Fatal fight between friends broke out over ‘messages to girlfriend’
Nathan Moscrip, 29, is on trial for the manslaughter of his friend Brodie Ruatara.
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'Environmental and cultural crisis': Legal fight looms over Wairoa's freshwater
'The degradation of these waterways is both an environmental and cultural crisis.'
'Warmest it's been in a while': Hastings to hit 31C as run of hot days begins
It is unusual that Napier and Hastings have only had one day above 30C this year.
Man dies after assault near Hastings park, homicide investigation launched
Police were patrolling a part of Kirkpatrick Park in Camberley after the incident.
Seeing Sheila more clearly with wheelie bins banished from Napier’s main street
Bins being left on the street outside of collection hours were not a 'good look'.
Life in an isolated valley after a flood: 'The damage took my mind off being hungry'
George waited days in his car for someone to arrive: 'They didn’t even know we were here.'
Pictures: 2025 Napier Art Deco Festival reminiscent of era before Covid, Cyclone Gabrielle
In pictures: All the action at the Napier Art Deco Festival.
Poorly painted Ford Falcon crashes into Hawke’s Bay house, driver and passenger flee
Police call for witnesses of 'poorly painted blue Ford Falcon' with no rego plates.
Hastings factory worker in line for racing windfall: John Jenkins
OPINION: Damask Rose presently equal favourite for inaugural running of the NZB Kiwi.
‘Hope and confidence’ rebuilds Napier after quake: Michael Fowler
OPINION: Demolition in the months after the earthquake, continued into the night.
Kiwi chiropractor for billionaires shares their longevity secrets and their odd requests
'A friend of mine used to work for a prince who would bathe in liquid gold.'
Opinion: MTG’s Voices of Kahungunu exhibit shares many voices
OPINION: Rongokako has been lying on his back in Havelock North since the 14th century.
'Neither of us would be here': Crash survivor's message after 22 unrestrained drivers die in five years
Before the T-bone crash, Klaudia's life flashed before her. Luckily, she had belted up.
Splashing the cash: Amusement park has become a case study in council overreach
Splash Planet overspent its budget by $1.1 million in the 2023-2024 year alone.
'I made her look like that:' Man who beat woman for a month boasts about her injuries
Ford Tutaki beat and tortured the woman for a month before help arrived.
Watch: One of NZ’s oldest passenger planes stars at Art Deco Festival
One of NZ's first passenger planes is flying above Napier - and it could be yours.
Walkout at meeting over Wairoa flood spillway
The meeting in Wairoa confirmed Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s support for the spillway.
Art Deco Festival: Flyover in one of NZ's oldest passenger planes
Flyover of Napier in one of NZ's oldest passenger planes, a de Havilland DH-84 Dragon, to celebrate Art Deco Festival. Video / Gary Hamilton-Irvine
Cabinet funds Napier-Wairoa highway realignment, Bailey Bridge to remain at least four more years
The cyclone sped up the need for a project in the melting pot for at least 20 years.
Three youths arrested after Havelock North store robbed and shopkeeper assaulted
Police have arrested and charged three youths with aggravated robbery.
The pies have it - or do they? Wyn Drabble
OPINION: 'My first bite saw gravy-lava issuing from a breach in the pastry shell.'
One conviction so far after claims of 'network of corruption' of gaming funds
Eight people were alleged to be linked in a network of gaming proceeds corruption.
‘We lost our daughter’: Cyclone victims urge changes to save lives
The Collins family criticises authorities for failing to implement safety changes.
Is the emergency alert system better now than during Cyclone Gabrielle?
A flood victim believes more work is still needed to improve emergency alerts.
‘Like opening a window’: Unearthed phone shows cyclone smashing through Esk Valley
'Looking at those photos now, it’s surreal.'
'Please, let me stay': The cyclone survivor living in caravan on red-zoned land
For Waikato Gray, Esk Valley is more than just a home. It is five generations of history.
Eskdale man refuses buyout, stays on ancestral land after Cyclone Gabrielle
Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters destroyed Waikato Gray’s Eskdale home in February 2023. He refused a council buyout, staying on his ancestral land in a caravan. Video / Rafaella Melo
‘Can’t comprehend it': The Pākōwhai pilots
'It looked like a tidal wave had come down.'
Hawke’s Bay’s 24 months of hard knocks since the cyclone
Opinion: So much work has been done, but the region doesn’t feel back on its feet yet.
Police pose as 13-year-old girl, lure sex offender to the library
He wanted to have sex with the fake girl even after she told him her age.
Hawke’s Bay Tourism's survival rests with Napier council
Councils voice their disappointment in Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
Motorhome and caravan army rolls into Napier for Art Deco Festival
Visitors to Napier's biggest annual event say the 'whole weekend is just so much fun'.
Hitchhiking students: Daughter finds ride, 15yo son still thumbing it after school bus axed
Mike Brown’s son, Chamon, still hitchhikes along State Highway 2 to and from school.