For the first time Hastings retail spending has topped $70m over three months.

Auckland pilot killed in fall from open-top training plane in World War II.

It was at least the third time Roma had breached release conditions

He wasn't allowed to use a cellphone, but he used one to call the police.

Local community has rallied behind a family who lost their house in Waipawa on Sunday.

Mental health inquiry hears public rage and frustration, but confident change will come.

Six fire trucks battled the blaze at its peak.

Sport centre to benefit whole community.

Five pounds of cannabis was found in the boot.

Flaxmere community begins healing process after Kelly Donner's death in March.

From March to June this year, house-price growth fell by 7 per cent in this region.

Sales on track for record.

A third person died almost a week after a crash in Northern Hawke's Bay.

Some farmers are not keen for new safety rules.

She said her children were too sick for school - the school took her to court.

The consultation process was wrong, ex-councillor argues.

Hawke's Bay features Teina Pora dramatisation.

Napier City Rovers had to toil but eventually broke down Stop Out's resolve in Napier.

Investing works if the rules are simple, as in football.

The summit's aim was to connect young Māori with the forefront of Māori development.

Environmental Defence Society challenges council decision and seeks order to remove track.

What if parents were schooled on performance, just like the kids?

No charges laid under bylaw but police say it has value

Accused was off his medication and drinking hand sanitiser.

Two men with only one previous conviction between them each jailed for more than two years

Napier's only five-star boutique lodge has won excellence awards every year since 2012.

Officer 'arrests' same-sex partner for stealing his heart.

Four people storm Taradale store to steal $25,000 worth of cigarettes and tobacco.

Persistent easterly winds kept things grey on the east coast.

The mysterious death of a beloved horse at the weekend has devastated his owners.