Hawkes Bay TodayNapier’s festive season starts with a child hitting a big red button'The idea originally came from those big city tree lightings like Rockefeller.'25 Nov 09:04 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'A little bit frantic': Organising a mud run in the middle of a dry spellFlemington School contemplated cancelling its fundraiser. Then the local farm stepped up.25 Nov 08:45 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayEast coast prepares for 30C days, bringing 'dangerous' UV risk for partsSunny skies may turn to rain after lunch. The central North Island may get thunderstorms.25 Nov 08:18 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayWatch: Camera catches beachgoers crushing eggs of endangered birdsTrail camera footage shows four people stepping through a marked nesting zone.25 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayReport supports push to make Brookfields Bridge between Napier and Hastings two lanesPlanning for a $35m-plus bridge is under way and a report supports it being two lanes.25 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayBrookfields Bridge demolitionBrookfields Bridge is set to be replaced between Napier and Hastings. Footage of the remainder of the old bridge being demolished. Video / Hastings District CouncilWatch25 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayDisabled traveller left 'black and blue' after being told to slide down Air NZ plane stairsRachel Adams received an apology and 200 Airpoints Dollars, but says it isn't enough. 25 Nov 02:00 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayOn The Up: Hawke’s Bay security guard shortage eased by MSD training initiative'If he stays on the road that he’s on, he’s going to be with me for many years.'25 Nov 12:54 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayHawke’s Bay salon Mèche wins two national awardsTextured bobs, layered cuts, choppy pixies and curtain bangs are so in at Mèche.24 Nov 08:13 PM
Hawkes Bay TodaySure to rise: Napier man crowned NZ’s best young bread makerJames Berge will head to Europe on a $15,000 research grant and trip as a reward.24 Nov 05:05 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: NZ's justice system is shaped to increase the billable hours of lawyersOPINION: Few can afford to go to court, so why not expand the Disputes Tribunal?24 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: The important message from police for victims of sexual abuseOPINION: Roughly 30,000 Hawke's Bay women have suffered sexual violence in their lives.24 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodaySchool lunches: Inside a Mahia kitchen praised by David Seymour and a Gisborne service going strong six yearsGisborne's Y-Kai service provides 1500 school lunches each day24 Nov 04:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayTe Mata Peak discovery sparks warning to landowners over invasive weedBiosecurity teams have sprayed Te Mata Peak after removing the weed.24 Nov 02:46 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayPolice speak to man after indecent act at Hawke’s Bay beachOfficers say extra patrols will run at Ocean Beach this summer.24 Nov 02:20 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayOne of the biggest crane lifts in New Zealand for new bridge north of WairoaThursday's lift will be a sight to behold, and a joy for the community of Te Reinga.24 Nov 02:17 AM
Hawkes Bay TodaySold-out festivals boost Hawke’s Bay tourismMore than half the Harvest festival’s 2200 guests travelled from outside Hawke’s Bay.24 Nov 02:15 AM
Hawkes Bay TodaySikh temple project gets consent extension after delaysDelays were linked to Covid and Cyclone Gabrielle.24 Nov 12:39 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayFrom QI to Kirikiriroa: Alan Davies set for long-awaited NZ returnThe QI star begins his 10-date New Zealand tour in Hamilton on July 31.23 Nov 08:42 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayTwo Gisborne businesses recognised at Sustainable Business AwardsThe Transformational Leadership Award, one of two awards on the night, was jointly won.23 Nov 08:26 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayNapier builder running half marathon each day in November for mental healthMatty Pearce is on track to complete a remarkable goal supporting men's mental health.22 Nov 07:56 PM
PremiumPremiumHawkes Bay TodayAs the church collapsed in flame its kauri cross vanished - now it's been found after 44 years'I’ve got the cross in my garage, in pieces,' a man told Lynda Manglesen. She was stunned.21 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay Today'We sweep s**t under the carpet': Eight sexual abuse victims on how to speak out'There should be billboards of this kind of support up in every school.'21 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn Jenkins: Zorero leaves big impression with easy Waipukurau winOPINION: 3-year-old one of the most eye-catching winners in Waipukurau.21 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMilitary man Horatio Gordon Robley - a painter not a fighter: Te Hira HendersonOPINION: Major-General Horatio Gordon Robley is known for his paintings of NZ war scenes.21 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayKiwi Olympians cycle 4500km across Africa to give free bikes to localsHamish Legarth and Nicole Shields biked through six African nations.21 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNick Stewart: Don’t let your adviser’s retirement disrupt yoursOPINION: Your financial security is too important to leave to chance.21 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayBaked Not Burnt: Medicinal cannabis cooking class comes to townA new medicinal cannabis lounge is set to open this summer.21 Nov 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayEmpty for 40% of its kilometres travelled: Why MyWay public transport is being cut in Hawke’s BayThe service generated strong customer satisfaction but was financially unsustainable.21 Nov 02:40 AM
BusinessSupermarket price squeeze puts NZ growers under pressureWattie’s has cut local crops including tomatoes, beetroot, corn and peaches.21 Nov 02:31 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayHoliday stop turns into double hole-in-one for Hawke's Bay man'Two of the cleanest blue hole-in-ones in our history.'21 Nov 02:24 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayYouths charged after Napier dairy robberyPolice say the robbery involved a stolen car later recovered in Napier.21 Nov 01:28 AM
Hawkes Bay Today'Gone in and collected the sand': Asbestos companies busy as school classrooms start to reopenImpacted schools set up make-shift classrooms this week, including in libraries and halls.20 Nov 11:40 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayFirst cruisers of the season get five sunny hours in NapierTwo summers ago there were 89 cruise stops in Napier. This summer there are just 60.20 Nov 10:25 PM