Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 
(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader,

 and/or the Havelock North Village Press 

Just the one day this week too, I could get used to this ☺
(though to be accurate, it's cos I worked a weekend in the middle of a couple of weeks annual leave)

Yummy

Strawberries at Farmers Market, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings. 

Luxury

Avocados at Farmers Market, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Anzac rivalry

Overarm or underarm - Mitre 10 Mega billboard on SH2, just north of Clive.

Maori experience

Seated: Jim Edwards, owner, Nga Tukemata o Kahungunu waka, with cruise ship passengers, on the Clive River, Clive. 

Sad end

House fire, property next to Omahu School, Taihape Rd, Omahu, Hastings. 

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 
(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader,

 and/or the Havelock North Village Press 

Just the one day's work this week, but that was long enough to have some fun ☺

Jumper

Konrad Troup, 11, Hastings, at the official opening of Bay Skate, Marine Parade, Napier. 

Gotcha

Josh Paerau, out, LBW, Napier Tech Old Boys; Liam Dudding, bowler, Cornwall - premier 50-over cricket at Nelson Park, Napier. 

Too fast for you

L-R: Tridon McClutchie, Saints, safe home; Darryl Tamati, backstop, Flaxmere - softball at Akina Park, Hastings. 

Nice night out

L-R: Jimmy Bos, Tauranga, Grace McLintock, Havelock North, walking into Cox Partners Hawke's Bay Christmas at the Park, Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds, Hastings. 

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh

On the Scream Machine, Mahons Amusements and carnival, a first time attraction at Cox Partners Hawke's Bay Christmas at the Park, Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds, Hastings.

Woohoo

L-R: Hannah Lunn, 6, Taradale, Isla Clark, 4, Hastings, on the Dragon Wagon, Mahons Amusements and carnival, a first time attraction at Cox Partners Hawke's Bay Christmas at the Park, Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds, Hastings. 

Overwhelmed

Hunter Mudd, 2, Napier, at Cox Partners Hawke's Bay Christmas at the Park, Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds, Hastings. 

Hot work

Hastings Fire Service and Hastings District Council Volunteer Rural Fire Brigades, plus choppers, helicopters with monsoon buckets, put out a grass fire on Boundary Rd, Te Hauke, Central Hawke's Bay. 

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Moving Pictures

My choice of video from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺

Just the one video this week, such a busy boy ☺

Bay Skate opens in Napier (video)

L-R: Pyper Jennings (Misty Meaner), 10, Napier, Angel Russell, Napier, Bay City Rollers - Official opening of Bay Skate, Marine Parade, Napier. 

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

 and/or the Havelock North Village Press 

 One on one

L-R: Patrick O'Sullivan, ace business reporter, Hawke's Bay Today, interviewing Chris Quin, North Island manager, Foodstuffs, guest speaker at an Icehouse Christmas lunch at The Old Church., Meeanee, Napier.

Happy homeless

Jimmy - Adopt a Pet at Napier and Districts SPCA, Napier

Body also available

Adolfina - Adopt a Pet at Hastings and Districts SPCA, Hastings.

Not so sure

Pepper or Pippa, a penguin in the Penguin Cove at the National Aquarium of New Zealand, Napier, one of the first pair of penguin chicks to be raised in captivity in New Zealand since the early 1990s.

Never too hot for a pie

L-R: Brock Wellings, Wellington, Ray Moo, Wellington, in Hawke's Bay to watch their mother run in the Iron Maori half IronMan, eating lunch sitting on the sheep in the Hastings CBD, Hastings, in pleasantly hot sunny weather.

Hey there

Lucy Keighley, Hastings, on her cellphone, mobile phone, walking through the Hastings CBD, Hastings, past the Christmas tree, in pleasantly hot sunny weather.

Climber

Alec Stanton-Croom, 4, Clive, on a climbing frame at the Lions' Community Park in Sylvan Rd, Hastings, in pleasantly hot sunny weather.

Hot work

Police, Hastings and Napier Fire Services and St John Ambulance attended a fire at 602 Miller St, Hastings, where the house appeared to be gutted.

