Hawkes Bay Today'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.'04 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayAfter the darkness of Gabrielle, this fire station now runs on sunlight'Crews came back wet and cold and couldn’t even have a shower'.04 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayHawke’s Bay prison report finds issues with bullying and contrabandThe prison has one of the highest gang-affiliated populations nationally.04 Nov 02:25 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayBurnoff spreads as restricted fire season begins for Hawke’s BayFire restrictions apply from midday Tuesday across much of Hawke’s Bay.04 Nov 12:24 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayIdeas for the Hastings showgrounds are being sought – and Pandaland will be one submission'We're asking our community to shape the future, but there are some clear boundaries.'03 Nov 11:14 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'Tragic incident': Death at Hastings juice factory under investigationIt is also the second death at the Mahora facility in the past 10 years.03 Nov 10:16 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'Like being flash fried': Kiwi mum caught in crossfire of firebomb attackThe attack in Australia left Penny Travers with burns to 25% of her body.03 Nov 09:51 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay Today'Long overdue': 2100 Hawke's Bay health workers get long-awaited $10m in back payIt works out to be an average of more than $4000 each.03 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayHalloween night at Splash Planet shows Hastings attraction can be used outside of summer - managerAll 2000 Spooky Planet tickets sold out 10 days before gates opened.03 Nov 03:15 AM
Hawkes Bay Today‘Happy to be Dave’: Sir Dave Dobbyn on writing, waiting and why he adores Cuban music'My theory is it’s a good thing to wait.'03 Nov 02:34 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayOmahu win third rugby league title in a row as 2000 fans flock to historic Clive groundFarndon Park was first used for rugby league about 115 years ago.03 Nov 02:15 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayReview: Killer BoobsThe naughtiest humour to come out of Waipukurau in some time.03 Nov 01:56 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayA horse and a jockey: Hawke’s Bay and Dannevirke's connections in the Melbourne CupThere are two Hawke's Bay connections out to win the $10 million, 3200m, 24-horse race.03 Nov 01:41 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayScoring runs by the bucketload: Batters giving Hawke’s Bay cricket selectors a headache'In the time that I’ve played, I can’t remember this many hundreds being scored.'02 Nov 10:25 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'Language is the heart of identity': Community gathers for Punjabi celebrationEvents continue this week at Hastings and Napier Libraries.02 Nov 09:47 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayHelmet left on bed: Coroner delivers findings after teen killed in motorbike crashCCTV showed Jack MacConnell riding between 124km/h and 156km/h before impact.02 Nov 07:34 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayHow a Hastings rest room and chats over tea became a lifeline for thousands of womenManager Deidré Venter says funding remains the biggest challenge ahead.02 Nov 05:00 PM
Business‘I hate launch day’: Why Rocket Lab boss Sir Peter Beck will lose sleep this weekThe hours around rocket launches tend to be anything but smooth for him.02 Nov 04:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayBillion-dollar spend on highway projects a 'shot in the arm' for Hawke's Bay – AAExpressway work could start this year, and Waikare Gorge realignment within 12 months.01 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayYou are not to blame - The women speaking out about region's daunting sexual abuse rates'They all blame themselves,' a counsellor says. 'I don’t know how to prevent that.'31 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayKāinga Ora housing village on affluent seafront street set to be sold'It’s a nice little complex. Most people wouldn’t know they belonged to Kāinga Ora.'31 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNick Stewart: Why Kiwis feel poor despite being ‘rich’OPINION: Each Kiwi is apparently worth $617,000 on average. Pop the champagne, right?31 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayThe bean counter: How dessert maker stays on top of rising chocolate pricesCourtney Booth's supermarket trips are turning into sharemarket-style deep dives.31 Oct 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayShot on location: ‘Visceral’ Hawke’s Bay thriller hits cinemas James Cleary was determined to shoot his debut feature film in Hawke’s Bay.31 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn Jenkins: VRC Derby hope Azazel started out in Hastings stable OPINION: The three-year-old son of Shocking began his education in Hawke’s Bay.31 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacKenzie: Our human instinct has never been so importantOPINION: AI is helpful, but what happens if we start outsourcing too much of our thinking?31 Oct 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayNew highway, homeless shelter, shingle business: What new councillors want to doThe region’s 22 new councillors will take their oaths in meetings across Hawke’s Bay.31 Oct 01:19 AM
Hawkes Bay Today'Always bigger and better': Fireworks display expected to attract large crowdMeeanee Speedway expects up to 5000 people at Saturday’s fireworks.31 Oct 01:19 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayFarmers call for tougher forestry rules after Pōrangahau fireFire crews battled the Pōrangahau blaze for days before it was contained.31 Oct 12:50 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayNelson airline brings back Napier connection, for one weekend onlyHawke's Bay Airport hopes it'll be the first of many charter flights based around events.31 Oct 12:04 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayAdopt a metre of the athletics track in HastingsThe athletics track was first used in 2008. Replacement is as much as eight years overdue.30 Oct 08:05 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay Today'Little gooseybumpy moments': What it's like to work in a theatre deemed 'haunted'Built in 1915, the Hawke's Bay Opera House continues to be a site of odd happenings.30 Oct 05:17 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayThe jawdropping revival of a creative village at WaiohikiAlmost a thousand days after the flood, Waiohiki is coming alive again.30 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWyn Drabble: Wacky and wonderful days of observanceOPINION: World Meditation Day promotes mindfulness and inner peace.30 Oct 05:00 PM