A crash on Heretaunga St East in Hastings caused traffic to back up this afternoon. Police were called to a car verse car at about

Te Matatini - the meaning of it says it all. "The many faces". It was bestowed upon what had started out back in 1972 as simply

Te Rerenga Kotuku who represents Ngati Kahungunu Ki Te Wairoa are going in to this year's Te Matatini Festival in memory of their

Ngati Kahungunu Iwi chairman Ngahiwi Tomoana said the Taniwha Dragon Summit is going from strength to strength, with several deals

Yes, for those intrigued (or concerned or unconcerned or whatever) about my admittance of regular forgetfulness which I touched upon

Napier City Council councillors have been asked to move quickly to approve moving to the next phase of a proposed multi-sports facility

So, is the rain gauge half empty or half full? 'Tis hard to know which school to subscribe to given the ghastly timing of precipitation

Tamatea Arikinui is one of the four teams representing Ngati Kahungunu who are competing in this year's Te Matatini Festival. The

By Roger Moroney Auckland artist Aaron Glasson at work on one the 29 murals created during last year's Artists for Oceans mural event

Tree felling and the resumption of rain-interrupted highway seal repairs will lead to delays on many of the region's highways over

A kapa haka legend is returning as chief judge for Te Matatini for the fifth time and can't wait to be a part of it again. Joe Harawira

HBT17098303.JPGKEEPING SAFE: Waimarama School students MJ (left) and Shiloh with bottles of water that have been supplied following

A Hastings athletics arena built to replace another track displaced by a shopping centre development seven years ago is nearing completion

ON TRIAL: Tamehana Huata has been charged with manslaughter and injuring with intent to injure his 2 year-old stepson at his Flaxmere

NOT HAPPY: Maureen Goodall (left), her son Doug Goodall, and friend Dennis Hopkins are concerned about the amount of dogs roaming

Some of the world's best women's hockey teams will take to the turf next month.

RUINED: A fire which gutted a villa in Frimley early yesterday morning is being treated as suspicious. PHOTO/DUNCAN BROWN. HBT17098603.JPG

Coaches don't sleep for a reason and Mark Hager is no exception - even when he is in India, almost 16,000km away from the Black Sticks

A total fire ban across Hastings district has been relaxed. Hastings District Council now has a restricted a fire season, but full

The Boil Water Notice for Waimarama remains in place today despite further results of the water supply coming back clear. Hastings

Police are investigating a suspicious fire in a well known villa in Frimley, Hastings. At about 2am this morning the villa on the

For 33 Dannevirke students, their Cactus programme was a chance to wake up their minds and bodies, Senior Constable Wayne Churchouse

The Mackersey family's substantial contribution to the revamped Havelock North Village Green has been recognised through the naming

I'm starting to get weary of water woes. Sometimes I run the kitchen tap and find myself looking closely at the flow into the sink. It's

I know it's summer and people take holidays at this time of the year and they want sunshine. I also know that many parts of the country

Recently (over the new year break) in the course of a conversation with a close friend I was asked; 'now that you're looking at semi-retirement

If there was ever a reason to leave the comfortable confines of your home on an overcast Sunday evening it would be singer-songwriter

Lindisfarne College dux Geoffrey Berntsen is one of 10 students in the country to be named a Premier Award winner after posting top

Eagerly awaited rain fell heavily during the weekend bringing welcome relief to parched areas, especially for farmers and those relying

CRASH: A van rolled down a bank off Waimarama Rd on Saturday afternoon leaving three people injured. PHOTO/WARREN BUCKLAND. HBT17071802.JPG. Three