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.

David Hickson melted down the knife he said that he had used to stab and kill Campbell Paterson, a court has been told.

Campbell Paterson and the man accused of murdering him were both addicted to ice or methamphetamine, a court has been told.

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.

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.

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 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.

The investment of $53.5m in schools in Tauranga, Hamilton and Hawkes Bay is part of the Budget 2016.

When a thief struck in Napier, he took the one thing owner Zan Lee had installed to prevent things being taken.

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.