Inmates claim prison gang assault was 'utu', sentences should be reduced under Māori lore
Seven Black Power members attacked a Nomad inmate after 'an unwanted sexual advance'.
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Freemasons open the doors to Scinde Lodge: 'We don’t control the world – look at us'
A 300-year-old not-so-secret society is utilising modern tech to bring in younger members.
Generational investing - how age shapes financial strategy: Nick Stewart
OPINION: 'The instinct to focus on tangible assets remains embedded in our culture.'
'You're hurting your own': Visitor says proposed freedom camping rules could curb tourism
Freedom camper slams proposed changes for Napier.
John Jenkins: Jockey triumphs after life-threatening adversity
OPINION: It may have been just a minor race, but to Mudhoo, it meant the world.
Napier blaze a ‘magnificent spectacle of great sheets of flames’: Gail Pope
Opinion: 'Suffocating fumes of smoke' rapidly seeped through the wooden structure.
Tiny Ōtāne has a large - and growing - artisan market
The database of marketers has more than quadrupled in the market's 8 months of operation.
What is the future of Waipawa's St Peter's Church?
CHB Anglicans at a crossroads – where to next for Waipawa and Takapau?
Hundreds to attended Punjabi Language Week celebrations in Hawke's Bay
Several Hastings and Napier events to celebrate Punjabi Language Week.
Serious injuries after quad bike crash near Taradale, Napier
Two people, one in a serious condition and one moderate, were taken to hospital.
'Total arrogance': Endangered chicks found dead in tyre tracks on Hawke’s Bay wetland
HBRC does not allow motor bikes of any description where the birds' bodies were found.
Lost legacy: Alliance Plant closure hits founding families hard
The Alliance processing plant axed 600 jobs last month, closing after 139 years.
Folk and traditional bands join for one off show
Hawke's Bay band Ish is to be joined by Wellington’s Bazurka for a special show.
IronMāori headlines huge weekend in the Bay
A second weekend in a row of huge visitor numbers in Hawke's Bay.
Farm cadet training facility for Hawke's Bay
The training facility will be at a 3600ha sheep and beef farm, Moeangiangi.
The last house on the street: Cyclone survivors who didn’t take buyout stuck as looters loom
Mike and Sue Brown say they have to stay 'forever' now, even as looters keep circling.
Magpies chief becomes an Aussie Knight - Tyrone Thompson joins the NRL
Speculation on Thompson's possible move to rugby league started a year ago.
Hastings Art Gallery audience and learning assistant Frances Martin relives childhood memories
Childhood memories given new life for Hastings Art Gallery.
Quilters display huge variety of colour and design at show
Visitors were impressed by the size and colours of the pieces.
Alfredton School children bring along animals for annual pet day
Goats, dogs and pet lambs were entered in the school competition.
Council addresses protesters in heated meeting: ‘We are not approving a dam’
Members of the public used their voice to raise concerns about the revival of the dam.
Ancestors revealed in Dannevirke cemetery walk
Exploring cemeteries can help uncover family histories.
Wyn Drabble: World Naked Gardening Day - who’s in?
'If you’re a tad prudish, there are plenty of other days which don’t involve nudity'.
Halloween fright in Napier’s pipes – rag monster lurks beneath city streets
The scariest monster in Napier doesn't need your treats.
Police investigating several firearms incidents
Work was under way to determine if the incidents were linked.
Crowd turns out for Dannevirke Market Day as weather warms
A good mix of options at Dannevirke market day.
'Like the Sahara': Dust storm at new Napier subdivision not cyclone silt, council says
About 92,000 cubic metres of silt from Cyclone Gabrielle has been transported to the site.
Wairoa communications blackout caused by ‘deliberate damage’
Households, schools, services and businesses across Wairoa were impacted.
Tararua District news in brief: Road works season, Council meetings moving, Connor Anderson boxing
Brief news from around the Tararua District
Norsewood flower show is all about what’s best on the day
Margaret Streater probably holds the record for the most entries.
White Ferns to bring their T20 World Cup to Hawke's Bay on trophy tour
The world champions will take the trophy on a tiki tour of the Bay.
Lamp post falls on van during serious two-vehicle Napier crash
The crash happened amid morning traffic on a busy Napier road.
'Break gear or harm people': Sabotage, shooting and 'huhu-grub' threats for commercial fishers
'They get territorial': Commercial fisherman cops abuse.