A teenager accused of dousing another boy with petrol then setting him alight has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

A teenager accused of dousing a younger boy in petrol and setting him alight said he thought the flames would be easily extinguished.

Outraged Hawke's Bay residents are concerned after a recidivist paedophile was allowed to live in a Clive rental property without the community being informed.

Diana Plater follows the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail from Hawke's Bay to Marlborough.

White supremacy flyers have again been distributed to Hawke's Bay letterboxes, provoking another outcry from residents who describe them as nothing but rubbish.

"They haven't trained me for this" thought shepherd Hamish Pollock when he came across three dead sheep with gas rising around them.

Eruption activity has subsided but another eruption could occur at any time with little or no warning, according to Civil Defence. Read the latest.

With its ever-unfolding ranges of thick primordial forest, Te Urewera is a treasure.