Slow-speed boat chase off Napier beach ends in two arrests
A witness says a man appeared to be trying to paddle away from police prior to the arrest.
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Flaxmere mum wins Summer Photo Competition with stunning shot at Waimārama
A day out with family exploring a cave turned into an award-winning photo.
Winning culture challenge call laid to football’s new-look Napier City Rovers
Sweltering conditions welcome 2024 National League football hopefuls back into training.
CBD crime: Cakeshop, pub, cathedral hit in Napier vandalism
Windows were smashed but there was no entry to the three premises.
Member of public hit with bag as alleged shoplifters flee store in Hastings
It's alleged they filled baskets and hit a Waitangi Day shopper on Heretaunga St.
'Lot of interest in the Treaty': Thousands attend Waitangi Day events in Hawke's Bay
Maxine Boag said she’d “never seen the hīkoi so big”.
Mission impossible or a miracle? Napier man Campbell Gray’s crack at Coast to Coast
Campbell Gray's been planning it for years - despite a near-fatal head injury.
Man on $100k meth shopping spree used child's sickness to dodge Covid checkpoints
Little did he know, police had placed a listening device in one of his associate's homes.
'They were literally bouncing off the rocks': Young family saved at Napier Port after engine fire
High winds and rolling conditions made for a daring rescue at Napier Port.
Hawke's Bay Megafish winner hauls in 104.8kg fish and over $30,000 in prizes
He said it 'hurt' to reel in the fish due to its massive size.
Hawke's Bay Commemorations for 1931 earthquake
Commemorations were held across Napier and Hastings for the 1931 earthquake.
Men plucked from ocean in extreme wind as boat sinks during Megafish competition
'It all happened very fast', says the fishing club manager of boaties' rescue.
Sarah’s mum died of melanoma - she has raised over $90,000 to beat it herself
Sarah Barr's own mum died of melanoma - and she won't allow that to happen to her kids.
Judgment day looms in Napier’s Megafish after marlin mania
Blue marlin, striped marlin, big-eye tuna - what's the catch of the week?
From the MTG: We are set for another year of educational fun
All programmes align with the New Zealand Curriculum.
‘Don’t know the answer’: Investigations after wildlife deaths at Ahuriri estuary
The swans and eels were reported dead last weekend.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Ram raid in Clive
Police are appealing for information after an early morning ram raid on the Four Square.
Historic two-storey Napier courthouse sold, but to whom?
In Crown hands 150 years, sale plans were revealed by new owners in late October.
'We need to take on these challenges': Massive rates hike forecast for Napier
Napier will get the chance for input, but costs are a challenge.
Expected cost of quake, tsunami off Hawke’s Bay coast revealed in minister's briefings
A catastrophic earthquake would cost country more than $144b, incoming minister warned.
19-year-old motorcyclist who died in Napier crash named by police
The fatal crash involved a motorcycle and a truck on Kennedy Rd.
Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary set to challenge, and help, a still-grieving region
Psychologists say marking the day respectfully can be encouraging for those struggling.
Napier’s Marine Parade to be cleared of woody debris following risky fires
People have been using the wood left behind by the cyclone as fuel for beach fires.
Napier’s iconic Norfolk pine trees firmly rooted for a few decades yet
Some of Marine Parade's Norfolk pines are over 140 years old.
Working bees get model flying back in the Awatoto air after cyclone
They've endured a flood and a cyclone, but the model warbirds keep on flying.
Ex-Marist Brother receives fourth sentence for sex abuse on schoolchildren
Kevin Healy argued for suppression despite being named in multiple articles already.
Cyclone victims could pay some of the cost of demolishing their homes, council suggests
The total cost of demolition of Category 3 properties has been estimated at $6 million.
'Poetic beauty': American man who longed to retire in Hawke's Bay gets his final wish in death
It was Bill Rodgers' dream to settle here. His friends made it a 'poetic' reality.
Woman dragged into Napier park and assaulted
The incident happened in Greenmeadows after dark on Saturday.
Hawke’s Bay starts new senior men’s cricket era with first Hawke Cup defence
Game ends after Manawatu declares at 251-9.
Hawke's Bay's own reality TV: Do you have what it takes to be the “Bay-chelor”?
Could you be Hawke's Bay's first bachelor or bachelorette?
A year without Daniel: Dad finds comfort in Auckland flood victim's diary
His son just wanted to help, but Steve Miller is urging others to "leave it to the pros".
McLean Park woes hit Hurricanes’ hopes for rugby in Napier
The hallowed turf has been Hawke's Bay's major sportsground for about 110 years.
From the MTG: Celebrations and a challenging anniversary
Waitangi Day, Chinese New Year, cyclone devastation, and the Art Deco Festival returns.