Lotto cyclone cash: Millions from special draw made available
After a long wait, the Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal Trust fund is open for applications.
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Publicans tap out: Rose & Shamrock suds slinger now owns the pub
Iconic watering hole sold to long-term employee.
Teen pleads innocence as life term handed down for murdering camper
The teen was on a programme for at-risk youth when he fatally stabbed Adrian Humphreys.
The legend of Neil: All Black and Hawke's Bay rugby hero dies
Neil Thimbleby was a 'gnarly' prop on the field but 'he’d have you in stitches' off it.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Person taken to hospital after car and bike crash in Hastings
The Hastings crash involved a car and a bicycle.
'Heaven and earth': Three-hour drive no longer necessary for Wairoa chemo patients
Cyclone Gabrielle was a catalyst for cancer treatment in northern Hawke's Bay.
'Incredibly disruptive': Recidivist Hawke's Bay shoplifters arrested after major police operation
Police said the operation involved multiple working groups across Napier and Hastings.
Inside the Hawke’s Bay company pushing to make EV charging easier
Two more EV charging stations are coming to the region this year - will they be enough?
'What's your legacy?': Emotion-charged challenge from Napier City Rovers legend
Watch: Napier City Rovers' new-look squad's challenge to leave a legacy.
Man arrested after machete road rage incident in Napier
A 46-year-old has been arrested after what appeared to be a road rage incident in Pandora.
Cyclone hero cook alleges she was 'bullied' over benefit entitlements
Woman who gave away tens of thousands of meals says she was escorted out of MSD offices.
Napier’s new highway roundabout to open by Easter
A daytime road closure has been extended to help get the job done.
Napier woman wins $47k car, plans to replace her 20-year-old Toyota
'I still really can’t believe it at the moment. It hasn’t really sunk in properly.'
Waipā BMX racers win big at national champs
Cambridge racer claimed her first elite women’s national title in Havelock North.
Training exercise: Police ask public to keep away from old Westpac building in Hastings
Spectators are asked to stay away from the old Westpac building during the exercise.
Firefighter injured as ceiling collapses in Hastings home
The senior firefighter was taken to hospital after falling 2.7m in the blaze.
Air NZ apologises after plus-sized flier kicked off plane
The woman was told it was unsafe to fly without booking an additional seat.
Keeping the lights on after Gabrielle: Inside the Waikaremoana Power Scheme
For weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke's Bay's power nearly all came from one place.
'World leading here': Napier scooter comp the first continental champs ever
International competition at the venue 'pretty surreal'.
Four hurt in Napier crime spree: Dairy hold-up, machete attack, group brawl
Four were injured, three were taken to hospital, and a hold-up left a dairy worker shaken.
Poukawa: SH2 re-opens south of Hastings after two-truck crash
A crash involving two trucks blocked major highway south of Hastings.
Craic Day: Multiple crashes and drink-driving on St Paddy's Day
Fence crashes seemed to be a recurring theme.
'Strikes at the heart': Houses frozen, cash and luxury vehicles seized by police
Police say they are 'stripping assets derived through drug-dealing activity'.
BMX National Championships: Champ hits Hawke's Bay - and wins
Hundreds of riders turned out at the BMX champs in Havelock North.
Here's a toast to St Patrick: Green galore and happy hours a plenty
How bars in Napier were getting into the St Patrick's Day spirit.
It might be chilly at night - but it isn't the worst weather around
Temperatures are forecast to range from a pleasant 22 degrees to just 5 this week.
It's 4-2 to the Saints in the big ball game
The Mets were the favourites, but it was all hail the Saints on finals day.
Power and thunder on Hawke Bay: Grandstand view and standing ovation as racers return
A perfect day on the water for the return of the Napier Offshore 100, last held in 2020.
'Absolutely poured out': Why a bagpiping beekeeper's phone is going 'nuts'
Kieran Chisnall could be Hawke's Bay's very own pied piper for wasps.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Napier City Council forecasts huge rates increases and future debt
Napier City Council starts the ball rolling in the public phase of its 3-year plan.
Cyclone red zones might be ‘finalised’ - but in one community, they're a long way from settled
The situation Pākōwhai is in is complex, but two men say there's a simple red-zone fix.
Some weeks their pay packets were empty - now they've triggered a court case over low pay
RSE pay deduction issues are likely to 'resonate' throughout NZ, lawyer tells court.
Brilliant debut novel by former Hawke's Bay writer
It takes many, many people to produce a novel, author Amy Brown says.
'Warning shot': Hawke’s Bay stopbanks have 'major inherent weaknesses', report finds
A farmer was so concerned about stopbank failure, he paid $13k for an engineer's opinion.