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.

But Hawke's Bay Area Commander Inspector Tania Kura is likely to escape conviction.

Police are looking for Donald Adam Summer who went missing since yesterday morning. He is also known as Donald Adams or Don.

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.

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.

A Hastings retiree illegally selling meat to cover the cost of his hunting trips has been netted by an undercover seafood operation.

More than 100 Hawke's Bay young offenders will be given the chance to gain their driver's licences and improve their employment opportunities.

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.

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.

Heidi Warren has patrolled Hawkes Bay's Waimarama Beach for four years but only saved her first life outside a Napier pub at 3 o'clock yesterday morning.

The man who raped and murdered the 6-year-old has been denied parole because his risk of further sexual offending is too high.

Forest owners could have been liable for fines of up to $3 million if worker Blair Palmer had been killed by a falling tree today rather than last week.

The forestry worker killed in northern Hawke's Bay yesterday has been named.

Family and friends are rallying around a Napier mum who is recovering from a double mastectomy.