NZ’s worst road toll was 50 years ago, but tragedies still haunt our highways
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Police release name of Hastings homicide victim
Police are investigating the death of Javon Jesse Aranui after an assault in Hastings.
Christmas Cheer: More than 1000 struggling households in Hawke’s Bay to receive gifts
Santa's helpers give Hawke's Bay people a better Christmas.
Hastings-trained galloper Duncan Creek takes the win at Trentham
Roundup of the week's racing scene in Hawke's Bay.
Man dies after alleged assault in Hastings
The 24-year-old man had suffered a serious head injury.
Cyclone Gabrielle: First two homeowners accept buyout offers
Across Napier and Hastings, 147 properties were too unsafe to live in.
Blocked by rocks: Landowner wants $200,000 to reopen beachfront drive
Eru Smith says he's tired of negotiating with council and took matters into his own hands.
'Nah, we're just three Māori boys': The story behind NZ's quote of the year
As they rescued people from floodwaters, this trio uttered a now-famous phrase.
Hastings Golf Club wins hosting rights for NZ PGA Championships
Plans are now under way to have the NZ PGA reinstated to the Australasian Tour.
Centenarian celebrates 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends
Family and friends say 100-year-old Lady Margaret Harrison is ageing backwards.
Letters: MyWay deserves financial support
The latest letters to the editor on MyWay, a roadblock, and a CHB dam.
‘Please take your time’: Message to Hawke’s Bay motorists after deadly weekend
The road toll across Hawke’s Bay this year has now reached 17 deaths.
Body found at Ocean Beach in Hawke's Bay after beachgoers tried to save swimmer
The incident happened just one day before daily patrols start again at the beach.
New Hastings thoroughbred partnership off to a flying start
Guy Lowry has been joined by Leah Zydenbos at Game Lodge Stables.
'Out of the blue': Hastings man wins ACC medication fight, receives apology
Drug-funding call sparked major consequences for tetraplegic.
Historic HB. RAF's fastest in Hastings to test 'performance in the tropics'.
Ties between Hastings and Hastings in England, were once strong.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Water restrictions introduced in Napier, coming in Hastings
Napier residents are told to watch your water use, with restrictions now in place.
Five of the seven injured in Hastings crash were children
A 12-year-old remains in a critical condition at Starship Hospital after a Hastings crash.
Five-year-old boy in hospital for a month after being struck by forklift in orchard
The company was fined $7000 over the incident, in which a 14-year-old was driving.
New coastal flood maps affect thousands of properties
'This is not triggering a conversation about managed retreat.'
Kids from a Napier Fairhaven school fly to Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
Local business owners helped fund an Auckland trip for a Napier Fairhaven school.
Potential funding for new Hawke's Bay Hospital up in the air
Reti gives no indication of where hospital business case is at.
The stories behind Hawke's Bay's most talented school leavers
Hawke's Bay Today asked schools to tell us about their most talented leaver.
Man arrested on three rape charges, police launch probe into migrant trafficking
The man appeared in the Hastings District Court.
Cookie peddler on target to sell 11,000 buckets, break sales record
The student donated 250 cookie buckets to Christmas Cheer.
'I was dead scared': 82-year old reunites with street-wise dog after it flees crash scene
'I couldn’t lose her': Social media post helps 82-year-old find 'best friend'.
Hastings on-demand bus service trial popular but costly
MyWay trial bus service double the cost of a regular fixed-route bus, HBRC says.
Iwi boss installs boulders to block vehicle access to beach
Bayden Barber says children are being 'run off the beach by vehicles'.
Hawke's Bay kids invited to try the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon
Hawke's Bay kids gear up for the Weet-Bix TRYathlon after missing out for three years.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: $35,000 Lotto win in Bay View
One Lotto player is $35,096 richer thanks to a winning ticket sold in Bay View, Napier.
Refused treatment: Kiwi teen accused of faking bowel illness
Trinity, who's now 18, has been in and out of hospital since she was 2 years old.
'Better together': The business run by a trio of brothers that employs 600 staff
They say it’s unwise to mix work with family. There are exceptions, of course.
Hastings mayor and high-profile councillor go toe-to-toe as rift deepens
Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and councillor Damon Harvey are increasingly at odds.
Hundreds turn out for Punjabi language celebration in Hastings
More than 450 people attended the Hawke's Bay Punjabi language celebration held at Toitoi.