Hawke's Bay

Police seek help locating missing Whakatū woman

Police are seeking the public's help locating a woman from Whakatū missing since Sunday morning. Kim...

Dairy worker left with head injury after alleged BB gun assault

A dairy worker was taken to hospital with a head injury after an alleged robber assaulted them with ...

Police name Hawke's Bay man found dead in burnt-out vehicle

Police have named a man who was found dead inside a burnt-out vehicle in Hastings last month. He was...

Four seriously hurt in Hastings crash — one critically

One person has been critically hurt and three others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Has...

Hastings car fire: Police seek occupants of light coloured vehicle

Police are seeking the occupants of a light coloured vehicle as part of an ongoing homicide inquiry ...

Wairoa Star prints its last newspaper after 103 years

After 103 years of publication, The Wairoa Star has printed its last paper. In 1877, the first editi...

One ticket wins Lotto First Division, Powerball rolls over to $17m

One lucky punter from Napier has won $1 million with Lotto First Division this evening. The winning ...

Up to 80% of material from storm-damaged homes to be recycled

Councils overseeing the deconstruction of properties damaged in severe weather events last year are ...

Hawke's Bay locals irked as river level site crashes amid heavy rain

Storm-hit Hawke's Bay residents were left frustrated last night after a council site used to monitor...

Funding woes threaten Hawke's Bay Hospital's ED triage innovation

Hawke's Bay Hospital has been trialling a new triage model to help improve emergency department wait...

'Routine' police visit in Napier ends in massive meth haul

A "routine" police visit in Napier last night escalated after a firearm was spotted through a window...

Police called to reports of people fighting in Napier streets

The public have were asked to avoid a Napier suburb as police responded to reports of people fightin...

How long is too long to remote work in a café?

A journalist has been banned from several Hawke's Bay cafés after getting kicked out for spending to...

'We’re really sorry': Coastguard skipper on attempted rescue of 3 fishermen

On Tuesday, a crew from Coastguard Hawke’s Bay were forced to abandon an attempt to rescue three mis...

Matariki festivities begin with blessing ceremony in East Coast

Matariki festivities on the East Coast began with a traditional blessing ceremony, celebrating newbo...

Givealittle for Wairoa flood victims: 'We need every help we can get'

The people of Wairoa had barely cleaned up the mess after Cyclone Gabrielle when the town flooded ag...