Police are looking for a blue car with a large dent in its bonnet that is believed to be linked to a crash which killed three Mongrel Mob members yesterday.

Five-year-old was asleep in her bed when police found body of her mother.

Parents of the boy who died after he inadvertently hanged himself while trying to escape a school toilet cubicle are still awaiting answers.

More than 20 hectares of conservation land will be swallowed up by the controversial Ruataniwha dam project, but DoC says a land-swap deal will mean a net gain for conservation.

Murray Anthony Reid, 75, died after he was struck by a light truck at the intersection of SH2b and Meeanee Quay about 5pm yesterday.

A tourist staying in Hawkes Bay has been killed after he was hit by a truck at a notorious intersection in Napier last night.

Police in Flaxmere pulled over a pink golf cart yesterday after noticing two males cruising in the unregistered and unwarranted vehicle.

Police are looking for a missing Wairoa man and hold concerns for his health and safety.

Hawke's Bay residents have voted overwhelmingly no to a proposal to amalgamate five local councils, a progress result released this afternoon shows.

A man in his 60s has been attacked by a large bull on a Hawke's Bay farm this morning.

Black market fishing operations have been shut down and assets seized in operations around the Hawkes Bay and Gisborne today.

Elisabeth Easther goes on a Mission to learn about Hawkes Bay wines.

Police officers first on the scene at a fatal Hawke's Bay car crash were shocked to find a grim bumper sticker on the wrecked car.

A drunken fight left a 70-year-old mother unconscious in her home, and, ultimately the 52-year-old daughter heading for jail.

One man has died and another was critically injured after a car crash late last night.

A string of police seizures has seen over a kilo of methamphetamine taken off the streets in Hawkes Bay.

The controversial $275 million Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Hawkes Bay is a step closer after the High Court said no appeals had been lodged in the consent process.

Emergency services are using the jaws of life to cut a person free from a car after it tipped off a Hawkes Bay farm track and rolled 20m down a hill.

An elderly woman remains in hospital after she was assaulted during an incident in the Hawkes Bay this morning.

Elisabeth Easther gets a little taste of what the generous fruit bowl of New Zealand has to offer.

Hawke's Bay is set to get its first emergency shelter for the homeless, after Property Brokers offered Kiri Swannell a two-storey building.

It's a bewildering experience, that first half-hour drive on the highway north of Napier, finds Jamie Morton.

Aucklanders are increasingly interested in buying properties outside of the city - in places like Hawkes Bay, where you can get "more bang for your buck".

A 20-year-old man pleaded not guilty in the Napier District Court this morning over charges related to a party described as a "Facebook fiasco".

Two people were killed on the roads in separate incidents during the weekend.

Head to Hawkes Bay for a weekend of culinary delights and top-notch drops, writes Shandelle Battersby.

A young boy injured in a crash that killed a man just north of Hastings today is in a critical condition and is set to be flown to Starship Hospital tonight.

Police have referred the case of a mother who allegedly dropped her child at school while drunk to Child, Youth and Family.