Soaring values in Hastings and Havelock North mean 5.4% rates hike tipped.

A Hastings school was closed yesterday and 16 people were taken to hospital after a chemical spill from a broken thermometer.

National sporting body says it doesn't support facility in its current form.

International festival, Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organised by PangeaSeed, a public art project that brings the oceans into the streets around the world, is coming back to Napier for a second year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Mavis Mullins has risen to prominence from early roots in Paewai shearing firm.

Two trampers have been airlifted out of a remote hut southeast of Taihape after a suspected case of food poisoning. The two women

One man is in jail and another in hospital, after a Napier assault.

Hastings has congratulated its largest number of newly officiated New Zealand citizens just as Statistics New Zealand released population projections stating Hawke's Bay would grow steadily over the next 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hastings has congratulated its largest number of newly officiated New Zealand citizens just as Statistics New Zealand released population projections stating Hawke’s Bay would grow steadily over the next 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A moderate quake rocks parts of the North Island.

A teen mum who gave up cancer treatment for her unborn child says "this is my chance to make something good out of my life".

A Hawke's Bay woman is shaken but unhurt after a "sexually motivated attack" on Friday.

Travel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.

Families who have lost loved ones in crashes involving foreign drivers horrified at two more deaths.

Fledgling nationwide movement aims to move NZ towards a 'colour-blind state'.

An Auckland export cider company is moving to Hawke's Bay and selling shares to help make the move.

Hastings Athletics Club still unable to use home park after Te Matatini

Some blast agreement as 'bunkum' but others see it as a useful framework

A man is to appear in the Hastings District Court after reports of gunfire in Otane on Saturday.

The world's largest kapa haka festival, which was held in Hawke's Bay, has been tipped by Te Matatini organisers as the best one yet.

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.

Group hailing from Whale Rider territory take top kapa haka title

The hard work, uniforms and final kapa haka performance at Te Matatini is what represents Te Reanga Morehu o Ratana as an iwi. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Under-19 team's 60-12 walloping of Manawatu side holds promise for the season

Can't understand Te Reo? Hakarongo Mai will help you out. This year, the live translation service for Te Matatini launched an app to help non-Te Reo speakers keep up with performances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Can’t understand Te Reo Māori? Hakarongo Mai can help you out. This year, the live translation service for Te Matatini launched an app to help non-Te Reo speakers keep up with performances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some disappointment from local teams but Wetine Mita-Ngatai named best male group leader

A man has been charged after a shotgun was reportedly fired into the air in central Hawke's Bay last night.

A 'police operation' has led to traffic in the central Hawke's Bay being diverted.

A man has died after a vehicle crash in Hawke's Bay overnight.