The ''Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune'' was a

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newspaper which published from 1937 until 1999. Covering the

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, it was based in

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History

The paper was formed in 1937 from the merger of the Napier-based ''Hawke's Bay Herald and Ahuriri Advocate'', which had been published since 1857, and the Hastings-based ''Hawke's Bay Tribune''. The merger was prompted by difficulties the ''Herald'' faced after the 1931 Napier earthquake in which the company building was destroyed resulting in the paper's printing services being undertaken by its Hastings neighbour during the last six years of its existence. The ''Tribune'' was founded in 1896 as ''The Hastings Standard'', and was renamed as ''The Hastings Tribune'' in 1910. Although their building was severely damaged by the 1931 earthquake, they were in a better position to cope than the Napier paper, and took over its printing.Herald Tribune Buildings
," Hastings District Council. retrieved 29 March 2013. In 1999 the HBHT merged with Napier's ''

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'' to form a new paper, ''

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