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 
(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader,

 and/or the Havelock North Village Press 

Scary fun

Front: Jordan Toheriri, 9, Hastings, who is totally blind - Flight Centre Foundation Halberg Disability Water Sports Day at Waimarama Beach, Waimarama.

Cerebral courage

Centre: Liv Fountain, 10, Clive, who has cerebral palsy - Flight Centre Foundation Halberg Disability Water Sports Day at Waimarama Beach, Waimarama.

On the job

Joshua Rowe, orchard worker, Turners and Growers, on an orchard near Haumoana.

Cranford pixies

L-R: Julie Russell, owner, Round Pond Garden, Rosser Rd, Bridge Pa; Amanda Aitken, marketing and volunteer co-ordinator, Janice Byford-Jones, CEO, Yvonne Gibb, facilities/quality manager, Karen Franklin, clinical services manager, Nathalie Van Dort, marketing and fundraising manager, Cranford Hospice, Hastings; Mike Russell, owner, Round Pond Garden, Rosser Rd, Bridge Pa - pictured amongst the cornflowers, handover of $70,000 raised at the Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition.

 Li'l cutie

L-R: Dom Brown, their 14 month-old daughter Elliot, Rachel Burt, pictured in the Cape View Penthouse of The Dome, Marine Parade, Napier - winners of a luxury weekend for a Havelock North family, after a gastro outbreak in Havelock North, from a Hastings District Council water supply.

Hammer and tongs

Right: Tony Morrell, Hastings, training under the eye of Merrill Purcell at Flaxmere Boxing Academy, in preparation for a charity boxing event in Wairoa.

The high way

Fire Service and police attended a sulphur fire at Ravensdown fertiliser plant, Awatoto, Napier. SH2 was closed from Waitangi Rd to Farndon rd for what was expected to be "a long time".

Cri-i-i-i-ick

Aaron Shirley, physiotherapist, working on Cory Chettleburgh, Hawke's Bay United, before his soccer, football training session at Petane Domain, Bay View, Napier.

Patch job

Recent road works on Waimarama Rd, between Ocean Beach Rd turnoff and Waimarama.

We've spent a bit here

The old Rebel Sport site in Heretaunga St East, Hastings. The retail store has moved to The Park Mega Centre in Hastings.

Still looking good

The old Briscoes Homeware site in Heretaunga St East, Hastings. The retail store has moved to The Park Mega Centre in Hastings.

Tui trio

L-R: Zoe Tong, Georgia Fowles, Emma Trail, Tui Girls, Mangatainoka Tui Brewery Girls, at the first event of the centenary celebrations at Napier RSA, Napier.

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My choice of video from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺

Just the one video this week  ☺

Awatoto sulphur fire goes to fifth alarm (video)

Fire Service and police speak to media soon after attending a sulphur fire at Ravensdown fertiliser plant at Awatoto, near Napier. SH2 was closed from Waitangi Rd to Farndon Rd for what was expected to be "a long time." 

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My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 
(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader,

 and/or the Havelock North Village Press 

 Treasure Trove

L-R: Nigel How, curator; Kiwa Hammond; Rahiri Makuini Edwards-Hammond, unlocking the door, daughter of Kiwa Hammond who officiated at the official reopening of the Wairoa Museum, Wairoa, after renovations.

Bunny book

L-R: Myfanwy Pugh, The Studio @ Haumoana, Haumoana, illustrator; Liz Bassett, author, Hippity Hopsit, at Edukids Queen Education and Care Centre, Queen St, Hastings. 

Beat the heat

Jumping: Kelly Taylor, 9; Reclining: Kingston Taylor, 10, siblings, Napier, in the pool under the Spirit of Napier, Marine Parade, Napier, in hot sunny spring weather. 

All smiles

L-R: Dane Cleaver, after scoring his century; Jesse Ryder, Central Districts, CD Stags - cricket vs ND Northern Districts, at Nelson Park, Napier.

