They gave their luxury house away for free. It's now sold for $3m+
Val and Dick Bradshaw's parting gift for Hawke's Bay will help the region for generations.
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Teens seriously hurt in crash shortly after fleeing police from scene of Hastings robbery
A 64-year-old woman was arrested on Monday morning and charged in relation to the robbery.
'It was panic mode': Neighbouring stores in shock at daytime jewellery raid
Watch: Glass display cases were smashed and jewellery scattered across the floor.
‘Spree burglar’ jailed after targeting garages and sheds
Alex Gardner left DNA behind on a glove and a torch.
Access issues and mental health toll persisting for cyclone-hit farmers
Farmers are dealing with kilometres of broken fencing which will be expensive to fix.
Opinion: Govt can’t keep skimping on rural mental health in cyclone recovery plan
Rural communities have persistently been delivered poorer mental health services.
Tech drawing away in Premier rugby
Four matches to go for a repeat of last year's triumph, but Tech are in the box seat.
Something in the water: What's causing mass cylinder failures in Hastings?
The big bills for residents keep coming, so can international experts solve a mystery?
Man hits father, who later dies, but judge tells son ‘you didn’t cause that’
Father dies in hospital 16 days after being struck in ribs by son.
46 years of change for Hastings postie Jenny Lean
Postie Jenny Lean is retiring after nearly five decades.
Football: Young Kiwi prospect putting in the hard yards on and off the pitch
When the full-time whistle blows, Alex Mort starts thinking about heading to work.
‘We’ll be fighting it’: Red-stickered residents dig in as cyclone decisions delayed
Some cyclone-impacted residents have no intention to leave their land.
Couple upping mortgage after cyclone-damaged property ineligible for Govt fund
The pair fear other lifestyle block owners will be in a similar predicament.
Emphatic Rovers return to winning ways, next stop Wembley
Sharp-shooters fire as Central League football action heats up
Will you live in your cyclone-hit home again? Minister details three categories to decide future
Consultation with cyclone-hit communities should take place from May.
Name suppression lapses for Darcy Strickland murder accused
Two men are to face trial in the High Court next February.
‘It’s a circus’: The saga of Hastings’ misfiring railway barrier arms
KiwiRail tells drivers and pedestrians to take extra precautions amid barrier failures.
Hastings suburb has new New World supermarket canned
Hastings District Council and Foodstuffs North Island cancel bid for a new supermarket.
Central League MVP out to end the pain game
A key Napier City Rovers player on the frustration of not turning strong games into wins.
‘Rorting the Revenue’: Ex-accountant jailed for $9m tax fraud indicates legal fight is not over
Convicted fraudster Barrie Skinner was the victim of a recent assault.
Permanent memorial planned for teen murder victim Ariki Rigby
Sister of slain teen talks of new mission to remember and honour her loved one.
Anti-gang operation nets businessman offering to sell gun and cocaine
Financial difficulties led a man back to crime after years of going straight.
Hastings council reveals 8.5 per cent rates rise, other councils to announce rises
Rates rise in the pipeline for Hastings ratepayers.
Raising the roof: Businessman shells out half a million dollars for special 50th birthday gift
Businessman talks about his $500,000 birthday present to his beloved footy club.
Woman trapped in shearers’ quarters during lockdown suffered weekly beatings
'It's all right my darling, I'll clean you', assailant tells victim.
Up to 800 homes now planned for Napier's new suburb Mission Hills
Plots are now selling for the housing project which could take up to a decade to build.
Hastings District promises to change inequities in rates relief system
Decisions around rates relief after Cyclone Gabrielle has caused some frustration.
Ariki Rigby’s sister believes ‘jealousy and drugs’ behind teen’s murder
Sister believes police closer to catching teen's killers - reveals possible motive.
Mapu scores four tries on Hawke’s Bay club rugby’s big night out
Napier Tech and Taradale took maximum points again.
Home rules: Rovers look for winning form at home
Goal to make sure home ground advantage is used to the maximum.
Widow calls killer’s letter of apology an ‘insult’
Paula Stoddart described apology letter as 'yet another insult' to her husband's family.
From silt to sanctity: Eskdale and Pōrangahau communities still cleaning gravesites
Communities and the Remembrance Army are cleaning up at Eskdale Cemetary.
Hawke’s Bay weather set to improve after gloomy start to Easter weekend
Weather warnings for Hawke's Bay were lifted on Sunday.
The feeling of being left alone - Hawke’s Bay’s disaster within a disaster
To restore confidence, it's time for the Civil Defence Joint Committee to step aside.