughes, president, Phil Purvis, ex-player, Terry Parkin, life-member, Napier City Rovers, looking through "A Decade of Success 1983-1992", at their Bluewater Stadium clubrooms, Park Island, Napier.

Busy man
Kevin Hansen, managing director Event Pro, also HOY event manager, pictured in the week before Horse of the Year, at Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Cycle-free day
Parts of Evers-Swindell Reserve and the Clive BMX Track alongside the Clive River, Clive, were flooded after rainy weather.

Pre-Pam rush
Savignon Blanc grape harvesting on a grower's block near Maraekakaho - Villa Maria Estate will be harvesting as many grapes as possible throughout the weekend,before the arrival of Cyclone Pam, due through or near Hawke's Bay on Sunday or Monday.

Sweet enough
Savignon Blanc grapes, harvested on a grower's block near Maraekakaho

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Quips & Quotes

Anonymous: Each of us need a Paul, Barnabas and Timothy... a father, a son, and a co-worker in the gospel.

Living the Dream

"Health Insurance Refers Cancer Patient to Bethel Healing Rooms:

After a visit to her doctor and testing, a local woman (non-believer) was diagnosed with breast cancer. When she called her insurance company, her representative noticed that she lived near Redding, CA. The female insurance company representative told her about Bethel's healing rooms and said, "Off the record, if I would be you, I wouldn't walk to this place, I would run." via Lukas Schmid, Bethel Healing Rooms (2.14)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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Heavy rain in Hawke's Bay

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Just hangin' around

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Modern pavers
And I'm reliably told that the layers didn't partake!

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Golden grass

February was the driest month in Napier for a long time, as evidenced in this dry grass at Bluff Hill Lookout, Napier.

Ouch
A cyclist on the walkway/cycleway, hit a car pulling out of BayFresh, Havelock Rd, Havelock North, smashing the car's windscreen. Police, fire service, St John Ambulance attended.

Time to go
Ahmad Shehzad, Pakistan, run out - Pakistan vs UAE United Arab Emirates - ICC World Cup Cricket at McLean Park, Napier.

I could do better
Pakistan vs UAE United Arab Emirates - ICC World Cup Cricket at McLean Park, Napier.

Houdini horsie
Rene Stichbury, Havelock North, with Pavlova, a friend's miniature horse which escaped from Rene's home and was rounded up by police in the Havelock North New World carpark.

You put your left arm out...
Rally in Civic Square, Hastings, part of a nation-wide Day of Action against the TPPA.

Starting young
Tupou Fukofuka, Study to Succeed Tongan Homework Group, at the International Cultures Day at Cornwall Park, Hastings.

Game over
Mike King won his bout against Manual Maui - Kelt Capital King of Club Rugby charity boxing event, at Lindisfarne College, Hastings.

That hurt

Luke Ottley, right, won his bout against Ray Karauria - Kelt Capital King of Club Rugby charity boxing event, at Lindisfarne College, Hastings.

On the ropes
James Tango, right, won his bout against Henare Harris - Kelt Capital King of Club Rugby charity boxing event, at Lindisfarne College, Hastings.

Win in sight
James Tango, left, won his bout against Henare Harris - Kelt Capital King of Club Rugby charity boxing event, at Lindisfarne College, Hastings.

Go James
Tammy Te Whaiti, cheering for James Tango, who won his bout against Henare Harris - Kelt Capital King of Club Rugby charity boxing event, at Lindisfarne College, Hastings.

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