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

Hawke's Bay Police are looking for the young man responsible for the sexually motivated incident.

A former Magpies player who was sacked after 26 years in the meat working industry for not wearing a safety hat has headed to court to get his job back.

A man aged about 80 has been rescued after a night in his car stranded in a Central Hawke's Bay farm paddock.

The winning entry, Bride of the Black Knight, was constructed from Black Knight liquorice and yellow shopping bags

A man was flown to hospital yesterday after an accident with a log splitter.

Two women have admitted methamphetamine charges after a police raid in which more than $20,000 cash was seized.

Napier MP Stuart Nash says he has lost confidence in the region's police district commander.

This year's Farmlands Horse of the Year made a financial loss, HOY chairwoman Cynthia Bowers says.

A Hastings couple have been remanded on bail for sentence on multiple burglary charges after a series of raids on the homes of the woman's parents and one of her neighbours.

Police found a man and women in a car, with apparently recently made methamphetamine later estimated to have a street value of $70,000.

Two Hawkes Bay dairy workers were incorrectly paid and forced to borrow cash to protect their jobs.

She was described as a happy, healthy child - then bruises began to appear on the then 17-month-old's face and head.

A Hastings retiree illegally selling meat to cover the cost of his hunting trips has been netted by an undercover seafood operation.

More than 100 Hawke's Bay young offenders will be given the chance to gain their driver's licences and improve their employment opportunities.

Kathryn Ryan says she asked to stay longer in the maternity unit because she had suffered post-natal depression in the past and had concerns about breastfeeding.

Police are asking the public for help after an eight-tonne horse truck was stolen in Havelock North overnight on Friday.

A volunteer teacher killed in a crash earlier this week had already "made her presence felt" - just two months into a year-long stint at Hohepa school.

A Hastings woman has been ordered off the roads for eight months, after confusing a car's brake with the accelerator and running over two young girls earlier this year.

A lawyer has been accused of assaulting and injuring his former girlfriend, champion triathlete Amelia Watkinson.

A moderate 4.2 earthquake has rocked the central North Island early this morning.

Severe winds, strong rain and the first dusting of snow on Mt Ruapehu are heralding cooler conditions.

A woman allegedly chased and ran over her ex-boyfriend yesterday afternoon, after he refused to give her money.

The completion of a settlement of major Treaty of Waitangi claims is in the balance after a hui was held to resolve issues over its management.

Tributes to "brave" and "inspiring" man who died after suffering a head injury during a half marathon.

English comedian and devoted birdwatcher Bill Oddie is winging his way to Hawke's Bay next week to share tales of his years as a conservationist.

A man claiming to be a doctor and offering medical services has been charged with assaulting someone with a needle.