OpinionCricket During my formative years at universities listening to a professor drone on, head down on a lectern with a lifeless

The Te Mata Park Trust has closed a section of mountain bike track following the tragic accident last week. John Warren who was mountain

BIG DAY: Kids of all ages took part in the annual Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon at Frimley Park yesterday. PHOTO/WARREN BUCKLAND. A frenzy

The Civil Defence Emergency status for the Hastings District has been lifted. The Hastings District Council made the decision at

A record medal haul by Dannevirke Amateur Swimming Club members in Palmerston North has thrilled coach Lin Tozer. The 25 swimmers

The Civil Defence emergency status remains in place this morning with wind shifts expected today that could potentially change the

There is a seasonal influx of homeless in Napier thanks to the long hours of sunshine and dry weather this summer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Australians are invading Hawke's Bay - in the form of the Tasmanian grass grub. Bug expert Ruud Kleinpaste said the bugs took flight

The warm summer has been a good one for boaties in Napier but it has also seen a slight spike in thefts of marine gear. Among 11

RELIEF NEAR: Rain is set to relieve the tinder dry conditions felt in the region towards the end of the week. Photo / Duncan Brown Tinder-dry

The Government Inquiry into Havelock North Drinking Water has completed its hearings phase and is about to receive submissions on

Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule was relieved to report "it was a good day" yesterday after the morning's threat of the Waimarama Rd fire

An ambulance officer who first saw a Flaxmere child who was allegedly killed by his stepfather has told a High Court jury he knew

HBT17071202.JPGHARD WORK: Hastings Fire Service firefighter Colin Beswick was appreciative that fire conditions had eased at Waimarama

The man who dialled 111 is still surprised his house wasn't engulfed in flames. Doug Lowe was the closest to the source of the Waimarama

Evacuated Hawke's Bay residents were glad to return to their homes yesterday. The Waimarama Rd fire was the largest of Monday's blazes

ANCIENT TIMBER: Ngati Kahungunu Runanga Arts and Culture chairwoman Narelle Huata (left), Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated chairman

A_HBT17030243.JPG. NO GAME: Napier mayor Bill Dalton at the abandoned cricket match between Australia and the Blackcaps last month

A_HBT17064502.JPG. POWER ISSUES: Cellphone coverage to some Spark customers was lost during the Waimarama fire but Vodafone and Two

ENORMOUS POTENTIAL: Bay softballer Kahurangi Beamsley-Allan has had a taste of televised glory and is eager for more. PHOTO/PAUL TAYLORSoftballBy

Momentum. Not the term pertaining to mass and velocity in physics but the buzz word sports people use liberally to denote a shift

By Anneke SmithTEAM EFFORT: Salvation Army volunteers were busy feeding emergency services who were fighting the Waimarama Rd blaze

Declaring a State of Emergency gives local authorities extra-ordinary powers to respond under the Civil Defence Emergency Management

The fourth ANZ One Day International between the Blackcaps and South Africa, scheduled to be played at Napier's McLean Park on March

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board are asking people who live in fire affected areas to take precaution due to potential smoke

Since its launch last August, significant progress is being made in implementing many of the identified opportunities in the Manawatu-Whanganui

Strong wind drove John Wuts home early from Ocean Beach yesterday and on the way home heavy smoke made him fear for his life. The

There are still concerns this morning about the large fire at Waimarama Rd that continued to burn overnight and is threatening a neighbouring

A shed fire off Collinge Rd in Hastings last Sunday is being treated suspiciously. Photo/Paul Taylor.HBT17014901.JPG The Hastings

Charges over a dam-gate failure which saw tonnes of silt discharged into Hawke's Bay waterways have been dropped. It was announced