Latest from Hawke's Bay Today

Hawke’s Bay’s top first XV teams tune up for the business end of the season
Challenges still for first XVs, sub unions and Māori rugby.

'Year-round, rain or shine': World class facility hosting NZ Men's A squad
Unique 'glasshouse' cricket pitches offer world class training.

Water funding remains problem for councils
A rural mayor says there’s no incentive for councils to band together in new entities.

Magpies named for Sunday, but Thompson arrival awaited
The Magpies front row has Super Rugby and international players to burn.

Farmer Council looking for nominations
The council helps guide and advise Beef and Lamb NZ.

Teen driver in double fatal crash was 'very sensible and experienced' for his age
Joshua van Hooijdonk and Maja Sanders died in a crash on SH5, near Te Pōhue, in 2020.

Holi Boli pop-up shop in Napier has ethical edge
A former HB designer is creating ethical fashion, which is for sale in Napier this month.

Are 1576 new homes heading to the scrap heap? Full list of developments on hold at KO
Future of big housing developments hangs in the balance.

Poorest Kiwi kids going without healthy food, study finds
Health experts and children’s advocates call the findings 'shameful'.

Dannevirke couple has long association with Daffodil Day window display
Armed with lots of natural daffodils, the group transformed the window.

Memorial to 1931 Napier quake heroes set for restoration after being deemed potentially unsafe
The 'run down' memorial is going through at least four months of restoration work.

CAN: Artists' talents to the fore with five new exhibitions in Napier
In our workshop for August, Moodboard by Kriti Rawat is a vibrant exploration.

New tri trophy honours the late Heretaunga Women’s Centre's Amanda Meynell
New trophy at Harcourts Hawke’s Bay Women’s Tri celebrates community leader.

Watch: Fire at vacant house in Napier
Police and fire investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze at a vacant home.

'Go as long as I can': Man living with Parkinson’s hits hole in one, shares his motivation
Nigel Parker has a simple message for others living with Parkinson’s disease: keep active.

Police search for 'suspicious' man after student was followed after school
Police conducted a search of the area but couldn't locate the man.

Vaccine for 'devastating disease' expanded to include more at-risk Kiwis
Thousands of immunocompromised Kiwis to benefit from new vaccine funding.

'Things in their favour': Former All Black harbours big hopes for Magpies in NPC
Richard Turner played 86 games for North Harbour, but his heart's still with Hawke's Bay.

No plans to trial chemical additives in Hastings to stop hot water cylinder failures
A report last year recommended adding chemicals to water to neutralise the issue.

Motorcyclist dies after crash in rural Hawke's Bay community
The road remains closed as the Serious Crash Unit conducts a scene examination.

Quarry granted consent despite ongoing opposition
An iwi authority told the panel only days earlier of its strong opposition.

Last Hawke’s Bay gold medal hopes rest with canoeists
Aimee Fisher and Hamish Legarth are ready to kick-off their games bids.

NZ's only organic chicken farm sold to Inghams
Ben and George Bostock will remain involved in the business.

Cyclone-damaged Waipawa underpass open again
The rail overbridge and steel structure that protects the bridge were extensively damaged.

Restaurant fire at new site weeks after reopening
The cause is understood to be similar to the fire that destroyed the restaurant last year.

'There are so many taniwha in this rohe': New exhibition at Wairoa Museum
Ū Mai Ko Te Taniwha combines ancient and modern knowledge.

Landlord ordered to pay Hawke's Bay cyclone victim $7000 over flood-hit rental dispute
The woman was offered a home, then told to leave after noticing issues on her first day.

From a tiny Hastings music class to the world: The rise of a new superstar Kiwi producer
'Being in LA all of a sudden is quite surreal. The people in Hawke’s Bay are a lot nicer.'