Fault in old TV caused Napier house fire: FENZ
"Very fortunate" family had working smoke alarms that allowed kids to escape.
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Last weekend of the Christmas break - how's the weather?
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The running man: The Hawke's Bay athlete who ran every day of 2020
Jason Stuckey ran marathons one day, then got up and ran again the next. And the next.
Kiwi expat captures London's lifelessness in lockdown
Bryony Williams says the vibe of the city she loves has changed completely.
More than 1000 a year: Hawke's Bay SPCAs brace for kitten influx
You gotta be kitten me - for two years in a row the SPCA homed 1000 Hawke's Bay kittens.
Havelock North boy's hand-drawn decorations with a difference
A local boy has raised $4500 for a project in Fiji by selling decorations he made.
Napier's Goodtime Pies needs workers to help make a million more pies a year
The Napier bakery has signed a new supply deal worth more than a million pies.
British family 'couldn't be happier' to be living in Hawke's Bay
The Hafiji family moved from the UK to Havelock North on January 4, 2020.
The Hawke's Bay Trade Me listings that caught our eyes in 2020
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Dog owners warned of water toxin at Anderson Park
Dogs and humans both should keep away from Napier's urban waterways until further notice.
Six years into bitter dispute, Lepionka bankrupts Paterson
Developer gets his second bankruptcy after long-running dispute with juice mogul.
The Hawke's Bay lawyer helping UK's NHS with Covid risk advice
Aimee Cowan barely knows what Edinburgh looks like without restrictions.
Police call for calm on wet roads after spate of crashes
A car rolled onto its side on Pakowhai Rd.
Wild weather: South Island flooding causes havoc, 1100 lightning strikes detected across the North Island
More than 1000 lightning strikes have been recorded across the North Island.
Flooding: Festival-goers stranded, roads closed, sandbags ready
The South braces for a long night as rain and thunderstorms sweep across the country.
Five eco-friendly stays for a clear summer conscience
There's something sustainable for every budget.
The Aunty whose garden transformed a Hastings marae
Arohanui Lawrence still spends five hours a morning gardening.
Police up presence for New Year's Eve
More police to patrol Hawke's Bay after last year's disturbance at Waimarama.
Video killed the radio star, but Covid killed Hawke's Bay's last video store
"We're closing because the industry is in lockdown. We can't get any new releases."
Pāua ban at Waimārama 'about managing our kaimoana', says hapū
Line put in the sand by local Māori who told MPI 'enough is enough'.
Sunny Sunday morning, then rain, hail, thunderstorms possible
The Bay of Plenty is the area at greatest risk of hail storms this afternoon.
Severe thunderstorms dump hail and cause flash flooding
A severe thunderstorm warning has now been issued for Gisborne and Wairoa.
'How low can you go to steal off a boy in a wheelchair'?
A boy with special needs has had his specially-designed buggy returned to him.
Farmers still dealing with Hawke's Bay drought nine months on
The drought classification, put in place in March, remains for Hawke's Bay.
Why the Napier flood has turned hundreds of modern cars into write-offs
If you took a new-model car out at the height of flood, it could be a ticking time bomb.
Quest to build Hastings CBD hotel on to final stage
A vacant building behind Toitoi and Opera Kitchen will become a 4-4.5 star hotel.
Napier Port ship fire: Crew back on board after blaze
"The amount of bangs going on was unreal."
Horse trainer guilty in child sex abuse case
The judge revealed the verdicts at 10am.
Hawke's Bay Airport chief executive's salary is soaring
The chief executive's salary has increased up to 16% on the previous year.
'A washing machine': Marine Parade rescue stays with Hawke's Bay coastguard volunteer
"As we threw a life buoy to the exhausted teen ... a cheer went up from the beach."
Cherry-picked: Students step up to help harvest crop
Lack of RSE workers has left a gap. But what happens when students go back to varsity.
Toddler rescued from Napier pool dies in hospital
Police have described the death as a "drowning incident".
Watch: Dairy owner takes on gunman 'twice her size' and wins
He revealed a large gun from under a towel. Daksha Patel barely raised an eyebrow.
World's first pure collagen water created in Hawke's Bay. Is it tasty?
Hawke's Bay companies have collaborated on a shelf-stable ready-to-drink collagen water.