Hastings lawyer David John Porteous yesterday admitted charges of stealing almost $80,000 from clients during the latter years of

Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule is the National Party candidate for Tukituki.

Lawrence Yule will take on Labour candidate Anna Lork for the seat.

A Hastings beggar pleaded guilty after he claimed to be homeless when he was not.

Te Matatini - the meaning of it says it all. "The many faces". It was bestowed upon what had started out back in 1972 as simply

CUP HOPEFUL: Helen McNaught is back to defend her Olympic Cup champion title riding Carnutelabryere again this year. Helen_hoy.JPG. Olympians

A Hastings athletics arena built to replace another track displaced by a shopping centre development seven years ago is nearing completion

NOT HAPPY: Maureen Goodall (left), her son Doug Goodall, and friend Dennis Hopkins are concerned about the amount of dogs roaming

The two-day Taniwha Dragon Economic Summit was hailed a success before lunch yesterday, Mondayachieving half its goal of $100 million

Liv Fountain is desperately raising funds for life-changing spinal surgery in the US which will not only improve her spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, but could make her dream to walk up steps a reality. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Firefighters who came to the rescue and battled the fires across the Hastings district were given a top send-off last night. About

Civil Defence minister questions the emergency response to the Port Hills fires, which have destroyed five houses and caused hundreds to flee.

New Zealand is now experiencing the worst of the fire season, a top officer says, with a dangerous combination of high temperatures and low relative humidity creating tinder-dry conditions across eastern hot-spots.

It's a long, hot slog fighting a fire as big and complex as the one in the Hawke's Bay in the blazing heat. But it's also satisfying work.

High winds to bring more misery to fire crews fighting bush blazes today, but no rain where it is needed.

Unison restored power to about 700 customers last night after it was cut during the blaze along Waimarama Rd. Unison relationship

Two bus-loads of school children are among those who have been escorted out of a Hawke's Bay fire zone, as several large fires burn throughout the district.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as emergency services battle several fires across the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A man is fighting for his life after being found unconscious on a cycleway in Haumoana yesterday morning. Police found the man about

The woman killed in a two car crash in Hawke's Bay yesterday was 25-year-old Jennifer Eriha, police have confirmed.

A person has died in a car crash in Hawke's Bay tonight.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

A Napier resident was horrified when he found the Napier police station closed not once, but twice as he tried seeking help after

Twenty people have been arrested after a five-month police operation aimed at preventing the supply of methamphetamine and cannabis.

Sheep faeces were the likely cause of last year's gastro outbreak, an inquiry into the contamination of the Havelock North water heard

Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Walking tours of the Napier Cemetery, nestled within Napier's Botanical Gardens, reveals a rich history of the city between 1855 and 1917 - a Napier before the earthquake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Water Stories #5: The support for an online petition calling for the removal of chlorine from Hastings and Havelock North's water continues to grow. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kim Crous was checking Google Maps on her smartphone when she ploughed into a vehicle which had stopped for roadworks in April last year.

I reckon that more often than not these days ratepayers scratch their heads at the decisions that unelected officials make in councils