A former Air Nelson flight attendant says she has no memory of having sex with a senior pilot, who was sacked over the incident and is appealing.

A large fire has gutted the offices of an iwi authority in Napier this afternoon.

Dave Dobbyn, who celebrated 30 years in music last year, is touring the majestic churches, chapels and cathedrals of New Zealand on the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour.

Samantha Hall, 12, is so upset by the sight of the wound to her pony's face that she can't bear to tend to the injured animal.

Today Napier Boys' High School sang the national anthem loudly and proudly for one of their old boys, All Whites goalie Mark Paston.

Someone has made a big mistake by not scheduling the All Blacks to play in Napier at next year's World Cup.

Napier police are hunting a "skinny" Maori man wearing dark pants and a blue hoodie after a dairy owner was stabbed this morning.

Maka Renata, a sex offender who was coached to stalk and rape by his uncle is on the run after breaching his parole conditions a second time.

A 3-year-old boy was bitten by a police dog in front of more than 30 children during a kindergarten visit.

Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.