A man bleeding from the head after being bashed with a skateboard had to wait outside Napier Police Station after going for help and finding the station closed.

A 30-year-old man was killed early on Saturday morning and police are saying little about the circumstances surrounding his death.

A Havelock North family was devastated to discover their cat had been shot multiple times.

A Mount father says his family has been through a "weekend from hell" after his son suffered a serious neck injury in a secondary school rugby game.

Teenage girl bruised in struggle with attacker.

Campbell Paterson and the man accused of murdering him were both addicted to ice or methamphetamine, a court has been told.

A Napier man is disgusted after being delivered someone else's medical documents, sparking an internal investigation by the Hawke's Bay District Health Board.

A group of men who took to a 21-year-old got more than they bargained for when the ex-German Army member fought back.

A man charged with the murder of Napier man Campbell Paterson in Far North Queensland 19 months stands trial today.

WATCH: The funeral of artist William Jameson was as big and well-sculpted as his artworks.

Hawke's Bay Police are looking for the young man responsible for the sexually motivated incident.

The thinking behind Kiwi ingenuity was tipped on its end by artist Ben Pearce with his Stone Age Eight Gauge entry in the annual No8 Wire competition.

A 10-year-old girl is in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Napier.

Two women have admitted methamphetamine charges after a police raid in which more than $20,000 cash was seized.

Napier MP Stuart Nash says he has lost confidence in the region's police district commander.

When a thief struck in Napier, he took the one thing owner Zan Lee had installed to prevent things being taken.

A Hastings couple have been remanded on bail for sentence on multiple burglary charges after a series of raids on the homes of the woman's parents and one of her neighbours.

She was described as a happy, healthy child - then bruises began to appear on the then 17-month-old's face and head.

The Government's big-spend on "social investment" is being treated with scepticism by some of those battling issues such as housing and child poverty.

A volunteer teacher killed in a crash earlier this week had already "made her presence felt" - just two months into a year-long stint at Hohepa school.

Fishy tale as inquisitive cop catches out alleged burglar with missing fishing gear.

Severe winds, strong rain and the first dusting of snow on Mt Ruapehu are heralding cooler conditions.

The completion of a settlement of major Treaty of Waitangi claims is in the balance after a hui was held to resolve issues over its management.

Liberal Anglican priest Dr Helen Jacobi says she is ashamed of her Church after it postponed "blessings" for gay marriages for at least two years.

Dean of Napier Cathedral, Dr Michael Godfrey, has denied accusations of a long term affair with an underage girl, as he vowed to clear his name.

A rider of a scooter was trapped under a car in Napier after colliding with a car.

A teenager will stand side-by-side with an elderly veteran to be the faces of an Anzac memorial service this morning.

A man is seriously ill in hospital after he fell from a wharf, hit a boat and "bounced" into the water.