Commitment rewarded

Jane Davidson, equality co-ordinator, Royston Hospital Acurity Health Group, accepted the BAND Commitment to Quality Award, at the Hawke's Bay Health Awards, at The Plaza, Hawke's Bay Opera House, Hastings. 

Big fan

Lacey Hacker, 6, Napier, with Santa, after the Napier Christmas Parade along Emerson St, from Herschell St to Clive Square, Napier. 

Take that

Split decision to the red corner. Heath Clark (red) vs Simon McFarland "The Ice Man" (blue) - Hope 4 Whanau charity boxing event at Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, Napier.

Mixed reactions

Diwali Festival at The Sound Shell, Napier.

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My choice of video from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺

Brilliant sunshine and culture galore set the scene for Napier to shine at the weekend!

Napier celebrates Christmas (video)

Thousands of people crowded into Emerson St, Napier, for the annual Christmas Parade.

Link to my other video this week:

Diwali delights in Napier (video)

Hundreds of people attended Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, at The Sound Shell in Napier at the weekend.

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 
(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader,

 and/or the Havelock North Village Press 

Mega fit

Crossing Elwood Rd, Hastings - Megawalk for Canteen, from Mitre 10 Mega, Hastings to Mitre 10 Mega, Napier.

Valiant volunteer

Cheyenne Walsh, Fulton Hogan, volunteer marshall, Elwood Rd, Hastings - Megawalk for Canteen, from Mitre 10 Mega, Hastings to Mitre 10 Mega, Napier.

Difficult diagonals

Bart Mulder, painting ZX - Hawke's Bay Regional Excavator Operator Competition, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Raring to go

Kelly McCulloch on Salvinia - Race one, Hawke's Bay Supporting F.A.W.C! Maiden 2100m $7,000 - Hastings Races at the Hawke's Bay Racecourse, Hawke's Bay Racing, Hastings.

But not all

Watching Race one, Hawke's Bay Supporting F.A.W.C! Maiden 2100m $7,000 - Hastings Races at the Hawke's Bay Racecourse, Hawke's Bay Racing, Hastings.

Winsome Winnie

L-R: Ron Mark, deputy leader, Winston Peters, leader, New Zealand First, walking into a public meeting at Bev Ridges on York, Tamatea, Napier.

Cuddle time

L-R: Kohei Matsumoto, Saul Halpin (goal scorer), Hawke's Bay United - Team Wellington beat Hawke's Bay United 4-2, soccer, football at Park Island, Napier.

The bigger they are...

A big tree fell over on the grass reserve between Georges Drive and Douglas McLean Ave, Napier, about midnight.

 Inspiring

Freeman White, painter, Napier, painting Cape Kidnappers, from the beachfront at Awatoto, Napier, in the hot sunny spring weather.

Patriot

Robin Jones, Napier, an American who voted for Donald Trump in the US Presidential election, wearing the American flag, Flag of the United States of America, Old Glory, The Stars and Stripes, The Star-Spangled Banner.

Too fast, too slow

Police arrested a man after a pursuit from Frimley to Rimu St, Mahora, Hastings. The driver hit speeds of 110km/h in 50km/h in a Subaru WRX.

Caught

The driver - Police arrested a man after a pursuit from Frimley to Rimu St, Mahora, Hastings. The driver hit speeds of 110km/h in 50km/h in a Subaru WRX.

Moneymakers

Rural scene, forestry, pine trees, countryside, farm, green grass, spring weather, Puketapu Rd, Taradale, Napier.

Winners

Left: Louise Fitness, Bowls Taradale, and her team, winners of the North Island Chartered Clubs Women’s Fours Bowls, at Bowls Taradale, Taradale, Napier.

Stellar cellar

Steve Skinner, chief winemaker, Elephant Hill Winery, speaking at The Underground Reserve, a F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic event at Elephant Hill Winery, Te Awanga.

Tough on everyone

Police, Hastings Fire Service and St John Ambulance attended a fire at 503 Hinau St, Hastings. At least one person was arrested. The house is a state house or former state house.

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