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Edition
The Hawke's Bay United Courier
31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market31 Aug 2026
Clayton Nelson asks to leave Hawke's Bay United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market31 Aug 2026
Cameron De Vries attracts admirers
The name of Cameron De Vries has come up in conversations Hawke's Bay United were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market31 Aug 2026
Business is business: Dane Smith goes
Southern United paid $7.0K and Hawke's Bay United took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
In brief
- Squad Alex De Vries falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Monty Tuiloma asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Matt Payne is not doing himself any favours
- Squad Dane Nelson keeps his manager's vote