Māori leaders discuss solutions to gang problems in Hawke's Bay.

Napier-Hastings housing now costs more than seven times a median income.

In contrast, the number of consents for homes in Napier is declining.

New research questions death toll from Hawke's Bay's 1931 earthquake.

Housework may seem a chore but it's a great way to maintain health, letter tells elderly.

Kids were playing on a trampoline when speeding driver smashed into nearby tree and post.

Glass and wires lie scattered in Samaia King's car, the pick of the Bay's underworld.

Stags now third on the ladder and Hinds also in playoff contention with two games to go.

Central North Island - less than 28 percent of population, 50 per cent of the road toll.

Her form over the past few months has been red hot.

There's no difference between lawyers and homeless in a world with no clothes, club says.

Four have died on State Highway 5 in one month.

Central Hinds win, Stags lose in Super Smash double header with Canterbury on Monday.

The review, costing ratepayers $88,000, was conducted by Wellington lawyer Peter Chemis.

Christmas and the new year - not always a time of joyous celebration.

The influx of spending was felt relatively evenly across the board benefiting all regions.