Club of the Year: Hawke’s Bay water polo gets back among the honours
Water polo is back on the go in Hawke's Bay, with 700 enrolled in little more than a year.
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Danish football recruit’s 17,000km journey to New Zealand with victory in mind
New Napier City Rovers goalie opens on up pressure, pain and a desire to be the best.
No storm, just hot April nights for Hawke’s Bay
Be ready for Thursday night - the minimum temperature is forecast to be 20C.
Council proposes 19.6 per cent rate increase, as well as cuts to parks, tourism and sustainable homes
Rates will increase 54 per cent over three years - without cuts it would be 69.1 per cent.
'Always doubted myself': Ashleigh was a 15-year-old school drop out, now she's a valedictorian
From high school dropout to EIT valedictorian.
Hawke’s Bay could get new crematorium as funeral giant enters region
'A new crematorium is expected to be built within the next year or two.'
Rugby union shifts club's home games after team van shooting
Games will be moved to Tremain Field in Napier for the 'foreseeable future'.
Last chance at an Olympic dream: Can home comforts get swimmer Emma Godwin to Paris?
Swimming nationals and Olympics trials will bring NZ's best to Hastings this week.
'Same behaviour': Photos show holes in sports team's van in earlier Hawke's Bay incident
'How someone didn’t get killed I just don’t know.'
'Destruction right in front of you': Swimmer fears council ruining river spots
Catherine Reeves enjoyed a picnic in the dense woods, then returned to find trees gone.
In pictures: Hawke's Bay's weekend of openings
New mountain bike trails in Eskdale and a running milestone as well.
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Club captain Guy Taylor was driving as shotgun pellets rained down on the van.
Plan to pull Hawke's Bay Tourism funding - chair fears 'regional backwater' will be the result
'Hawke’s Bay will lose ground to other regions, and become a regional backwater.'
A 'full kete' and newfound confidence for women divers
One woman's quest to help females feed families and build confidence gathering kai.
Climate vs fluoridation: A tale of two protests in the same city at the same time
It was set to be a fascinating case study. But illness meant it wasn't a fair fight.
'Incredibly difficult': Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival cancelled
It featured record numbers and half-price tickets last year, but won't be back in 2024.
Playgroup for parents? How Ghana's hospitality inspired a caregiving movement
Rochelle Hairs is bringing a slice of Africa to Hawke's Bay for a good cause.
Hawke's Bay Air Force veteran features on special NZ Post stamp
The story behind the stamps is to show that NZ's veterans are not just ‘elderly men’.
'Put down': Violent inmate stomps on duck after it landed in prison yard
The prisoner was charged with attacking the bird, which had to be put down.
‘We simply cannot afford to’: Leaders desperate for cyclone-damaged road and bridge fixes
WIthout help it could take decades to restore the economy as well as years of rates hikes.
Away trips could be part of long road to footballing glory
After losing first up at home, Napier City Rovers are keen for an away win in Wellington.
Slain Mob boss had $230k in car when police busted meth-dealing ring
Daniel Eliu was shot dead outside a South Auckland church.
Fluoride to be reintroduced to Hastings’ water after eight years
Council stopped adding fluoride to allow for chlorine.
Colleagues join the search for fisherman in the water off Hawke's Bay coast
How a fishing vessel crew member ended up missing remains unclear.
Hawke’s Bay’s Easter weekend in pictures: From salty seafood to tapping toes
There was plenty to see and do this Easter in Hawke's Bay, despite spells of bad weather.
Nash Cup: Havelock clock consecutive wins, Clive fail to fire
Clive fail to score any points in Farndon Park boil-over.
Papa Surf follows in the hoof-prints of his dam with Tauranga win
A roundup of the week's racing.
Murder charge: Man arrested after body found in burnt-out car in Flaxmere
Arrest made after body found in car.
‘Abhorrent act’: Homicide inquiry launched after body found in burnt-out vehicle
Police can’t yet reveal how the person died, they say.
Gisborne brawl deaths: Gang leaders involved in peace talks ahead of tangi for fight victim
Dozens of people are at tangi for one of two men killed in 21st birthday party tragedy.
Girl foils sex offender by using his phone to save evidence and summon help
Stephen Wayne Beattie hid phone in girl's bedroom to make videos of her.
Witness saw gloved man 'loading body into boot'; police confirm car fire death suspicious
”She saw a fellah all dressed in black. Black gloves, black everything.”
Hawke's Bay police discover body after vehicle fire
An unexplained death in Flaxmere is under investigation.
Gisborne rainbow crossing restored after Destiny churchgoers paint it white
'We’re thrilled the rainbow crossing was repainted overnight' - Mayor.