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
the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

This week it was all about the wet, rainy weather, a couple of police jobs, plus of course, everything else ☺ 

Fine weather for ducks

A duck swimming amongst the vines, surface flooding in Haumoana.

Open wider, please
Parents, caregivers and kids with umbrellas after school at Mahora School, Frederick St, Hastings.

Waste of time
Police detectives at the scene of a sexual assault on the Rotary Pathway along the Tutaekuri River stopbank, between Tareha Park and the Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, Napier. Police later arrested and charged an 18 year-old female with making a false complaint. She has been referred to mental health providers, and has also been charged with theft from an unrelated event.

Lucky miss
Ian Simonsen, owner, Te Mata Services Ltd, a cleaning company, was having a snooze in his car when it was shot twice.

Looking good
Luci Firth, owner of Adashiko, Napier, seller of Collagen health products for internal and external use.

Wet wool
Wet sheep on Willowbank Ave, Napier.

No irrigation required
Newly drilled crop on Sears Rd, Meeanee, Napier. 

Dog at work
At right: Donna Kyle, owner - Police, a police doghandler and St John Ambulance attended Cake Stuff, a retailer, Heretaunga St East, Hastings, after a staff member was assaulted with a chair when she went upstairs.

Local stream joins the Big Boys
Flooded Karamu Stream and Rotary Pathway, near Havelock Rd, Havelock North.

Gate burglars are just scumbags
Bill Lepper, 84, Brookvale Rd, Havelock North, had his gates stolen, which will cost $600 to replace.

Swollen river
Ngaruroro River broke its banks by the Chesterhope Bridge, Pakowhai, near Hastings.

Deco deal done
L-R: Simon Tremain, managing director, Tremain Real Estate, Sally Jackson, general manager, Art Deco Trust, signing another three year major sponsorship of Art Deco Weekend, pictured in the historic, newly-named The Art Deco House, former private residence of Hawke's Bay architect Harold George Davies, near Cornwall Park, Hastings.

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