'No other option': Bus cancellations to force ‘truancy’ on rural families
Mums tell of 3 or 4-hour round trips to drive children to school.
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Alleged forced withdrawal from ATM at Napier CBD bank: Armed police called out
Armed police were visible in Napier CBD following reports of a forced ATM withdrawal.
Group protests Ruataniwha dam revival bid
Attempts at a dam have been mired in controversy since first proposed a decade ago.
'Out there somewhere': Napier man offers $500,000 for lost lighthouse lens
Napier man offers eye-watering reward to find NZ's lost maritime treasures.
Opinion: Why Australia sounds so awful
Opinion: Nothing is more grating than the screeching of a typical Aussie bird.
Obituary: Hawke’s Bay’s Maria van der Linden an ‘indomitable spirit’
Maria taught for 26 years at St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College.
Art Deco Festival returns for 2025 with new events and a communal singalong
'We’re incredibly proud to host such a diverse array of events.'
'You never could keep him down': Hawke's Bay rugby league legend dies
Waka Leonard, Hawke’s Bay’s most successful premier club rugby league coach, has died.
Driver sent 45 Snapchat messages before fatally ploughing into young man's ute
'She should have seen the traffic ... what she did see for 14 seconds is her phone.'
Tararua mayor’s ultimatum over highway toll
Her council will refuse to take back maintenance of three detour routes if road is tolled.
Couple offer council nearly $40,000 to save beloved community pool
Monique and Richard Bradshaw want kids to have fun at an outdoor pool this summer.
'Doesn’t change who I am': League legend Kevin Tamati's dementia fight
'Many of my peers don’t know about my dementia diagnosis; there’s still a lot of stigma.'
'Amazing result': Annual Hawke's Bay charity auction raises $90k
The 18th annual Property Brokers Charity Auction draws crowd of 350.
Damaged section of SH2 won't have two lanes for 14 months
The 'Devil's Elbow' has 15 major construction sites along it after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Memory walk: 'I'm walking for my dad'
Barbie Knox knows a thing or two about caring for people diagnosed with dementia.
Little lines company that could: Business with seven staff takes on industry giants
'It is a really good experience, you learn some really good skills.'
Hawke’s Bay's main museum collection skyrockets in value to $43m
It is a big jump from $31m a year prior – an increase of over $12m.
Napier grandmother tackles 14.5km walk for brave grandson
'It affects everybody': Grandmother inspired to walk by grandson's cancer journey.
Seal spotted swimming in Waimata River
A seal lazily floating down Waimata River reminded Char Tawera of the (much larger) elephant seal Homer who famously visited Gisborne more than two decades ago. Video / Char Tawera
The cat's out of the bag: Beloved NZ band to deliver rare free concert
The supergroup are returning to Hawke's Bay to celebrate Napier's 150th anniversary.
Hastings race days called off for immediate future, track to be reconstructed
HB Racing chair says closure is essential for the long-term future of racing in region.
Waioeka crash: Employer fundraising after staff member's partner killed
Currie Construction is raising money for Josh Kiriona-Whanau.
'Could throw us some curve balls': Council's refurbishment of former office building begins
Dismantling of the Council's former office building on Station Street begins tomorrow.
'Pulled it out of the fire': Steamers eye semis challenge
Steamers to host home semi after dramatic last-minute victory over Magpies.
'Really bothersome': Risk of whooping cough outbreak high in Hawke's Bay
September had the highest cases of whooping cough nationally since 2017.
Inspiring Hawke’s Bay man who walked up his favourite hill every day dies aged 105
Move it or lose it: Trevor Page's attitude wowed his community and the nation.
Aurora lights delight family during coastal getaway in Ākitio
A trip to the family bach turned out to be an experience unlike any other they had seen.
Keep it steady: Best digger operators compete in Hastings
Move aside surgeons. Digger operators have wowed a Hastings crowd with their steady skill.
The note at the pharmacy counter that sparked an Armed Offenders Squad arrest
Napier pharmacy staff member praised for doing 'everything perfectly' during robbery.
'No safer than we were 18 months ago': Emergency reforms can't come soon enough for Hawke's Bay
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little is calling for urgency from the Government in its overhaul.
Watch: Residents duck for cover as truck explodes on Napier street
Residents just missed as flying debris hurtled towards them during truck fire explosion.
Watch: Napier’s little-known kiwi creche and the 60 fluffy chicks that play there
One kiwi keeper says 'we pinch ourselves sometimes' being involved with the Napier creche.
Man assaulting woman pointed gun at bystanders, police say
Police want witnesses to come forward and say some filmed the incident.
On top of the world, and the hill: The community that moved due to climate change
The relocation project began in 2018, driven by Hawke's Bay's increasingly unstable coast.