'A whole village behind her': Bay teen on verge of Tall Ferns history
Named after a rugby league star, Pahlyss Hokianga is poised for a basketball first.
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'No-brainer': The small communities that installed 18 CCTV cameras to help police solve crime
Community donations got it across the line. Now police are using the 18 cameras every day.
Art Deco Dog Parade: Call for Hawke's Bay canines to star in festival spectacle
Do you have the next Bark Gable in your family?
Mission impossible or a miracle? Napier man Campbell Gray’s crack at Coast to Coast
Campbell Gray's been planning it for years - despite a near-fatal head injury.
Man on $100k meth shopping spree used child's sickness to dodge Covid checkpoints
Little did he know, police had placed a listening device in one of his associate's homes.
'They were literally bouncing off the rocks': Young family saved at Napier Port after engine fire
High winds and rolling conditions made for a daring rescue at Napier Port.
Hawke's Bay Megafish winner hauls in 104.8kg fish and over $30,000 in prizes
He said it 'hurt' to reel in the fish due to its massive size.
Vikings return to Norsewood for a weekend of festival fun
The Vikings returned to Norsewood for a festival like no other.
Unspent $10m Lotto draw for Cyclone Gabrielle flood victims baffles mayor
What the more than $10m will be spent on is set to become clearer later this month.
'Out of control': Numbers waiting too long for specialist appointments reach 60,000
The number of people waiting too long for surgery and treatment is also growing.
Hastings mayor focused on finishing voluntary buy-out process
Sandra Hazlehurst helped unveil $400,000 refurbishment of historic Keirunga Homestead.
Men plucked from ocean in extreme wind as boat sinks during Megafish competition
'It all happened very fast', says the fishing club manager of boaties' rescue.
Judgment day looms in Napier’s Megafish after marlin mania
Blue marlin, striped marlin, big-eye tuna - what's the catch of the week?
NZ police open investigation into death threats against World Rugby referees
World Rugby has revealed Wayne Barnes received more abuse than any other team or player.
'Pride and joy' ute torched on front lawn as homeowners sleep
CCTV captures the second incident of its type in Napier-Hastings in nine days.
From the MTG: We are set for another year of educational fun
All programmes align with the New Zealand Curriculum.
‘Don’t know the answer’: Investigations after wildlife deaths at Ahuriri estuary
The swans and eels were reported dead last weekend.
'Our kaupapa is redhead pride': Hundreds gather in Hastings for 'Gingas in the Stings' event
An all-out celebration of redhead pride graced Common Room bar in Hastings on Thursday.
Mental health funding of more than $2m for Hawke’s Bay ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary
The funding comes at a time when many will be struggling with mental health.
'We need to take on these challenges': Massive rates hike forecast for Napier
Napier will get the chance for input, but costs are a challenge.
Hawke's Bay showjumpers eye up American window
The riders are set to take their horses to compete in the US.
Cafe co-owned by former All Black to close due to coaching offer
Brother was the Evans’ first foray into hospitality and quickly became popular.
Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary set to challenge, and help, a still-grieving region
Psychologists say marking the day respectfully can be encouraging for those struggling.
Napier-Taupō Rd open after slip
Heavy rain on State Highway 5 caused slips which closed the road near Te Pohue.
Havelock North's Georgia Hulls makes dash for the big arena
The sprinter is aiming for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Napier’s iconic Norfolk pine trees firmly rooted for a few decades yet
Some of Marine Parade's Norfolk pines are over 140 years old.
Hawke's Bay farmers generally welcoming of wet weather despite variability
Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay president Jim Galloway welcomes the spell of wet weather.
Working bees get model flying back in the Awatoto air after cyclone
They've endured a flood and a cyclone, but the model warbirds keep on flying.
'Numerous risk factors': Nurse issues meningococcal warning as school resumes
Caryn Williams says many factors contribute to young adults being at risk.
Flaxmere bands together in protest against the loss of its only supermarket
The community is preparing a petition and a hikoi in protest at the closure.
'Poetic beauty': American man who longed to retire in Hawke's Bay gets his final wish in death
It was Bill Rodgers' dream to settle here. His friends made it a 'poetic' reality.
88mm of rainfall as ‘welcome top-up’ jangles a few nerves
People shouldn’t put away their raincoats and umbrellas just yet.
Woman dragged into Napier park and assaulted
The incident happened in Greenmeadows after dark on Saturday.
SH2 reopened: One critically hurt in motorbike crash south of Hastings
Motorbike and another vehicle in crash near Te Hauke.