NZ has the fourth-highest rate of child deaths from assault in the OECD. Simon Collins visited three communities to look for the root causes.

A Hastings primary school is bringing in self-defence tutors for its older girls because the girls are afraid of being sexually abused by older men.

Several sacks of undersized and shucked paua been discovered in a cave on the Hawkes's Bay coast.

Emergency services are at the scene of a major crash in rural Hawke's Bay tonight.

A car has collided with a truck on State Highway 5. Emergency services were called to the scene "just north of the Te Haroto summit"

A botch-up in a Level 3 maths exam left thousands of students "stumped", and many "freaking out".

"It's Not Ok" spokesperson Vic Tamati talks to Hawke's Bay Regional Prison inmates about living a violence-free life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

“It’s Not Ok” spokesperson Vic Tamati talks to Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison inmates about living a violence-free life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The man acquitted of murdering a Kiwi woman is understood to have slipped into the country under a new name last weekend and has already been spotted out and about.

Temperatures in some parts of the country have climbed over 30 degrees before midday.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Rex Graham has slammed council management for keeping councillors in the dark on the Havelock

Fiona Fraser and her husband, Fat Freddy's Drop saxophonist Scott Towers, newly minted Hawke's Bay residents sample the offerings at Cape Kidnappers.

The inquiry into the contamination of Havelock North's drinking water will be postponed until late January 2017, because of a legal

Freight destined for Wellington's CentrePort was quickly diverted to Napier Port after the Kaikoura earthquake.

Now the North Island is on the move as a massive silent quake strikes Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.

What about Brian Tamaki? Can you believe him? Honestly, who does this man think he is? How utterly arrogant of him. In case you

It's time to reach for the sunblock and head to the beach with the country set to swelter in 30C temperatures.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.

Some Flaxmere residents will soon be the proud owners of new bikes gifted by Menzshed Hastings. And the gesture couldn’t have come at a better time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Fonterra milk tanker driver was uninjured when his truck and trailer crashed off the road near Woodville this morning. The tanker

For Hawke's Bay architect Graham Linwood and designer Jacob Scott there was a slightly bittersweet touch to receiving Presidents Awards

Hawke's Bay Hospital is at capacity. People are being urged to seek medical care from their family doctor, medical centre, pharmacy

For Dannevirke's Todd Mancer and Chloe Turton, Monday morning's massive earthquake couldn't have been any closer with the epicentre

More than one in three drivers sitting restricted licence tests don't get the chance to complete them.

The property market is at its peak, says Property Brokers Hawke's Bay manager Paul Whitaker. He said while prices were strong and

A mother was subject to domestic violence for 15 years before she sought support from the Women's Refuge and fled her abusive husband. "My

Time stood still for the Taradale Memorial Clock Tower on Monday morning, just minutes after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit, with

Predicting large earthquakes is not as simple as looking to the moon or watching the pet cat. A post online predicting an earthquake

Runners and walkers raced along some of Hawke's Bay's finest beaches, forests and farmland on Saturday at the annual Staples Rodway

By now you will be aware that Hawke's Bay Today, in conjunction with Women's Refuge, is running a week-long series titled Seeking