Latest from Napier

‘Like opening a window’: Unearthed phone shows cyclone smashing through Esk Valley

'Looking at those photos now, it’s surreal.'

'Please, let me stay': The cyclone survivor living in caravan on red-zoned land

For Waikato Gray, Esk Valley is more than just a home. It is five generations of history.

‘Can’t comprehend it': The Pākōwhai pilots

'It looked like a tidal wave had come down.'

Police pose as 13-year-old girl, lure sex offender to the library

He wanted to have sex with the fake girl even after she told him her age.

Hawke’s Bay Tourism's survival rests with Napier council

Councils voice their disappointment in Hawke's Bay Regional Council.

Motorhome and caravan army rolls into Napier for Art Deco Festival

Visitors to Napier's biggest annual event say the 'whole weekend is just so much fun'.

Hitchhiking students: Daughter finds ride, 15yo son still thumbing it after school bus axed

Mike Brown’s son, Chamon, still hitchhikes along State Highway 2 to and from school.

Napier bans non-self-contained vehicles from freedom camping

Two new freedom camping sites are set to be introduced in Napier amid a shake-up.

Cyclone Gabrielle tragedy: The questions the probe into 14 deaths wants to answer

Two years ago Cyclone Gabrielle brought death and destruction.

Art Deco Festival: Thousands set to roll in as Napier has its day in the sun, two years after cyclone

Art Deco event organisers appear set to get fine weather for the three-day festival.

Desperate dad teaches kids to hitchhike 45km due to school bus cuts

When Mike Brown took his children to the bus stop, there was no bus waiting.

Remarkable catch wins $20,000 prize – but the fish itself could be worth many thousands more

Northern bluefin tuna are a delicacy in Japan, where they sell for over $5000 a kg.

‘Flat tack’: Flower vendors gear up for Valentine’s rush

Hawke's Bay Floral Collective expects to double sales as Valentine's Day nears.

'Difficult conclusion': Irish pub announces voluntary liquidation five weeks before St Patrick’s Day

Owners say bar is a victim of Covid, the cyclone, and the other business pressures.

Woman charged with drink-driving over Napier car-surfing death

Napier dad Reif Cotter died on the night of December 27.

One of priest’s victims feigned appendicitis hoping to avoid boarding school abuse

Michael O'Donnell is the third Hato Pāora College staffer to be convicted of sex crimes.

Napier to Wellington scooter challenge aims to raise $200k for charity

The event supports mental health initiatives in the Hawke’s Bay region.

‘One of the sharpest’: Hawke’s Bay 16yo scores Tall Blacks berth

If he gets on the court, he’ll be the third-youngest in Tall Blacks history.