2448 days ago

UPDATE: Lockdown has been lifted

Neighbourly.co.nz

Four Napier schools have been given the all clear after being placed in a lock down for a police operation involving an armed man, who remains in a house. Read more here.

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Stuff understands there is a man with a firearm in a house on the Alexander Avenue, in the suburb of Onekawa.

Streets surrounding the area have been cordoned off.

AFFECTED SCHOOLS: William Colenso College, Richmond School, and Henry Hill School.

Note to parents: "DO NOT come in and pick up your children, we are in lockdown. Your children are safely secured in their classrooms with their teachers. We will let you know when the police say it is safe to come in."

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1 day ago

🐈missing - Paradise Rd, Napier. Posted on behalf

Rose from Greenmeadows

Please call the number in the photo if you see Spot. He is desperately missed by his family ❤️🐈💔 He is missing from Napier but could be anywhere as he has been known to hop in cars plus he has been missing 4 weeks now.

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3 days ago

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12 days ago

Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!

William Hansby Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.

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