Latest Hawke's Bay news
Major police probe prevents tangi shooting and attempted murder of rival gang member
Police seized illegal drugs and firearms and restrained assets worth $800k.
First Hastings community emergency hubs equipped and ready to go
The hubs are equipped to help rural communities in the event of any future disasters.
Groundwork begins for four-lane Hawke’s Bay Expressway, construction start date moved forward
Groundwork is under way and Govt says the construction start date has been moved forward.
'It all worked out in the end': The comeback of an understated White Ferns hero
Rosemary Mair turned in one of the performances of her career in the T20 World Cup final.
Which mischievous little penguin gets your vote?
World famous penguin competition back for seventh year.
Tractor treat delights Waipawa preschoolers
When they left the delighted tamariki had a tractor of their own.
'I don’t understand': NPC coach fires broadside at NZ Rugby over its future
Financial struggles and funding cuts threaten grassroots rugby.
Plans for 1000-plus homes on reclaimed Napier farmland cause concern
The proposal includes over 1000 new homes on reclaimed farmland near Hawke's Bay Airport.
White Ferns get record payday for World Cup win
NZ women earned a record payday following their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title.
Ava's chance to shine: Meet the 10-year-old Dannevirke girl playing Annie
Ava Te Huki is starring as Annie, despite never singing or acting in front of others.
'He has lost his profession': Former doctor faces reality of anti-vaccine stance
Judge: Eye surgeon could have stopped practising but chose to try to bend the rules.
Freestyle motocross debuts at show amid 27C heat
Fan favourites and high temperatures for the town meets country fun.
Soil turned at Ōtāne to prepare for 20 new builds
“We’re very excited at the prospect of our whānau having their own home."
'Excitement got the better of us': Meridian pulls billboard after town spelling gaffe
Unfortunately for Meridian, Waipukurau only has two ‘As’, not four.
Agility dogs take the biscuit at champs show
'The results all used to be hand-written, and the dogs were timed with stopwatches.'
CHB rugby player Isla Singer takes out Player of the Tournament at Wakeley Shield
"The 22 kids left everything out on the paddock every day for five days."
Almost 500 runs scored on 'absolute greentop' as season starts
'You can probably see and hear from what I'm saying that I'm bloody stoked.'
Gallery installation offers reflection on Tauiwi Chinese NZ community in Hawke's Bay
Art installation reflects the Tauiwi Chinese New Zealand community in Hawke’s Bay.
The car with a rooftop satellite that’s become a Wairoa health 'game-changer'
The Starlink satellite has nullified all mobile black spots in rural Hawke's Bay areas.
Kiwi softball legend Owen 'The Fog' Walford dies two days after terminal cancer confirmation
He was 'The Fog', because that’s where the unmatched speed of his pitches came from.
Family forced to tear out cherry orchard after cyclone and rain
The Findlays have been selling their cherries from a shed near Napier for 16 years.
Hawke’s Bay Winemakers and Homebrewers Club wins 46 medals at Central NZ competition
Hawke's Bay home brewers and winemakers celebrate more than 40 years as a club.
Filling the Nest Fest void: Black Seeds to headline new Hawke's Bay music festival
Slackbarn festival will bring international acts to Havelock North.
Work and rugby helped Polish children adapt to New Zealand's way of life
Young refugees 'had to be tough to survive'.
Polish children's long journey to New Zealand
Travelling by ship to a new country was exhausting and fraught with danger.
Memories of the Polish children in Pahīatua
Phil Cotter remembers the Polish children as they came to Pahīatua.
Full schedule of events for Polish children 80th anniversary commemoration
There will be plenty going on for the 80th anniversary of the Polish children.
'Picked up by another vehicle': Police hunt those in crash that left two critically injured
'It is believed they were picked up by another vehicle beyond the crash scene.'