2023′s winter the fifth-warmest on record
Relatively hot June and July offset by below-average August temperatures.
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Battle of the Bays will be an epic clash
The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union doesn't need a lot of marketing tactics to sell this one.
New Napier bar apologises after telling knitting group to rethink booking
'Knitting is not the vibe we are going for,' the group says it was told by bar staff.
Zack Swanwick sinks hole in one on way to back-to-back national title win
The Hawke's Bay teen started the last day with a one-stroke lead. He won by nine.
St John sets out to find Hawke’s Bay’s new paw patrol
Do you have a doggo, a good boy or girl, that could share some animal aroha?
Wairoa curtain call: Red Cross says it can no longer supply town with free curtains
No retirement villages or motels - so where will Wairoa get second-hand curtains?
Hawke's Bay residents fighting to stay in homes welcome National's cyclone Ombudsman
The Prime Minister has suggested the move would add another layer of bureaucracy.
'Dealing with them their own way': Vigilante justice, claims looters assaulted at cyclone-damaged homes
'If I was a big burly guy and confronted someone on my property, I would do the same.'
Magpies clipped in Far North, Tui hit by Canterbury blitz
Life on the road hasn't been so great for Hawke's Bay rugby in the last two weekends.
Ariki Rigby homicide: New plea for crucial details in inquiry
Ariki Rigby was found in a burned-out car in 2022. Police and family still seek answers.
Another Hawke's Bay home destroyed by fire
It was 8.30am on a sunny and fine Saturday morning. Then the house was gone, 'knackered'.
Hawke's Bay farmer rapt to move out of Category 3; others still fighting ahead of deadline
'I said to them, well I shouldn't be in Category 3.'
Police confirm ‘the Kirsa Jensen file is 'certainly, still open’
Small memorial - large gathering.
Tui eye giant-killing role in Christchurch
It's one of the surprise outcomes in rugby in 2023 - the Tui are ready.
Whitebaiters mostly adhere to rāhui over some of Hawke’s Bay at season start
DoC rangers spotted only two people whitebaiting on Clive River.
‘A lot of potential’: Hawke's Bay-born coach hopes others will ‘LevelUp’ for para-athletes
Meacheam says the regions are brimming with undiscovered talent.
Kia Rite - Time to act: Four lanes good, six lanes better
OPINION: Pippa McKelvie Sebileau on what an expressway of the future might look like.
Hawke’s Bay’s news in brief: Free swimming day as Regional Aquatic Centre turns 1 year old
A snapshot of brief local stories.
Hawke’s Bay’s sunny spell to end on Sunday
Make the most of Saturday's sun — Sunday will bring rain.
Unattended cooking leading cause in Hawke's Bay building fire spike
Hawke's Bay had a building fire nearly every day for a month.
‘A mother doesn’t forget her baby:’ Remembering Kirsa Jensen – 40 years on
One of NZ’s “most enduring murder mysteries” remains unsolved.
People flock to Hawke's Bay coast to see blue supermoon
The highly anticipated supermoon caught the attention of many people.
Going with the flow as Hawke’s Bay councils back FPP voting in local elections
The Napier council was the last to vote on the FPP vs STV issue.
Shrooms on parade: Napier gets an early taste of popular lights festival
Mushrooms have been getting a bad rap lately, but this taster will only cause delight.
Displaced Black Power family rehomed in Mongrel Mob territory post-cyclone
Her Black Power family was put right in the middle of Mongrel Mob territory.
Ruru rescued and poacher caught during Hawke's Bay police operation
Police caught one unlawful hunter and rescued a ruru during a poaching operation.
‘Heart sank’: Police make arrest amid rise in fake cash in Hawke’s Bay
Small business owners hit by a concerning rise in counterfeit cash.
Traffic congestion expected at tangi for gang man who died in Hastings
Death of man in Raureka at the weekend referred to coroner.
Wairoa, Māhia and Mōhaka not part of whitebait rāhui
DoC recommends fishing north of Esk or south of Cape Turnagain.
New era at the Hawke’s Bay Show
Almost by fate, horticulture takes its place at the show this year.
Blue supermoon: Clear skies expected for spectacle in Hawke’s Bay
Hawke's Bay stargazers are in for a pretty clear night.