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![Napier: Time travel in Hawkes Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Napier: Time travel in Hawkes Bay
Rebuilt in the 1930s, Art Deco Napier seduces Michelle Coursey.
![Tattoos could identify mystery body](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tattoos could identify mystery body
Distinctive tattoos on a man found dead in an alleyway in central Napier this week could help to identify him.
![Detention at crim's pad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Detention at crim's pad
A woman who was ordered to stay out of Hawke's Bay during a 10-month home-detention sentence has been bunking-down at the home of a prolific criminal near Napier.
![Napier thieves' daring raid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Napier thieves' daring raid
The theft of a $14,000 custom-built chiller-freezer unit from a Napier firm's yard was a case of 'they knew what they wanted and knew what they were doing'.
![Manslaughter charge over death of Napier mother](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Manslaughter charge over death of Napier mother
A Wairoa woman has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a Napier mother of three.
![Dad jailed for critically injuring baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dad jailed for critically injuring baby
A computer gamer who bashed and critically injured his baby boy has been sentenced to jail for the act described as "a complete horror story".
![Three big blazes keep firefighters busy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Three big blazes keep firefighters busy
Animals scurried for cover as a blaze ripped through scrub near Rotorua Airport -- one of three big blazes to keep firefighters in the North Island busy this weekend.
![Heroic teen raced for help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Heroic teen raced for help
The heroic actions of a teen who swam to shore to raise the alarm during a family fishing tragedy were last night lauded by her relatives.
![Streakers 'a pain in the backside'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Streakers 'a pain in the backside'
Flaxmere streaker Rose Kupa says she's knocked off one task on her bucket list, but the All Blacks are not impressed.
![Rugby: It's going to be an arm wrestle - McCaw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: It's going to be an arm wrestle - McCaw
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is expecting a tight test against Argentina in Napier tomorrow, saying his side will have to show patience against an improving team.
![Man jailed eight years for almost decade-long abuse on boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Man jailed eight years for almost decade-long abuse on boys
A man who indecently abused young boys over nearly a decade has narrowly avoided a sentence of preventive detention.
![Sexually assaulted while on work break](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sexually assaulted while on work break
A Napier woman was dragged from her car and sexually assaulted while on a break near her work in Ahururi last night.
![Not guilty of fatal stabbing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Not guilty of fatal stabbing
A young Hastings woman has been found not guilty of fatally stabbing her boyfriend.
![Mother caught driving with kids in boot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mother caught driving with kids in boot
A judge has told a mother caught driving with seven unrestrained children that she did something "a large number of families would do" thirty years ago.
![Injured men drive themselves to clinic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Injured men drive themselves to clinic
Police are investigating why two men separately drove themselves to a Napier clinic with serious injuries overnight, one with stab wounds to the head.
![MP leaves legacy of style](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
MP leaves legacy of style
She wove a stylish thread through NZ history. Now, the sartorial contributions of trail-blazing politician Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan will go on show.
![Man convicted for child porn on phone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Man convicted for child porn on phone
Evidence from a cell phone has been used for the first time to convict a person of possession and making a copy of objectionable material.
![Napier to Wellington commute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Napier to Wellington commute
Angus Veitch spends eight hours commuting every week - but he believes it's a fair trade-off for being able to live in the city of his choice while doing a job he loves.
![I'm not the anonymous Cunliffe critic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
I'm not the anonymous Cunliffe critic
"It wasn't me." Napier's Labour candidate Stuart Nash has denied the PM's accusation he's the party source who criticised David Cunliffe's ski holiday break.
![Acid spill on manufacturing site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Acid spill on manufacturing site
At least one Fire Service crew was remaining overnight at the scene of an acid spill on a manufacturing site in the Whakatu Industrial Park between Napier and Hastings.
![Young boy dies after carpark accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Young boy dies after carpark accident
A 2-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a car in the carpark of a KFC in central Napier this afternoon.
![Fraudster's 184 convictions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fraudster's 184 convictions
A 55-year-old man, described as a "serial fraudster" has been sentenced for impersonating a lawyer and now holds 184 convictions, including impersonating a pilot.
![Pride of NZ: Mother makes a connection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pride of NZ: Mother makes a connection
Bringing up the next generation with community spirit has gained Napier woman Gabby Allen a Pride of NZ nomination.
![Man dies in modified trike crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Man dies in modified trike crash
A man died after what police describe as a "highly modified trike" crashed in Napier yesterday.