Youth worker sentenced for sexual offences involving girl, 13
Court heard the offences came to light in a extortion attempt a decade later.
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Another One Leaves the Crust: launch lights up Napier night sky
Another One Leaves the Crust has blasted off - Rocket Lab's first launch for 2021.
Demo starts on Napier's fire-damaged Bay View BP
"All our team members are being supported and remain BP employees."
Revealed: The stores going into Kmart Napier's new development
Cafe and outdoor equipment chain prepare to open as developers deal with "minor" defects.
Driver stable in hospital after truck plunges 50m down bank near Tangoio Falls
A container truck rolled down a bank near Tangoio Falls on Tuesday night.
BP fire: Stranger seeking ride 'placed bucket of fuel on passenger's lap'
Woman says service station inferno started after stranger tried to hitch a ride.
Napier service station inferno: Three in car when fuel ignited
CCTV shows the start of the fire, and how lucky those inside the car were to survive it.
Hawke's Bay police seek help with high-profile cases
A brutal bashing, a bizarre car dumping and an armed robbery foiled by courage.
'A long time coming': Moana Park Estate to roar to Dragon
Moana Park Estate is back with a 'hot' new line up, including a performance by Dragon.
Pets on a plane: Airline branches out to transport cats and dogs
Air Napier extended services during lockdown, now demand means it's permanent.
Bay's balmy summers reflected in paintings
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Ten mental health workers to bolster GP services amid Covid-19 concerns
Goal is to have the services at all Hawke's Bay general practices within three years.
All bark, no bite: Hawke's Bay braces for bout of kennel cough
There has been an increased number of the highly contagious disease recently.
In pictures: Napier's garden delight at Botanic Beats
About 1000 people turned out to Botanic Beats for a summer concert experience.
What books were we checking out of the library in 2020
Blue Moon by Lee Child was the most borrowed library book in Hawke's Bay in 2020.
Armed offenders used car stolen in Napier as getaway vehicle
Police are calling for sightings of a silver Mazda Familia after a Gisborne dairy robbery.
5yo with lung disease living in leaking, 'mouldy' Kāinga Ora home
'She needs to be provided with a dry and mould-free living space,' her doctor says.
Mayor promises War Memorial reinstated in entirety by end of 2021
"This is taking far longer than any of us anticipated and I understand it is frustrating."
'Biggest meeting Speedway NZ has ever held': Meeanee prepares for a stockcar storm
A record field is coming to town for the New Zealand Stockcar Championship this weekend.
Fault in old TV caused Napier house fire: FENZ
"Very fortunate" family had working smoke alarms that allowed kids to escape.
Award-winning mural unveiled at Napier school
The work created by Jil Sergent beautifies Bledisloe Primary School, Taradale.
Hopes rescued little blue penguin will 'thrive in the wild'
With fractured flipper now mended, young kororā released at Napier Port sanctuary.
More than 1000 a year: Hawke's Bay SPCAs brace for kitten influx
You gotta be kitten me - for two years in a row the SPCA homed 1000 Hawke's Bay kittens.
The next Ryan Thomas? Teen nets academy football scholarship
A Napier Marist teenage midfielder is eyeing a professional football career.
Napier's Goodtime Pies needs workers to help make a million more pies a year
The Napier bakery has signed a new supply deal worth more than a million pies.
British family 'couldn't be happier' to be living in Hawke's Bay
The Hafiji family moved from the UK to Havelock North on January 4, 2020.
The Hawke's Bay Trade Me listings that caught our eyes in 2020
A shopping trolley-turned-armchair, a 1942 Mack truck, and a sleepout for removal.
Dog owners warned of water toxin at Anderson Park
Dogs and humans both should keep away from Napier's urban waterways until further notice.
Art Deco introduces Rainbow Runway category to be more inclusive
The Rainbow Runway will be a new category in the 2021 Fashion on the Foreshore event.
Napier's 2020 fire call-outs outnumber Hastings'
Firefighters attended 1179 incidents in Napier and 1095 in Hastings in 2020.
Havelock North teen ready for big stage at Golf Croquet Nationals
Thomas Monteith is the youngest competitor at this week's tournament in Havelock North.
Napier's New Year's Eve in pictures
Public celebration at Napier's Sound Shell drew thousands ready to ring in the new year.
Hawke's Bay's New Year's Day fine, possibly thunder Sunday
2021 will start off with a fine and warm but cloudy day.
Police up presence for New Year's Eve
More police to patrol Hawke's Bay after last year's disturbance at Waimarama.