A Flaxmere man has been found guilty today of killing his 2 year-old stepson.

Nana relishes time with her granddaughter at national kapa haka festival Te Matatini in Hastings.

Not only are performers putting their best feet forward for Te Matatini 2017 - but several are using it as a chance to progress their education by earning NCEA credits and even tertiary. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The jury verdict was returned at the High Court in Napier today after six hours of deliberations.

National kapa haka festival Te Matatini has started in Hastings today with an emotionally charged opening performance from Auckland

A Te Matatini life member who was one of the stars of the national kapa haka festival the last time it was held in Hawke's Bay is

Although he faced criticism over controversial Hawke's Bay Regional Council actions, suggestions chief executive Andrew Newman was

TENT PITCHED: Green Party MP Marama Davidson is camping at the Westshore Holiday Park for two nights due to the accommodation shortage

Napier will be open for business on Easter Sunday, a change decided by a close vote in a Napier City Council meeting yesterday. Councillors

Masses of Kapa Haka competitors and enthusiasts from both near and far descended on Napier's McLean Park to join the pōwhiri welcoming manuhiri to Hawke's Bay for Te Matatini 2017. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Masses of Kapa Haka competitors and enthusiasts from both near and far descended on Napier’s McLean Park to join the powhiri welcoming manuhiri to Hawke’s Bay for Te Matatini 2017. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police say it's not unusual for them to prosecute beggars who are asking for money but don't need it. The comment comes after a Hastings

Hawke's Bay teen sentenced for causing crash that killed a young American.

Waikato Tainui and Ngati Kahungunu are entering a joint venture, with Tainui's fishing quota fished from Hawke's Bay.

GRAND ARENA: The Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park in Hastings during its transformation as Kahungunu Park, venue for Te Matatini 2017

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.

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

Police and fire investigators will be working out what caused a blaze that damaged a Hawke's Bay home.

Residents in the Hawke's Bay coastal town of Waimarama are being told to boil their water before drinking it.

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

Dust may be responsible for the widespread chlorination of the Napier water supply. After being chlorinated for the past couple of

A doctor who conducted the post-mortem examination on a child allegedly killed by his stepdad says some of his injuries could have

Smoking piles of earth, blackened trees, scorched earth and collapsed fencelines are the visible signs that remain of the Waimarama