A new business operating at the entrance to Taradale Shopping Centre on Gloucester St has upset some locals because it is a funeral home.

The family of a boy killed when hit by a vehicle on Guppy Rd are devastated that Napier City Council is considering removing roadside tributes to him after receiving a complaint from a nearby resident.

A tropical cyclone and three other heavy rain patterns are due to position themselves above NZ this weekend, but it is unlikely they will bring much-needed rain.

Droughts have been declared in South Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay regions, a week after drought was declared in Northland.

Hawke's Bay's water operators are checking the region's supplies for contamination of Cryptosporidium.

Barry Gibb paid tribute to his two brothers Robin and Maurice in an emotional show that brought magic to Mission Estate, Roger Moroney writes.

A series of earthquakes have hit the Hawkes Bay overnight.

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.

A teenager was found dead after being flung from a Mercedes Benz when it crashed off Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay yesterday morning.

A man has died after a car plunged 150m down Te Mata Peak in Hawkes Bay.

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