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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