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.

The jagged teeth of a hefty predator that lived in our waters 80 million years ago have been discovered in a Hawkes Bay forest.

Red carpet, television stars and Nick Jonas are all in Hawkes Bay teenager Jamie Curry's future.

Pam McGarva was on her way to a quiz night when a car hit hers. Now eight months later, the woman driving the other car has been charged with her manslaughter.

Hawkes Bay Police were called when a 'very stubborn' miniature horse decided to go on a trip to the supermarket in the middle of the night.

HR manager Louise Alexandra, who was criticised for bullying an employee in offensive cake case, no longer working for NZCU after disappearing from company website.

HR manager who "bullied" employee into logging onto Facebook and finding a controversial cake photo still employed by NZCU but nowhere to be found on its website.

Doug Bailey is a co-founder of Hawkes Bay-based Edgebrook Cider.

Meet a dream destination for keen birdwatchers and water sports enthusiasts.

A young Hawkes Bay man has been described as a 'slow learner' by a judge after he was caught driving drunk for the fourth time in 14 days.

Hastings District Council finally pleads guilty over the death of a four-year-old boy who was run over by a tractor mower.

A former Hawkes Bay man who admitted bashing his wife to death has left NZ, travelling on an Indian passport he got while under NZ government care.

A man who went fly-fishing and disappeared was rescued after activating a personal locator beacon.

Windows exploded as a Dannevirke woman and three young children ran from a blazing home with flames licking at their backs.

Name suppression has been lifted for a daughter charged with the manslaughter of her elderly Napier mother.

A Havelock North principal was eating a sandwich one minute and in the pool the next after his shorts "spontaneously ignited".

Hawkes Bay's unique landscape and climate is reflected in the exquisite wines produced there, discovers Patricia Greig.

Rebuilt in the 1930s, Art Deco Napier seduces Michelle Coursey.

A mother and her son who were swept out to sea at a Hawkes Bay beach have been discharged from hospital and are back home recovering.