PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay Today'Banned from our boats': The 10 stranded vessels and council’s pontoon solution'To be banned from our boats ... it is really frustrating.'16 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayInside Rocket Lab's $17m quest to find life above VenusThe Nasa-supported Rocket Lab project will be the first-ever private mission to Venus16 Mar 04:00 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'When will this stop?': Drivers planning cutbacks as fuel continues to soarPetrol has risen by up to 50c a litre, adding about $23 to fill an average car.16 Mar 03:51 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayPub burns Jacinda Ardern's book in front of customersMayor: 'People will judge for themselves whether they believe it to be appropriate'.16 Mar 03:27 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWatch: Hawke’s Bay drivers feeling the pinch at the pump from Iran conflictHawke’s Bay Today spoke to Napier and Hastings drivers about the impact, with prices across the twin cities ranging from $2.87 with the Pak‘nSave discount to $3.15 a litre for 91.Watch16 Mar 03:18 AM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayCommonwealth Games hopes on line for Central Hawke's Bay heptathleteBriana Stephenson won the hurdles and the long jump at the national championships.16 Mar 01:46 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayHazel Sorensen, 9, steals show with giant pumpkin at Hawke's Bay country market dayShe grew one very chunky pumpkin to take the crown from her older sister, who won in 2025.16 Mar 01:12 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWhen Veronica and the forces of nature collidedFebruary 3, 1931, remains a vivid memory for one Pyes Pā woman.14 Mar 09:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayNapier’s squabbling councillors got the region’s biggest pay bumpThe four mayors’ average increase was 8.50%.14 Mar 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayClue to woman's death found on her phone after she had diedDebra Jacobs died peacefully in her sleep in 2023 but her cause of death remains unknown.13 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJohn Jenkins – Sol De Otono caps great run of form with another winANALYSIS: Sol De Otono took out a $40,000 Rating 65 race at New Plymouth.13 Mar 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayDad's war medals returned to son after being stolen from Napier homeWWII and Korean War medals were stolen from Glenn Furniss' Napier home in 2024.13 Mar 05:00 PM
OpinionWestshore Beach’s future could be sandy – and it might not have to cost muchOPINION: The port is increasing its sand dredging, which could be an opportunity.13 Mar 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayEnd of an era: Story’s Clothing to shut its Ruataniwha St doorsThe clothing store has been a mainstay on Ruataniwha St since 1999. 13 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNick Stewart: Was Hōne Heke New Zealand’s first tax rebel?OPINION: Too often, Hōne Heke is only remembered as the man who chopped down the flagpole.13 Mar 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'It's not acceptable at all': Union blasts Wattie's over layoff consultationE Tū's Norm Mouritsen claims he was given under an hour's notice about the proposal.13 Mar 12:38 AM
Hawkes Bay Today'Sick and dangerous' teacher aide jailed for sexual abuse of girlsEarly victim, now an adult, apologises to girls who were abused after her.13 Mar 12:21 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMissing package worth $25,000 returned to Napier rowing-boat buildersNapier rowing-boat builder SL Racing is relieved to have found the package.12 Mar 08:40 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayThe former All Black aiming to take down the Hurricanes in Napier homecomingGeorge Bridge went to high school in Hawke's Bay. He's excited to play in front of family.12 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWyn Drabble: Kiwi commutes and why I’m happy with my drive time OPINION: Commuters average 8 days, 5 hours and 53 minutes behind the wheel per year.12 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayJob cuts to the heart of Wattie's: 'People are gutted'Morale at the factory where Wattie’s empire began is the lowest a long-time worker's seen.12 Mar 03:07 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayMore than 1000 kids give it heaps at Hastings triathlonThe Weet-Bix Tryathlon is in its 33rd year and has become a staple event for Kiwi kids.12 Mar 02:46 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayHawke’s Bay human trafficker Joseph Matamata loses sentence bidThe Court of Appeal upheld Joseph Matamata’s full 11-year jail term.12 Mar 02:07 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayWelcome to Wairoa – this new training hub aims to attract frontline health staff'People are dying out of town, families are imploding trying to look after loved ones.'12 Mar 01:41 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayFree e-bike lock-and-charge hubs roll out on Hawke’s Bay trailsLocky Dock initiative costs ratepayers nothing and gives e-bikers a worry-free ride.12 Mar 01:34 AM
Hawkes Bay Today'A lot of long nights': Hawke's Bay students prepare for shot at global robotics stardomWe stand on the precipice of a robot-reliant future. These are the kids who'll build them.12 Mar 12:00 AM
BusinessComCom investigating potential Hawke’s Bay-based pyramid schemeCommerce Commission warns against "too good to be true" schemes.11 Mar 11:35 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayHometown hero excited to hear Napier crowd's Super roarWith Dave Rennie now in charge of the ABs, Devan Flanders knows there’s an opportunity.11 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAnnette Brosnan: Napier council leadership breakdown extraordinary, deeply concerningOPINION: These are far from normal political theatrics, or the mayor 'just doing his job'.11 Mar 09:45 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayWitness appeal: Police probe fatal SH5 crash near TaupōThe crash involved a green Land Rover Discovery towing two motorcycles on a trailer.11 Mar 08:26 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay Today'Sense of disbelief': Watch lost during fatal plane crash found in forest eight decades laterA name was engraved on the back - 'Tom’. Suddenly, the fragments aligned.11 Mar 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'Won’t be making myself available': Stood-down deputy mayor doesn’t want job backThe role's up for grabs for the third time since Napier Mayor Richard McGrath was elected.11 Mar 03:17 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayPolice seek perpetrator of Mahia home assault, who fled after being hit with golf clubChubby man, with a receding hairline, was wearing a white singlet and jeans, police say.11 Mar 01:40 AM
Hawkes Bay TodaySecond-Hand Sunday unites community over items too good for the dumpThe community took one person's trash and made it their treasure on Second-Hand Sunday.11 Mar 12:49 AM
