A 34-year-old Hastings man has died while diving at a remote beach in central Hawke's Bay.

A total fire ban throughout Hawke's Bay may have scuttled one of the traditional Geon Art Deco Weekend attractions - the steam train.

A 16-year-old has suffered spinal injuries after falling off trail bike whilst performing jumps at a Hawkes Bay farm.

A driver died when his vehicle plunged 60 metres down a bank in northern Hawkes Bay, and another motorist had a lucky escape when he jumped out of his truck only minutes before it was destroyed by flames yesterday.

A Napier man who diaried sexual offences against boys and later admitted them in court has become possibly the oldest New Zealander ever sent to jail.

A Hawke's Bay woman with terminal cancer was among those vying for a shot at the big time at X Factor auditions in Napier.

An overwhelming public response to security footage showing two people allegedly stealing a charity donation box from a Hastings petrol station has led to arrests.

Two people who stole a charity donation box from a Hastings petrol station have been described as the "lowest of the low" by police.

A Hawkes Bay family got more than they bargained for when they cracked open an unusually large egg laid by their pet chicken recently - another egg.

The woman alleged to have ruined Kiwis' holidays in Fiji will face trial without her partner after his "untimely death".