A tourist staying in Hawkes Bay has been killed after he was hit by a truck at a notorious intersection in Napier last night.

Police in Flaxmere pulled over a pink golf cart yesterday after noticing two males cruising in the unregistered and unwarranted vehicle.

Police are looking for a missing Wairoa man and hold concerns for his health and safety.

Hawke's Bay residents have voted overwhelmingly no to a proposal to amalgamate five local councils, a progress result released this afternoon shows.

Shandelle Battersby gets a taste for the finer things in life in the Hawkes Bay.

The boy who was injured when he fell from a Hawkes Bay school window in May died in hospital today.

A man in his 60s has been attacked by a large bull on a Hawke's Bay farm this morning.

Black market fishing operations have been shut down and assets seized in operations around the Hawkes Bay and Gisborne today.

A drunken fight left a 70-year-old mother unconscious in her home, and, ultimately the 52-year-old daughter heading for jail.

One man has died and another was critically injured after a car crash late last night.

A string of police seizures has seen over a kilo of methamphetamine taken off the streets in Hawkes Bay.

The controversial $275 million Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Hawkes Bay is a step closer after the High Court said no appeals had been lodged in the consent process.

A child safety watchdog has raised concerns about bouncy castles after a boy suffered a serious head injury at an amusement centre in Hawkes Bay.

The mother of a boy who suffered head injuries at a bouncy castle fun park has found the 'hero' who cradled her son while he suffered seizures.

Emergency services are using the jaws of life to cut a person free from a car after it tipped off a Hawkes Bay farm track and rolled 20m down a hill.

An elderly woman remains in hospital after she was assaulted during an incident in the Hawkes Bay this morning.

Elisabeth Easther gets a little taste of what the generous fruit bowl of New Zealand has to offer.

It's a bewildering experience, that first half-hour drive on the highway north of Napier, finds Jamie Morton.

Aucklanders are increasingly interested in buying properties outside of the city - in places like Hawkes Bay, where you can get "more bang for your buck".

A 20-year-old man pleaded not guilty in the Napier District Court this morning over charges related to a party described as a "Facebook fiasco".

Two people were killed on the roads in separate incidents during the weekend.

Head to Hawkes Bay for a weekend of culinary delights and top-notch drops, writes Shandelle Battersby.

A young boy injured in a crash that killed a man just north of Hastings today is in a critical condition and is set to be flown to Starship Hospital tonight.

Police have referred the case of a mother who allegedly dropped her child at school while drunk to Child, Youth and Family.

A mother allegedly been caught drunk behind the wheel as she dropped off her children at a primary school and crashed into a parked car.

Clear sunny days will brighten the weekend, but once the sun sets, prepare for chilly nights, MetService says.

A number of historical Maori taonga, registered with Te Papa National Museum in Wellington, have been stolen in a burglary in Hawke’s Bay.

A missing Hawkes Bay man whose crashed car was found empty this afternoon - sparking a frantic search along the Napier-Taupo Rd - has been found trapped in blackberry bushes.

Former cricket star Mathew Sinclair sparked a manhunt when he vanished with his children after a domestic incident.