Pandora Pond will become the owner of Hawke's Bay's first ever inflatable playground next Friday. "Splash 'n' Play" is being introduced

With new councillors now elected to Napier City Council, the multi-use facility and velodrome could be on the council table next month

Napier man denies "sadistic" offending against teenage girlfriend.

Napier Mayor Bill Dalton was seething yesterday in the wake of comments made by Massey University lecturer and local government academic

A local labour MP is standing by Hawke's Bay principals who are slamming the lack of consultation over the establishment of a charter

The first of 55 cruise ships set to call into Hawke's Bay over the next seven months tied up yesterday morning - a day early. The

With the countdown to the 2017 Mission Concert now under way, with the date announced last week as being April 8, the "who will it

Hastings Heretaunga ward candidate Ann Redstone says that despite having the numbers at this point to gain a seat on council, with

The dust is settling on an intense, and at times, bitter local government election in the Bay and now it is time for our new, fresh-faced

The Omni Gymnastic Centre members has returned with three golds and a silver from the nationals in Invercargill. Thomas Dew, 17

FEMALE INFLUENCE: Rita Hokianga (left), Melanie Gettins, Alyssa James, player-coach Luke Herrick and club stalwart Darryl Tamati snr

JUBILANT CHAMPS: Members of the Hawke's Bay under-13 girls basketball team which won their Central Region tournament in Wellington

The people of Napier are to be congratulated for electing a very good team to guide their city for the next three years. Clearly

The Harcourt's Hawke's Bay Arts Festival has reached its halfway point but the quality of entertainment certainly has not. Festival

She was launched in 1995 and billed as the world's biggest-ever cruise ship. About 77,000 tons the Australia based Sun Princess has an overall atmosphere of relaxed refinement. Cruising the Pacific the nearly 2000 passengers have use of a sports court, two pools, buffet and other restaurants onboard. She leaves port after about an 8 hour visit.

As an elderly woman was giving $2 to a young man, he grabbed her wallet, leaving her hand bruised as he ran off.

Cruise ships coming to Napier Port are on the up, with 10 more expected this season. Local businesses are expected to reap the benefits with nearly 100,000 passengers expected to visit. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

A Napier man charged with more than two years of sexual, violent and threatening abuse of his girlfriend claims she dominated the

The business community has mixed reactions towards a greener and more anti-dam stance on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Hawke's

History was made last week when Dannevirke engineering company RCR Energy completed two steam locomotive boilers, the largest boilers

Hastings District Council will see a new makeup with former deputy mayor, Cynthia Bowers standing down, and three term councillor

Hastings District Councillor Malcolm Dixon got a lot more than he bargained for when he went to watch Songs For The Fallen at the

Forever passionate about Wairoa, with a four-generation, century-long family history on the farm 39km up the road at Ohuka, re-elected

Coming back from China, new Weber School principal Janine Satchwell has felt very much at home. When Janine left New Zealand for

Tracey Collis vows to hit the ground running as she steps up the challenge of Tararua District's new mayor. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Across the region returned regional councillors weren't impressed with some of the tactics employed by environmentalists, Dannevirke's

Napier was one of many regions in New Zealand where protesters came together against the use of 1080 at the weekend. The group of

Songs For the Fallen /Shane Anthony and Critical Stages /Spiegeltent /Village Green /Havelock North /Harcourt Hawke's Bay Arts Festival

The business community has have mixed reactions towards a greener and more anti-dam stance on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Hawke's

Although re-elected with a significant majority, Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule said he took nothing for granted in the run-up to this