Expressway upgrade will need 600,000 tonnes of aggregate, but there's concerns it won't be local

'The feeling in our sector is that there is a lot of gravel build-up in the rivers.'

Napier restaurant once named NZ's best closes; owners reveal plan for new restaurant

Pacifica's head chef Jeremy Rameka says 'it is time to move on and start afresh'.

'Grateful to still be alive': Black Cap Blair Tickner and wife, Sarah, on cancer journey

'I'm grateful to still move my body, I'm grateful for my family, friends and community.'

A trip to an André Rieu concert, a tragic death, and a Kiwi woman's promise to return

'Everyone said Bill will be looking down at us, and I said ‘yes he would have’.'

Just over 40 jobs to go at EIT in restructure

Cuts necessary as Eastern Institute of Technology returns to independence, it says.

'Trusted faces': Push for Māori warden volunteers for future natural disasters

'We can walk into spaces where other people would just be looked at with suspicion.'

'Like a truck': Why Hawke’s Bay's geology made a 4.9 quake hit so hard

The region's sediment can amplify certain kinds of seismic waves, a scientist says.

Hawke’s Bay wool queen sells business to retire after almost 50 years

'I really believe that the young ones are going to come in and just be more innovative.'

'Wasn't a big fan of school': Meet the Napier teen running four businesses

Cole started out doing water blasting jobs after school. Now 18, he runs four businesses.

Rural Hawke's Bay sports club planning to build new clubrooms

Pōrangahau Sports Club's current base is 400m from its White Domain home ground.

Napier electorate expanded to take communities from Tukituki

Pākōwhai, Waiohiki, Fernhill, Ōmahu and rural areas such as Crownthorpe move to Napier.

NZ receives 1500 refugees each year but Hawke’s Bay doesn’t settle any. Why?

Hawke's Bay would need more services and support to start taking refugees, an expert says.

Hawke’s Bay has 1200 fewer jobs filled than a year ago: Stats NZ

'There is work to be done but there is no cash.'

Two people injured as car crashes down gully on Napier’s Bluff Hill

Two people have been taken to hospital after a car plunged down a bank near the lookout.

Fishing ban extended around Napier's new artificial reef, plan to sink trawler progressing

The fishing ban in a small area off Napier to boost lobster, cod and other species.

NCEA abolition makes things 'clearer' for students, murkier for teachers

Hawke's Bay principals share their thoughts on the overhaul of high school qualifications.

Some Hawke’s Bay shops may stop offering PayWave due to surcharge ban: Retail advocate

'Why would the business owner want to pay for that when they can’t on-charge?'

‘Huge for us’: Gold medals lift Napier distillery amid tough trading

'It does help the brand and helps reward our distillers.'

Police investigate suspicious Napier house fire

There were two fires in two rooms.

'Really hard': Some Hawke's Bay Hospital nursing roles not being replaced, manager says

'I have never been so frustrated and angry going home from work.'

New $750m solar farm for Hawke's Bay: Why is the region turning to solar?

The solar farm will be visible to thousands of motorists on SH5 Napier-Taupō Rd.

'So many emotions': Star shooter Ellie Bird on ANZ Premiership triumph and why she’d say 'no' to Silver Ferns

The Hawke's Bay-raised netball star had a near-flawless grand final for the Tactix.

Bremworth to restore woollen yarn production in Napier and hire up to 40 people

The $6m investment is the most significant for the plant’s future since the cyclone.

A wish upon a shooting star: Can Ellie Bird get her crowning glory?

It's her last game before retiring, and the Tactix goal shoot has been here before.

Stuck in Middle Rd with ewes: Councillors against Havelock North development due to soil quality

Houses to the left of it, rest home to the right.

Gabrielle destroyed Mel Gale’s food business. She has high hopes for her new one

Mel Gale is ready for a new chapter as owner of Berry Tasty, two years on from Gabrielle.

Praise for restaurant's response after former deputy mayor dies at family dinner

His family say he will leave a legacy of kindness, and he was surrounded by it to the end.

No arrests over suspicious fire which destroyed Napier home

The house burned down twice in a year. An investigation into the latest fire has finished.

New Four Square and shops planned for Taradale town centre

The existing Taradale Four Square would be demolished and rebuilt under the proposal.

‘Still there’: Removal of logging machine sent tumbling over cliff proving tricky

The damaged skidder remains stuck in a hard-to-reach location near the river.

Hawke’s Bay’s $100m private hospital finished after five-year build

Kaweka is the first hospital to be built in Hawke's Bay in almost a century.

Napier woollen yarn producer to close, 26 job losses

Design Spun had hoped to keep its mill running in Napier but that was 'not achievable'.