Latest from Hastings

Police nab gang member and girlfriend

Head boy keeps job despite conviction

Hastings shooters remain at large

Woman recants on fake evidence that put man in dock

Liquor sting nets two outlets

Police seek witnesses to Hastings stabbing

Police are looking for witnesses after a 35-year-old man was stabbed in the neck in Hastings last night.

Police appeal to witness after tourists robbed

Teen driver avoids jail over double fatal crash

A teenage girl who drove a van that crashed and killed two men while she was more than three times the legal drink drive limit has avoided a jail term.

Hastings killer to be paroled and deported

'She's dead', son tells rescuers

Rescue launched as pair were dragged out to sea when surfcasting off a popular Hawke's Bay beach.

Judge hits taggers hard

Ex-jockey says comments not meant to be taken seriously

Bestiality claim in case of jockey facing sex charges

Man accused of killing 5-month-old named

Name suppression for a 21-year-old Hastings man charged with killing a five-month-old baby was lifted in court today.

Family pleads for help in finding missing motorist

Alex Binns turns 70 on Wednesday but instead of celebrating, his family are pleading for help to find him.

Girl, 8, plied with alcohol, court told

A young woman who has accused a former Hastings jockey of repeated rape, sexual and physical abuse from the age of six, told a court today he began plying her with alcohol when she was about eight.

Concerns for missing elderly driver

Get the kids into action

This year's Weet-Bix Tryathlon series kicks off on February 6 in Hamilton. Diana Clement, whose own children took part last year, offers advice aimed at both young and older readers on how to get the best out of the event.