Michaela GowerMultimedia Journalist·Hawkes Bay Today·19 Jun, 2026 06:00 PM4 mins to read‌The Pongaroa Hotel is closing for a week in July after its off-licence was suspended.

Photo / Google MapsThe Pongaroa Hotel is closing for a week in July after its off-licence was suspended.

Photo / Google MapsA remote country pub has been suspended from selling alcohol for seven days after serving a 17-year-old who crashed off a nearby road into a stream.

The teenager was trapped and suffered a serious head injury in the crash, and was “fortunate not to have died”, a report from