A man is in hospital after being attacked with a skateboard in Napier yesterday afternoon.

A Housing NZ house has been destroyed by fire and a young woman taken to hospital suffering burns.

Man in a stable condition after suffering a serious hand injury.

A 30-year-old man was killed early on Saturday morning and police are saying little about the circumstances surrounding his death.

A Havelock North family was devastated to discover their cat had been shot multiple times.

The 17-year-old handed herself in to police and has been charged with aggravated robbery and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

A person is dead after an accident in Hawkes Bay.

One person has been hospitalised with burns after a fire at Hastings Aerodrome today.

A woman is in hospital with arm and chest injuries after being kicked in the chest by a cow in Hawkes Bay.

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.

Roger Nathan is being hailed a hero for trying to save a man who got into trouble and died while diving on Sunday at Pourerere beach.

A group of men who took to a 21-year-old got more than they bargained for when the ex-German Army member fought back.

A man charged with the murder of Napier man Campbell Paterson in Far North Queensland 19 months stands trial today.

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 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.