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Watch: Car smashes through cafe's glass wall, sending customers scrambling
The driver mistook the accelerator for the brake pedal while parking.
Four fire call-outs in Hawke's Bay this Guy Fawkes, Te Mata Peak summit quiet
Te Mata Peak had no issues, with its summit closing early each night this week.
Car crashes into The Coffee Club in Taradale, Napier
A car drove through the front of The Coffee Club in Taradale, Napier, causing damage to the front of the store. Video / Supplied
From seeds to giants: The transformation of Hawke's Bay's Little Redwoods
Little Redwood Grove at Te Mata Park turns 50.
Napier City Rovers' sights on National League glory
With three rounds to go, team remain in the hunt for grand final spot.
New $20m rescue helicopter to boost Hawke’s Bay's lifesaving missions
Aircraft ordered and due to arrive and begin operating in September 2026.
Napier man challenges insurer over flood hazard maps, gets premium discount
Call for greater transparency on where insurers get their information from.
Triumphant Rosemary Mair brings World Cup to Hawke's Bay
White Ferns victory tour heads to Havelock North on Wednesday.
One of Hawke’s Bay’s oldest rugby clubs moving after 50 years
The Napier club is building a brand-new clubroom and changing rooms – at a new location.
Melbourne Cup: Former Napier Boys’ High pupil rides a Kiwi hope
Michael (Mick) Dee has ridden 783 winners, but none yet in the Melbourne Cup.
'Innocent people are going to get harmed': Bullet holes found in homes amid Hawke's Bay suspected gang shootings
One woman living in a home with bullet holes had shifted there because of cyclone damage.
Club final in Napier as rugby league breaks new ground – again
Driven by a coach with a passion, the Stallions reach the final in their first season.
'Walking wounded': Bus crash victims arrive for work, with support
'Obviously we will be treading very carefully in that space.'
'Looks like Flash Gordon left it behind': Artist spends $16,000 creating a sculpture
'The theme is about making something out of stuff that people would usually discard.'
Political divide: What would a Trump win mean for Hawke's Bay and the world?
What are Hawke's Bay-based Americans wanting to see happen to their homeland?
Watch: Increasingly loud highway bridge becoming 'unnerving' to cross, truckie says
New decking is to blame for the 'increased noise'.
Freemasons open the doors to Scinde Lodge: 'We don’t control the world – look at us'
A 300-year-old not-so-secret society is utilising modern tech to bring in younger members.
Serious injuries after quad bike crash near Taradale, Napier
Two people, one in a serious condition and one moderate, were taken to hospital.
IronMāori headlines huge weekend in the Bay
A second weekend in a row of huge visitor numbers in Hawke's Bay.
The last house on the street: Cyclone survivors who didn’t take buyout stuck as looters loom
Mike and Sue Brown say they have to stay 'forever' now, even as looters keep circling.
Magpies chief becomes an Aussie Knight - Tyrone Thompson joins the NRL
Speculation on Thompson's possible move to rugby league started a year ago.
'Like the Sahara': Dust storm at new Napier subdivision not cyclone silt, council says
About 92,000 cubic metres of silt from Cyclone Gabrielle has been transported to the site.
A decade without steam - now the train is back for Art Deco Festival
The train will be based in Napier throughout the February 13-17 festival.
Watch: Customer attacks Hastings phone store owner over 5G connectivity issue
A Hastings family say they feel “helpless” in the wake of an act of in-store violence.
Super Rugby returns to Hawke's Bay after break of almost four years
The Hurricanes play the Drua at McLean Park on February 22.
Spot the $49,000 difference: Demand increasing for lab-grown diamonds
A jeweller's warning: 'They are never going to hold value as much as a natural diamond.'
Brothers in arms: The footballing siblings who live, play and also got red-carded together
Blues Brothers: Ethan Richards on his on- and off-pitch relationship with brother Kieran.
Inside the Rovers: Blues Brothers
Brothers Ethan and Kieran Richards share a lot on and off the football pitch. Video / Neil Reid
Man accused of murdering Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby loses suppression
Jimmy Heremaia is being held at his own request in the segregation unit of a prison.
'Pervasive deficits': Oranga Tamariki's practice under the microscope in baby's death
Oranga Tamariki staff incorrectly handled concerns reported to them, a coroner found.
World triathlon stars to go a second round in Napier
Napier will host the first leg of the 2025 World Cup triathlon series.
The fishing rods and the church organ: Finding treasure at Napier's community recycling day
Recycling raises funds for grants, benefiting projects like murals and community gardens.
'I saw this like light anomaly go past me': Napier's ghost hunters still searching for proof
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call?