Bay councils' staff costs rose almost $3.5 million last year. Hastings District, Napier City, Hawke's Bay Regional and Central Hawke's

A woman has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a teenager at the Thirsty Whale pub in Napier this morning.

The beauty and mystique of Māori musical instruments were almost lost to the world. But Napier man Layton Robertson is playing his part to help revive them. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The beauty and mystique of Māori musical instruments were almost lost to the world. But Napier man Layton Robertson is playing his part to help revive them. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A man wanted for an attack on his elderly father appeared to be possibly trying to grab a weapon as police launched an arrest in which

Rising volumes have not brought rising profit for Napier Port, which has again announced a reduced annual profit.

Hastings district mayor Lawrence Yule says people's efforts to conserve water since restrictions were put in place last week is making

A car has collided with a truck on State Highway 5. Emergency services were called to the scene "just north of the Te Haroto summit"

"It's Not Ok" spokesperson Vic Tamati talks to Hawke's Bay Regional Prison inmates about living a violence-free life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Freight destined for Wellington's CentrePort was quickly diverted to Napier Port after the Kaikoura earthquake.

The property market is at its peak, says Property Brokers Hawke's Bay manager Paul Whitaker. He said while prices were strong and

Predicting large earthquakes is not as simple as looking to the moon or watching the pet cat. A post online predicting an earthquake

By now you will be aware that Hawke's Bay Today, in conjunction with Women's Refuge, is running a week-long series titled Seeking

The sunshine and the sea - and the chance to catch up with other "gap year" students from back home in Germany has made Osnabruck's

Napier dog owners were greeted with a protest as they drove to the Bark Island event in Park Island yesterday,on Sunday, with more

After five long nights on a cliff edge suffering a broken leg and severe dehydration, cocker spaniel Bluey will soon be home with

HB v Horowhenua-KapitiFurlong Cup cricket Captain Jacob Smith celebrated his return to full health with a century as the Hawke's

The dog was spotted by a rescue helicopter on Saturday morning after going over the top of the hill on Tuesday.

While the world watched the US election results unfold last night, Local Focus met Napier residents and some visitors who chose the soak in the sun instead. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Taku Manawa Kara was helping her mother move house when the car she was driving left the road, killing her in a crash.

A Fire Service spokesman said the fire in Napier was contained fairly quickly.

Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.

A Taradale businessman has been sentenced to nine months' home detention for multiple tax evasion offences, despite having reimbursed

There has been a serious crash in Napier tonight.

It's just the third day of November yet eight people have already died on the country's roads.

Napier's Brown Owl Bakery was caught breaching multiple employment laws by MBIE.

A Coroner's hearing into the death of a Napier kindergarten teacher who died in a controversial head-on crash starts today.

The driver in a car crash which killed a Napier kindergarten teacher has told a coroner's hearing that she would joke about killing

Construction workers and lifeguards at a nearby pool tried to save a man who drowned on the Napier foreshore today.

A Coroner's hearing into the death of a Napier school boy who was accidentally strangled on a toilet window has heard there was no handle on the door.