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![Brothers brave heat to rescue woman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brothers brave heat to rescue woman
Three Napier brothers ran through a shower of hot, falling ash to wake neighbours and rescue an elderly woman from her burning home.
![KiwiRail defends decision to close line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
KiwiRail defends decision to close line
An independent review has found flaws in KiwiRail's decision to close the Gisborne to Napier line and suggests the tonnage needed to keep the route viable can be achieved.
![Second Marineland sea lion dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Second Marineland sea lion dies
A second sea lion has died in just over a month at Napier's Marineland when 22-year-old Makea failed to recover from a general anaesthetic on Friday.
![Railway line report set for release](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Railway line report set for release
An independent report aimed at proving the economic viability of the Gisborne to Napier railway line is expected to be released to the public this week.
![Man jailed for biting partner's face](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Man jailed for biting partner's face
A man who bit the face of his partner and gagged her with her own scarf during a vicious beating has been sentenced to two years and five months' imprisonment.
![Eight escape inferno in Napier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Eight escape inferno in Napier
As fire tore through the house leaving her with nothing more than she was wearing, Maraenui woman Sharron Paramore collapsed to the ground in shock and tears.
![Charges over missing family unlikely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Charges over missing family unlikely
Police say charges are unlikely for a man at the centre of yesterday's mass search for a family feared taken hostage, as no offences are believed to have taken place.
![Missing family found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Missing family found
The search is over for a mother and her two children who were feared taken hostage by a man who was reportedly armed.
![Deadly house fire north of Napier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Deadly house fire north of Napier
A person is understood to have died in a house fire in a remote rural area north of Napier last night.
![Baby leg breaker jailed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Baby leg breaker jailed
A man who was sentenced to home detention after breaking his baby's legs will now have to serve more than two years in jail, after a court quashed the sentence.
![Drugs take man on unexpected journey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Drugs take man on unexpected journey
A Napier man under the influence of drugs broke into a school garage because he thought he was on the set of the Lord of the Rings and had found a shed in a forest.
![Baby leg breaker appeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Baby leg breaker appeal
The home detention sentence imposed on a young father after he broke his baby daughter's legs does not reflect a sterner approach to child abuse, a court has heard.
![Family 'lucky' to escape blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Family 'lucky' to escape blaze
A family of two adults and five children escaped their burning house with just the clothes they were wearing.
![Carer stole $35,000 from 87-year-old](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Carer stole $35,000 from 87-year-old
A live-in caregiver who stole $35,510 from her widowed Napier employer accepted a $2500 severance payment and dinner with her victim's family when she resigned in April
![Marine animals wanted for Marineland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Marine animals wanted for Marineland
Plans to transform Napier's Marine Parade have not dampened the resolve of Marineland supporters who want marine animals to feature in the site's redevelopment.