Ronan Keating is heading our way next month but for now he's still dealing with the shock death of his Boyzone pal.

Police are hunting for a heavily tattooed man who allegedly pointed a gun at a woman in central Napier yesterday.

A 61-year-old church minister was killed on Christmas Eve when two 4WD vehicles collided and rolled in Napier.

A Hastings primary school teacher facing 14 charges of assaulting pupils has been remanded for trial.

The partner of the Napier siege gunman received nearly $10,000 in ACC compensation after he committed suicide.

The teenage girl driver of a van involved in a horror double fatal smash early today had been drinking alcohol, say police.