Latest from Hastings

Arts festival to return, with a circus spectacle
The Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival returns in October after last year's cancellation.

Napier City Rovers face must-win clashes to keep league hopes alive
Napier City Rovers' National League hopes rest on unleashing a prolonged winning run.

'Absolute disgrace': Killer deemed insane when he stabbed 'kind, loving' family man
Patrick Reweti's grieving mother: “There’s no justice. Not in this country anyway.”

Could a winter playground save Splash Planet?
Keeping some attractions open as a playground could extend the park's season to 160 days.

'Constant battle': Couch dumping into beloved stream infuriates
Glyn Harrison and his 12-year-old daughter Micah aren’t your typical armchair critics.

Crisp clear nights forecast to end, Napier Matariki event delayed
Ahuriri Matariki has been postponed to July 4 due to weather concerns.

A Napier author thought a few friends might buy her book - then it hit Amazon's best-seller list
Judi Hopkinson worked for five years on a psychological drama, and it's paying off.

'Hastings is at a turning point': Councillor Wendy Schollum goes all-in on mayoralty bid
'We can double down on division and distrust, or we can choose proven leadership.'

Police on alert ahead of Hastings funeral
Police are monitoring traffic between Napier and Hastings for a funeral.

'Scary as hell': Council couldn't find way to stop hoarding before weekend inferno
'I just knew that one day this would happen.'

Cheap food boxes in Hawke’s Bay, if you attend cooking and growing workshops
Mai Kai is an initiative dedicated to strengthening food systems in Hawke’s Bay.

On The Up: The Hawke's Bay disability fitness programme making national waves
'If it’s that this big in Hawke’s Bay, what would it be elsewhere?'

Crowds of up to 15,000 at Matariki fires on Hawke's Bay beaches
'The twinkling fires dotted north and south as far as Te Awanga was magical.'

Taradale flex their Maddison muscles
Playing without five regular starters, Taradale beat last season's runners-up.

Home scorched as hoarded goods that surrounded it go up in flames
Firefighters are keeping a close watch to ensure the piles of debris do not reignite.

'Geriatric poverty': Outrage over Central Hawke’s Bay water rate hikes
Household rates could rise from $2500 to $7400 by 2035.

Hastings stable claims another Waikato Hurdle win in mixed day: John Jenkins
OPINION: The training partnership came away with good and not so good results.

Brewing kindness: The volunteers bringing comfort one cuppa at a time
The group once had 25 volunteers, but now there are only eight.

Stabbing in Hawke’s Bay, one taken to hospital with serious wounds
One person was taken into custody at the scene.

'Living expressions': Pou returned to Hastings Civic Square after restoration
The 19 pou have stood as cultural markers in the heart of the city.

Big Sing brings hundreds of youth voices to Hastings
More than 500 students and supporters gathered at Toitoi for the event.