Accused stepfather says dead toddler's bruises and bite marks the result of a 'freakish accident'.

One local resident described the terrifying moment when flames came right up to his family home on Waimarama Rd yesterday. Hawke's

Unison restored power to about 700 customers last night after it was cut during the blaze along Waimarama Rd. Unison relationship

Two bus-loads of school children are among those who have been escorted out of a Hawke's Bay fire zone, as several large fires burn throughout the district.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as emergency services battle several fires across the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

By Anneke SmithLOOKING BACK: Jim Moran and Raymon Barrett, the oldest and youngest survivors of the 1931 quake, cut the cake alongside

Aucklanders are paying 16 per more on average for car insurance a year than what the average Kiwi pays.

Hawke's Bay is facing a housing crisis with moteliers saying dozens of people squeezed out of emergency motel accommodation due to

Almost 4000 homes in the Napier area are without power in what Unison the lines company is calling an 'unplanned' outage.

Hawke's Bay Police believe members of the public are helping two dangerous offenders evade police.

A large number of elderly people have still not recovered from last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North, the inquiry panel

Man admits killing his son but lawyer argues against life sentence.

Mark Geoffrey Beale, who was found unconscious on a beach in Haumoana, died yesterday morning in hospital. Police found 45-year-old

Police have named the man who was found unconscious on a Hawke's Bay beach yesterday.

After serving the Wairoa community for 28 years the Wairoa Budget Advisory Service now faces an uncertain future after the Ministry of Social Development pulled its funding. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Its great for me this time of year to get away from an English winter with its cold and rain and travel to Hawke's Bay. Its a great

A man is fighting for his life after being found unconscious on a cycleway in Haumoana yesterday morning. Police found the man about

Thousands came together at festivals across the region today to celebrate Waitangi day. While free rides, stalls, and entertainment

A person has died in a car crash in Hawke's Bay tonight.

Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shopfronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town’s visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

We can expect normal temperatures in the coming months but less rain.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

Earthquakes could have contributed to the contamination of Havelock North's water.

The Mangateretere pond was the most likely pathway by which contaminated water entered the Brookvale Rd borehead 1, the Havelock North

A Napier resident was horrified when he found the Napier police station closed not once, but twice as he tried seeking help after

Twenty people have been arrested after a five-month police operation aimed at preventing the supply of methamphetamine and cannabis.

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

Sheep faeces were the likely cause of last year's gastro outbreak, an inquiry into the contamination of the Havelock North water heard

Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.