Capacity at Hawke's Bay Prison is being increased by 100 beds as New Zealand tries to house a record national muster likely to hit 10,000 inmates by the end of the year.

Police are appealing for any sightings of a Hawke's Bay man who's not been seen all weekend.

An olive ridley turtle that washed up on a Hawke's Bay beach last week has died at Auckland Zoo.

A teenage boy was airlifted to hospital after his car hit a farm vehicle in Hawke's Bay yesterday.

A man bleeding from the head after being bashed with a skateboard had to wait outside Napier Police Station after going for help and finding the station closed.

A Hastings teenager charged with the manslaughter of a toddler has given up his fight for continued name suppression.

Hastings builder Cody Knox is reeling after thieves stole his car and the tools inside it, leaving him without even a hammer for his first week on the job.

One New Plymouth family were gifted a trampoline after high winds blew it into their property.

A man is in hospital after being attacked with a skateboard in Napier yesterday afternoon.

A 30-year-old man was killed early on Saturday morning and police are saying little about the circumstances surrounding his death.

A Havelock North family was devastated to discover their cat had been shot multiple times.

The 17-year-old handed herself in to police and has been charged with aggravated robbery and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

A person is dead after an accident in Hawkes Bay.

One person has been hospitalised with burns after a fire at Hastings Aerodrome today.

A woman is in hospital with arm and chest injuries after being kicked in the chest by a cow in Hawkes Bay.

A Mount father says his family has been through a "weekend from hell" after his son suffered a serious neck injury in a secondary school rugby game.

Australian found guilty of murdering New Zealander man Campbell Paterson has been jailed for life.

Teenage girl bruised in struggle with attacker.

Police are looking for a woman after she allegedly removed her electronic monitoring bracelet.

A Napier man is disgusted after being delivered someone else's medical documents, sparking an internal investigation by the Hawke's Bay District Health Board.

Roger Nathan is being hailed a hero for trying to save a man who got into trouble and died while diving on Sunday at Pourerere beach.

A group of men who took to a 21-year-old got more than they bargained for when the ex-German Army member fought back.

A man charged with the murder of Napier man Campbell Paterson in Far North Queensland 19 months stands trial today.

A remote beach settlement is in mourning after a double tragedy in which one of its own died while trying to haul the body of a diver out of the water.

Cameron Bartle was born with half a heart, sitting back to front inside his little chest.

WATCH: The funeral of artist William Jameson was as big and well-sculpted as his artworks.

A teenager serving a life sentence for murder is facing a charge of indecently assaulting a female prison officer at Hawke's Bay Hospital.