Two young brothers are being hailed as heroes after they rescued their dad from a DIY disaster.

Musician Ian Morris was found dead yesterday morning in Napier.

"If I were a house, one side of me has just collapsed. Ian was one of the foundations of me," said Peter Urlich of the late Ian Morris.

The army is investigating how a box of ammunition fell off the back of one of its trucks and was run over by a car.

Hamish Keith is an arts and social commentator.

Waikato and Hawke's Bay fought out an absorbing see-saw of a battle ending even at 27-27 in their ITM Cup match.

The Hawkes Bay was struck by a magnitude-5.3 earthquake this afternoon.

Coroner David Crerar has agreed with police that Napier gunman Jan Molenaar's response to a police search was totally disproportionate to the seriousness of the incident.

A Hastings teenager jailed for assaulting his mother told police they had made his life hell and he would become the next Jan Molenaar.

A runaway truck rolled down a hill and fatally pinned a 62-year-old against another truck in a tragedy that has shocked a small community.

A judge has reserved his decision in the case of a pilot seeking his job back after he was fired for drinking and having sex with a young flight attendant the night before a flight.