The Government's big-spend on "social investment" is being treated with scepticism by some of those battling issues such as housing and child poverty.

A Hastings woman has been ordered off the roads for eight months, after confusing a car's brake with the accelerator and running over two young girls earlier this year.

A lawyer has been accused of assaulting and injuring his former girlfriend, champion triathlete Amelia Watkinson.

A woman allegedly chased and ran over her ex-boyfriend yesterday afternoon, after he refused to give her money.

Tributes to "brave" and "inspiring" man who died after suffering a head injury during a half marathon.

English comedian and devoted birdwatcher Bill Oddie is winging his way to Hawke's Bay next week to share tales of his years as a conservationist.

A whopper joey has been found in Hastings.

A man was stabbed with a screwdriver and hit over the head with a table as he tried to chase an intruder out of his Hastings home.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Farndon and Pakowhai Rd in Hastings at 2pm where the two vehicles had collided.

Christmas was a pretty special time for one Hastings family who celebrated the festive season with all five generations of its maternal side.

A Samoan family who moved to New Zealand just weeks ago for a better life are mourning the loss of a son.

An estimated 400 Mongrel Mob members will descend on a paddock in Te Aute today to celebrate the gang's 50th anniversary.

Q&A with Mathew Mannington, a director and technical manager at Waipak, about 3D printing in the food and bev industry.

Elisabeth Easther gets a little taste of what the generous fruit bowl of New Zealand has to offer.

A young boy injured in a crash that killed a man just north of Hastings today is in a critical condition and is set to be flown to Starship Hospital tonight.

Hastings District Council has been fined $29,500 and ordered to pay reparation of $65,000 after a 4-year-old boy was killed in a 2013 tractor-mower incident.

Man who was jailed for pouring petrol on a teenager and setting him alight asked Facebook users if he should run while out on parole. He ran.

For Richie McCaw, the bitter pill of the Crusaders' loss to the Highlanders at the weekend may have been somewhat sweetened in Hastings yesterday.

A masterly training performance and an outstanding ride landed a betting coup for Savaria's connections when she reigned supreme in yesterday's group one Wellfield New Zealand Oaks at Trentham.

Diana Balham enjoys culinary masterpieces and vintage tipples in Hawkes Bay.

Drive the winding road from Havelock North to the windblown crest of Te Mata Peak then study the panorama from west to east.

A Hawke's Bay mechanic says he found two women - one unresponsive, the other trapped and covered in blood - as he rushed to the scene of a serious crash near Hastings yesterday.