Latest from Hastings

Hastings woman jailed after blackmail attempt

Aucklanders' spending pushes up demand

Fluoridation possible: DHB

Planned kura in odour buffer zone

Jail for boiling water attack

BMX: Dough raiser's in oven

Rugby: Aussie loves rough and tumble

Cards get big workout during March

Jeromy and Diana Greer: Scheme opens floodgates to success

Woman critical after crash between motorbike and ute

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Farndon and Pakowhai Rd in Hastings at 2pm where the two vehicles had collided.

Motorcyclist who killed pet dog 'not dangerous'

Mechanic first at the scene

A Hawke's Bay mechanic says he found two women - one unresponsive, the other trapped and covered in blood - as he rushed to the scene of a serious crash near Hastings yesterday.

Former ambo officer found guilty of sexual assault

A jury is now considering the fate of an former St John officer accused of sexually assaulting four women in the back of his ambulance.

School locked down during search for 'gunman'

A Hastings primary school is in lockdown, with pupils told to stay indoors, as police search for a gunman in the area.

Six month old baby dies in motel

Staff at a Hastings motel say the mother of a six-month-old boy ran screaming from her room after her son's unexplained death yesterday.

Tables turned on robber

A masked and armed robber left a Hastings service station empty-handed after his demands were refused by the attendant.