Daniel Lee's dreadlocks are cut off for charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Small cut only injury after falling tree crushes car.

Aucklanders were left wondering if the big storm was a fizzer but others felt its force.

White Island saw wind gusts of 200km/h during Cyclone Cook.

Wild winds and rain causes slips, road closures and power outages across the region.

Find out what's happening in your region as Cyclone Cook sweeps in.

Civil defence emergency declared in Thames-Coromandel, warning for Aucklanders tomorrow.

Don't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.

Donated second-hand gear to lift young players on the eve of the winter sport season.

16-year-old charged after break-ins at store and tennis club, but four still sought.

School's longest-standing principal welcomes new head before turning to life in politics.

Hawke's Bay company Need a Nerd has become part of New Zealand Technology Group.

Complaints from residents have meant the end for 'beautiful' tree in Napier suburb.

A man who was stabbed early on Sunday morning is now in a serious condition.

Mother says she's equipped her daughters with personal alarms after abduction attempt.

Anything that protects our young people is good, writes Andrew Austin.

A near-capacity crowd enjoyed music from the Dixie Chicks at the Mission last night

Napier City Council becomes latest to breach liquor laws at McLean Park

Women join Softball Club for men and team wins. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A district council committee is to review the issue of Maori wards this Wednesday.

Hawke's Bay man "didn't know that he had won big", says store owner.

Priority needs to be given to projects that will enhance tourism.

Ngati Kahungunu sail to protest the Amazon Warrior. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Napier man has been sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment for rape.

Region the only area out of Wellington to see trust in both sectors grow in first quarter.

Hospitals around the country are seeing record numbers of emergency department patients.

The Salvation Army are calling for people to only donate items during store hours.

If it continues, recent wet weather will put this year's vintage at risk.

Community mourns loss of regional council staffer Michael Taylor after farm mishap.

Michael John Kight can now be named after a suppression order lapsed.