Latest from Napier

Plans for 600 new homes in Napier still alive despite deadline miss

The project appeared all but dead last year, and has missed another deadline.

In pictures: Art Deco Festival sees 'millions of dollars' injected into Napier economy

The best photos from the beloved festival, which has enjoyed a full return to Napier.

Hopes for no hitches in Waikare highway rebuild

Consent for a 4km highway deviation between Napier and Wairoa is being considered.

Historic Hawke’s Bay: When gunshots, then laughter, rang out at a Napier beauty pageant

Fear of sharks in Napier was very real after a mauling, and manifested itself in 1934.

Art Deco Festival beginner’s guide: Five things to try in Napier this weekend

The city has come alive for the Art Deco weekend. Here are five things to attempt.

Penguins are not sick, just moulting

DoC asks people to leave little blue penguins alone as they come ashore to moult.

Miscarriage of justice: Boy, 15, spent nearly a year in adult prison

Mistake deemed a miscarriage of justice in first Criminal Cases Review Commission result.

Hawke’s Bay burger battle: Which city does the humble pickle justice?

You can tell Toru Yamamoto knows his stuff and his passion for Japanese cooking shows.

Redclyffe switched on, but what's the future?

Transpower expects to reveal the future of the Redclyffe station within two months.

'It is not easy': Cyclone Gabrielle survivors still searching for new homes a year on

'Every time it rained I put headphones on and listened to 'Here Comes the Sun'.'

Cyclone Gabrielle: First came the rain, then destruction and death

Cyclone Gabrielle forever changed the lives of many in Hawke's Bay a year ago.

The kind-hearted footballers who ditched the pitch to help Cyclone Gabrielle recovery

When wild weather hit, generous players swapped their football boots for gumboots.

'I was just in a blind panic': Good Samaritan swoops to the aid of Hawke’s Bay teen

Anna McGrath thought she'd lost her daughter after a severe seizure.

'Feared for his life': Gang member robbed man after being out of jail for just a week

Hagen Henare had earlier been involved in kidnapping a woman for a gang boss.

Cyclone Gabrielle miracle: How a massive sinkhole near HB coastline saved lives

Cyclone survival stories continue to come out - including gratitude for a sinkhole.

Opinion: How Gabrielle made us rethink rain, fall in love with diesel

Cometh the hour, cometh the generator.

'Nothing quite like it': Art Deco Festival ready for takeoff

Napier Aero Club is gearing up for its biggest Art Deco festival yet.

Hawke's Bay athlete so close in gruelling Coast to Coast

Campbell Gray was Elite Youth runner-up, beaten by less than a minute.