On Saturday 180 Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) sailors from HMNZS Te Kaha’s marched through the streets of Napier, having been handed a charter by Napier Mayor Bill Dalton, signed by all Hawke's Bay mayors, giving the navy frigate special freedoms now it has adopted a home-away-from-home port in Napier. The arrival of the frigate on Thursday, with the logistics and support ship HMNZS Endeavour, gives Hawke's Bay one of its largest-ever naval presences.
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Inside the Rovers: Table Toppers
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Car crashes into The Coffee Club in Taradale, Napier
A car drove through the front of The Coffee Club in Taradale, Napier, causing damage to the front of the store. Video / Supplied
Aftermath of serious bus crash transporting RSE workers to Hawke's Bay
Watch emergency services responding to the bus crash carrying RSE workers. Video / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today reporter test drives bridge after ‘truckers 'unnerved’ by creaking noises.
Truck driver says the drive across the bridge is “un-nerving" as it creaks and groans. Video / Michaela Gower
Hastings store owner violently pushed to the ground by customer
Han Zheng said the man became angry over a 5G connectivity issue with his phone. Video / Han Zheng
Truck on fire explodes on Napier street
Witnesses say they think a tyre blew during the fire, with an explosion that sent a plume of flame and smoke out. Video / Margie McAleese
Tararua District toll road protest
Tararua District residents, including Mayor Tracey Collis marched to protest against the proposed toll on Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatu-Tararua Highway. Video / Hawkes Bay Today
Hawke's Bay Coffin Club celebrates 10 years of making coffins
Customise your coffin with the Hawke's Bay Coffin Club members. Video / Michaela Gower
Neil Paton and Brad Edwards prepare for firefighting challenge
Neil Paton and Brad Edwards prepare for firefighting challenge Championship in Nashville. Video / Michaela Gower
Family appeal for more information after car rammed
A ute rams Jonzy Brandt's unoccupied car during a late-night hit and run in Hastings. Video / Supplied
Locals on edge after man nicknamed "Waipawa Prowler" continues spate of burglaries
Security footage captures the "Waipawa Prowler" on resident's property. Video / Supplied
Waipawa butchery apprentice primed for Paris
Rhys Tamanui shows what it takes to be a cut above the rest. Video / Michaela Gower
Hawke's Bay boy with cerebral palsy walking unassisted after surgery
Seven-year-old Rocco Green needed walking aids to get around before he got Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery in the US thanks to fundraising. Video / Ashlee Green
Napier Pottery Club celebrates 70 years
Hawke's Bay Today reporter Mitchell Hageman tries his hand at Pottery as a local club celebrates 70 years of ceramics and smiles. Video / Mitchell Hageman
Norfolk pine cut down along Napier's Marine Parade
Norfolk pine cut down along Napier's Marine Parade. Video / Doug Laing
Farming for the future
Hawke's Bay's Thomsen family rise from the mud after Cyclone Gabrielle
Mum of 5 toddlers chats to Hb Today
Joanne Wills mum of 5 toddlers including quadruplets sits down to chat with Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock
Mighty Mitch v ACJ
Hawke's Bay Today reporter Michell Hageman also kind of known loosely as Mighty Mitch goes er toe to toe against Impact Pro Wrestling fly weight championship contender ACJ.
Hastings Tōmoana Showgrounds grandstand demolition
Demolition is set to be completed at the end of August. Video / Paul Taylor
Seal hunts eel in creek near Taradale
A passerby captured the moment a roaming kekeno caught an eel in Taipo Stream near the Napier suburb of Taradale, about 5km from the ocean. Video / Supplied
Masked men throw 'fire bomb' at vehicle in Dannevirke
A Dannevirke family watched as their ute went up in flames. Video / Annette Lilo
Leopards Go Wild
The Leopard Family have spent 20 months on the road living in a caravan and have no plans on stopping. Video / Leopardsgowild: Michael Leopard
Hastings model railfan
Hastings Model Railway Club enthusiast Tony Simons is building a railway based on an old South Island coal mining village. Video / Warren Buckland
Kōkako Award winner Lydia Clark
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Hawke's Bay's bareknuckle boxer
Cannon Williams chats to Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock on his hopes to become a bare knuckle boxing champion. Video Paul Taylor
86 year old Hastings gym enthusiast
86 yr old Hastings gym enthusiast Patrick O'Neil loves exercise. He says it's good for the body and good for the mind. Video / Warren Buckland
Vanuatu RSE workers stranded in Hawkes Bay
Air Vanuatu has grounded all flights leaving Vanuatu RSE workers stranded in Hawkes Bay. Reporter James Pocock / Video Warren Buckland
Redclyffe substation to be rebuilt higher
Transpower and Unison announced that strengthening, raising and improving the Redclyffe substation at its current location was the preferred way forward for both.
Kāinga Ora Napier social housing open day
New social housing open day at Maraenui, Napier. Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities has a large build programme underway. There are about 400 new state homes in the pipeline.
100km walk for Havelock North 99 year old
Inspired by “Captain Tom” Hamilton Logan a Hawke's Bay farming identity is walking in total 100km in his 100th year to help give those who need it a second chance at life.
Firefighters bring massive Hastings scrub fire under control
Hamish Smith, group manager Fire and Emergency Hawke’s Bay, describes the situation at the scene of a six-hectare scrub fire in Waiwhare, Hastings district.
Walter Malcolm WW2 Waipukurau veteran
Walter Malcolm WW2 Waipukurau veteran talks about his war experience in Germany. Video Warren Buckland
Tom Husband WW2 Jay Force veteran
Reporter Maddisyn Jeffares talks to WW2 Jay Force veteran Tom Husband about his time in Japan.
Song writing class
Florence Smith performs her song song Broke with Rubies for the first time with other members of the song writing class during the National youth Drama school held at Havelock High
Hawke's Bay whale sighting
Sperm whale sighting off Hawke's Bay. Video / Bevan O'Connor
Hastings light festival comes alive with Oriental sights and sounds
Hastings Osmanthus Gardens Lantern Festival has returned after a hiatus due to Covid and the cyclone.
The rise of wāhine divers
Tina Rangi is running a camp in rural Hawke's Bay to help women learn to gather kaimoana safely. Video / Warren Buckland
Inside the exclusive international entry to Napier Airport
International travellers can fly direct to Napier using the Customs Controlled Area (CCA) that Air Napier has been granted. Video / Warren Buckland. Reporter / Mitchell Hageman
Resident stingray delights security guards
Rayleen the stingray has made the Port of Napier her home. Video / Alex MacGregor