Seal ends up in the back garden of a Napier home, warming himself on the deck, and then falling into the hedge.

A Napier man who killed one and seriously injured two others while driving drunk has appealed his sentence, claiming it is "excessive". Tyler

Ports of Auckland and Napier Port have announced a strategic alliance they say will help improve services for freight customers.

After three days of competition between 39 kapa haka groups, the final day of the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Festival will

A Flaxmere man jailed in 2012 for the manslaughter of his partner's son, Mikara Reti, has been denied parole.

The family of a Hastings man bashed to death with a taiaha are delighted his killer's appeal has been kicked out. The Court of Appeal

Instra Corp founder and Super Black Racing team owner Tony Lentino has died aged 42, after a battle with cancer. His father migrated

An olive ridley turtle that washed up on a Hawke's Bay beach last week has died at Auckland Zoo.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.