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Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister

Flood hazard increasing at one of Canterbury’s ‘best’ beaches
The intensity of recent rain events has increased the erosion threat to the banks of the campground at popular holiday spot Gore Bay.

Hawke's Bay's Wairoa Star to close after more than 100 years
The final edition of the Wairoa Star goes on sale today with the newspaper closing just over 100 years since it began publishing.

'Life is uncertain': Hawke's Bay man takes on 100km before 100th birthday
"Life is uncertain," says Hamilton Logan, who is on an epic journey months before he turns 100.

Hawkes Bay newspaper to close after 100 years
It has covered the Bay since 1921, but now a tough economic climate is forcing the paper to wind up production.

Excavation at Hawke's Bay beach linked to missing man
Police said they were “making inquiries in the area as part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Joseph Ahuriri” who went missing during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Owhiro Bay's bus services reportedly the worst in Wellington
"Proportionally, we were one of the most cancelled and suspended suburbs in the entire city last year."

Man fights cancellation of 24-hour gym membership for ‘loitering’ after he stayed the night
Hawke's Bay man Arthur Eagle claims he was unfairly evicted after spending all night the gym.

Wellington woman takes on mission of cleaning entire coastline
Melissa Lieser plans to walk 33km to clean up every beach from Owhiro Bay to Oriental Bay.

Manasseh Sogavare bows out of prime ministerial race in Solomon Islands
In accepting the nomination, Jeremiah Manele called for unity and said stability was the key to transforming Solomon Islands.

Date for election of Solomon Islands prime minister confirmed
The election of the prime minister in Solomon Islands will take place at 9:30am on Thursday 2 May on the floor of Parliament.

Joshlin Smith: A six-year-old's disappearance spreads fear in South Africa's Saldhana Bay

Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands Prime Minister
Jeremiah Manele has been elected prime minister of Solomon Islands polling 31 votes to 18 over rival candidate and former opposition leader Mathew Wale.

Zero tolerance - Solomon Islands police on high alert ahead of prime ministerial election
Police in Solomon Islands are on high alert ahead of the election of the prime minister on Thursday.

Is Hawke’s Bay going to become a ‘tourism backwater’ ?
Hawke’s Bay Tourism chair George Hickton says proposed funding cuts - aimed at keeping rates increases down - will be ‘catastrophic’

Armed man enters property, allegedly takes three people hostage in Bay Of Plenty
The man had earlier fired a gun and pointed it at police, they said, when they approached the vehicle he was in.

‘Out of control’: Dog owners flouting rules at protected area
Dog owners breaking the rules at a Southland bay home to endangered wildlife are becoming 'very aggressive' when confronted.

'Pacific Islands are a very challenging place to roll out vaccines' - UNICEF
Immunisation in the Pacific is more sustainable with governments taking on a vaccine programme, UNICEF Aotearoa says.

Ileen Pegi is first Solomon Islands woman to score soccer transfer deal
The Solomon Islands national women's football team and Koloale FC star player has joined New Caledonia's champion side AS Feminine.

Auckland's raised crossings ditched for new approach after criticism
Auckland pedestrians will get flashing ground lights, traffic islands and other road safety measures to replace the heavily criticised raised pedestrian crossings on roads.

Watch: NZ Wars - Stories of Tauranga Moana
Stories of Tauranga Moana recounts the events that unfolded in the Bay of Plenty and their far reaching consequences for future generations.