‘Make your own’: Family opens pounamu carving studio in centre of Napier

A Napier family has opened a pounamu shop where people can carve their own.

Report supports push to make Brookfields Bridge between Napier and Hastings two lanes

Planning for a $35m-plus bridge is under way and a report supports it being two lanes.

Sure to rise: Napier man crowned NZ’s best young bread maker

James Berge will head to Europe on a $15,000 research grant and trip as a reward.

Napier builder running half marathon each day in November for mental health

Matty Pearce is on track to complete a remarkable goal supporting men's mental health.

'Gone in and collected the sand': Asbestos companies busy as school classrooms start to reopen

Impacted schools set up make-shift classrooms this week, including in libraries and halls.

HB’s two biggest wastewater plants to undergo $60m-plus outfall pipe works

The big-money projects to send treated wastewater to sea will likely begin next year.

'Epic': Crowds flock to Hawke's Bay's first race day in over a year

'That’s the biggest race day we have ever done in Waipukurau by a country mile.'

'That is pretty close': Couple driving home didn't realise smoke cloud was their house on fire

A Napier couple has lost most of their belongings and their home of more than a decade.

'Quite exciting to watch': First residents move into Napier's huge new subdivision

The subdivision will boast about 800 new homes when it is completed.

'It just got bigger and bigger': You can now buy NZ’s only tea museum

A change is brewing for the owner of one of Napier's quirkiest attractions.

HB rent prices drop for first time in years – but it's still 'really rough' for families

A property expert says we're seeing a 'slight correction' in Hawke's Bay's rental market.

Decision nears on 23-metre deep quarry plan west of Hastings

A controversial quarry project was greenlit in 2024, but consentors are reconsidering it.

Hawke’s Bay among top three most flood-exposed regions in NZ, new rainfall maps show

'We’ve looked all around the country and West Coast and Hawke’s Bay and Nelson stand out.'

Garage fire which sent plumes of smoke over Havelock North extinguished

Firefighters were called to reports of a tree and garage fire.

'Aroha and resilience': Historic church reopens almost three years after Cyclone Gabrielle floods

'This church is more than timber and glass – it's the wairua of Ōmāhu standing again.'

MP's bill pulled from the biscuit tin - is NZ closer to a social media ban for kids?

'We have to try because this is just getting so out of control,' MP Catherine Wedd says.

Lightning strike that cut power to HB and Gisborne hit power lines near Taupō

Transpower has shared more details about the lightning strike that cut power to thousands.

Many Hawke’s Bay business owners under ‘severe stress’: Business leader

'I don’t think I’ve ever seen people working as hard for such little return.'

Wild HB weather: High winds, record temperature, power outages, cancellations and fires

Very unsettled weather has returned, causing problems ranging from power outages to fires.

Hawke’s Bay A&P Show’s opening day cancelled due to high winds, still going ahead Friday

Most of the show has been cancelled on Thursday with just a handful of events going ahead.

Crayfishing tragedy: Friends found in water after boat capsize, rāhui in place

Two fishermen whose boat capsized off the coast of Napier were found 90 minutes apart.

Hawke’s Bay Airport roof to get $450k solar upgrade; solar farm next to runway still on radar

'With energy prices high, it makes sense to make the most of our significant roof area.'

'Giving them the reins': The Napier cafe putting young teens in charge

'You have to take these big risks to see what happens.'

Deputy mayors chosen, last Hawke's Bay councillor wins by 8 votes

Elected mayors have chosen their deputies to serve alongside them.

Final results show big increase in voter turnout in Hawke's Bay, council makeups confirmed

Voter turnout rose significantly during the 2025 local elections in Hawke’s Bay.

Two friends separated by less than 30 votes, as four Bay council seats go to the wire

With just special votes to be added, four council seats in Hawke's Bay are cliffhangers.

Waimārama Beach: New gate to be installed as vehicle ban saga drags on

The gate won't be locked or enforced, but is aimed at discouraging vehicles on the beach.

'Important talking point': Why a dirt mound led to council investigation

A handful of neighbours on Beach Rd have built up a mound, or crest, for over a decade.

‘Tampering with a gravesite’: Police investigate incident at Hastings cemetery

Police are asking the public for information about the incident at the cemetery.

First look at plan for Hawke’s Bay’s new hospice

The project is now expected to cost 'significantly more' than $15m.

EIT begins search for new boss; former CEO not in running

EIT has begun its search for a new chief executive following a tumultuous few years.

'Common sense': Law change could see third of Bay’s quake-prone buildings deemed safe

Building owners in townships like Wairoa and Dannevirke will benefit hugely.