DAN23972: LIFELINE: Anne Greatbatch (left), hearing therapist for the Life Unlimited Charitable Trust, with client Nikki Martin. PHOTO/CHRISTINE

Te Matatini - the meaning of it says it all. "The many faces". It was bestowed upon what had started out back in 1972 as simply

CUP HOPEFUL: Helen McNaught is back to defend her Olympic Cup champion title riding Carnutelabryere again this year. Helen_hoy.JPG. Olympians

A Hastings athletics arena built to replace another track displaced by a shopping centre development seven years ago is nearing completion

NOT HAPPY: Maureen Goodall (left), her son Doug Goodall, and friend Dennis Hopkins are concerned about the amount of dogs roaming

The two-day Taniwha Dragon Economic Summit was hailed a success before lunch yesterday, Mondayachieving half its goal of $100 million

Police and fire investigators will be working out what caused a blaze that damaged a Hawke's Bay home.

Residents in the Hawke's Bay coastal town of Waimarama are being told to boil their water before drinking it.

Liv Fountain is desperately raising funds for life-changing spinal surgery in the US which will not only improve her spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, but could make her dream to walk up steps a reality. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A doctor who conducted the post-mortem examination on a child allegedly killed by his stepdad says some of his injuries could have

Smoking piles of earth, blackened trees, scorched earth and collapsed fencelines are the visible signs that remain of the Waimarama

Ratepayers are set to pay between $90,000 and $100,000 if Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule is selected as the National Party's Tukituki

Civil Defence minister questions the emergency response to the Port Hills fires, which have destroyed five houses and caused hundreds to flee.

There is a seasonal influx of homeless in Napier thanks to the long hours of sunshine and dry weather this summer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

New Zealand is now experiencing the worst of the fire season, a top officer says, with a dangerous combination of high temperatures and low relative humidity creating tinder-dry conditions across eastern hot-spots.

Strong wind drove John Wuts home early from Ocean Beach yesterday and on the way home heavy smoke made him fear for his life. The

It's a long, hot slog fighting a fire as big and complex as the one in the Hawke's Bay in the blazing heat. But it's also satisfying work.

Judy Richards, whose son Rhys Middleton was killed by a tourist driver last year, is leading calls for testing foreign motorists.

One local resident described the terrifying moment when flames came right up to his family home on Waimarama Rd yesterday. Hawke's

Unison restored power to about 700 customers last night after it was cut during the blaze along Waimarama Rd. Unison relationship

Two bus-loads of school children are among those who have been escorted out of a Hawke's Bay fire zone, as several large fires burn throughout the district.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as emergency services battle several fires across the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

By Anneke SmithLOOKING BACK: Jim Moran and Raymon Barrett, the oldest and youngest survivors of the 1931 quake, cut the cake alongside

Aucklanders are paying 16 per more on average for car insurance a year than what the average Kiwi pays.

Hawke's Bay is facing a housing crisis with moteliers saying dozens of people squeezed out of emergency motel accommodation due to

Almost 4000 homes in the Napier area are without power in what Unison the lines company is calling an 'unplanned' outage.

Out come the jewellery, the fashion and the cars of the 1930s - but Art Deco wouldn't be what it is without the architecture. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Out come the jewellery, the fashion and the cars of the 1930s - but Art Deco wouldn’t be what it is without the architecture. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay Police believe members of the public are helping two dangerous offenders evade police.

A large number of elderly people have still not recovered from last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North, the inquiry panel