One person had died and another is injured following a road crash in central Hawke's Bay.

A man suffered suspected chest and neck injuries when his quad bike rolled over in Hawkes Bay yesterday.

A Hawke's Bay police officer resigned from the force after an incident in which a man stormed a local station and threatened the officer with an imitation firearm.

The man accused of a hit and run in Hawkes Bay that left a 5-year-old boy in a critical condition last week has failed to appear in court this morning.

"He was just lying on the ground screaming." A five-year-old's condition after a suspected hit and run is now described as "critical".

A teenager accused of smashing the windscreen of a police car parked outside Napier District Court on Monday, later allegedly threatened to 'sort out' a judge if sent to jail, a court has been told.

A man who seriously injured his 6-year-old daughter when he crashed his overloaded quad bike while driving drunk avoided prison due to the "appalling experience".

Hawke's Bay residents are infuriated by a report that suggests nearly 1000 of them could be at risk if a $600m dam fails in an earthquake.

An elderly man has been flown to hospital after he tripped at his Hawkes Bay home and fell through a plate glass window.