Latest fromHawke's Bay

Raffle tickets and candyfloss: raising awareness and funds for bowel cancer
Grandfather of 13 and father of 8 wants to spread bowel cancer awareness amongst whānau.

Hawke's Bay man denies charges of incest, poisoning and indecent assault
A Hawke's Bay man denies charges including incest and poison.

Proud Ross Shield moment for parents of youngest player
He's the first student from Bridge Pa School to make the team.

'This is reality': Solo mum-of-five's struggle to avoid emergency housing trap
She has great references and can afford rent. But she's on the verge of sleeping in cars.

Motorcyclist flown to hospital after serious crash in Central Hawke's Bay
A rider has been injured after coming off a motorbike in Central Hawke's Bay.

Local Focus: You're being laser-scanned from above
Unison Networks is laser-scanning its network in Rotorua, Taupō and Hawke's Bay.

Poaching, housing, seasonal work: Staff churnover at two Hawke's Bay councils
A total of 27 staff have left Tararua DC since November, and 118 left Napier CC in a year.

Turf chores: The Pasifika students sacrificing weekends to maintain safe house gardens
"What I'm doing isn't for nothing. I'm doing it for people, and their wellbeing."

'All the stops' pulled out to get fans in for Ranfurly Shield game
Structured system that can automatically provide spacing between stand groups created.

'It's okay to not be okay': Taradale teen's message to Japanese youth
Group of NZ teens using symbols of strength to spread message: "it's okay to not be okay".

Hawke's Bay vaccination campaign to get people to roll up their sleeves
DHB's Ū Tonu initiative urges the region to keep going as national jab day announced.

Stadiums and other events to reopen to unlimited fans under level 2 rule change
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office has confirmed the change to Hawke's Bay Today.

William Trubridge welcomes new water baby in 'dream birth'
William Trubridge on being a full-time dad, filming and free diving

After three years, Havelock North's controversial 4G tower is up
Cell tower finally up in village

Napier Port CEO says Delta's arrival in Hawke's Bay is 'imminent'
Variant's arrival is now "almost inevitable, and imminent". Is the region prepared?

Hawke's Bay shearer fed up with uncomfortable pants launches Merino jeans
Sometimes the answer to a problem can be staring you right in the face.

Liquor store owner stuck with taking councillor to court
A Hastings councillor was ordered to pay costs over a failed bid to stop a liquor licence.

Workers injured in three separate morning incidents in Hawke's Bay
Rescue chopper responds to three work accidents over five hours this morning.

Hawke's Bay DHB internal network outage resolved, cause being investigated
A DHB spokeswoman said issue was not related to hacking and no patients had been impacted.

Israel Dagg's mum worked two jobs so he could follow his dream
'Rugby is 10 per cent of your life and it doesn't define who you are'

Shakeup to Hastings District Council won't cost ratepayers: councillor
A big shakeup to Hastings District Council has split councillors.

Urban Barbecue Festival eyes bigger and beefier event as it moves to Hastings
Waikoko Gardens at Showgrounds set to play host to a "truly epic day out for all".

Reelin' Rod in: Rocker still 'hopeful' of Mission show in April
Rod Stewart's a man on a Mission - his April Hawke's Bay show is being treated as all go.

'Conflict of interest' claim as bid to increase size of Hastings District Council heats up
Decision should be made by independent commissioners or the community, Damon Harvey says.

Police dog handler shot in Napier Siege retires: 'I wanted to leave on my own terms'
It took Grant Diver 15 months to get well enough to return to work, but he was determined.

Bay's tennis ace debuts for New Zealand in Davis Cup
Reynolds' first match against a player ranked in the top 100

Paraglider rescued from Te Mata Peak cliff has no memory of the 'oh s...' moment
Ken Nightingale says a member of the public climbed down a sheer cliff to help him.

Ghost gear: The 13-year-old Hawke's Bay journalist exposing a global fishing problem
Chloe Croft says it's an issue NZ isn't too concerned about, but "it will be soon enough".

'It was a bad night': Five vehicle thefts and at least five thefts from vehicles
Top cop says for as little as $34 a steering wheel lock could deter car thieves.