New ZealandCourt orders gangster's patch destroyedA Mongrel Mob member has had his gang patch destroyed in a landmark court ruling.15 Jan 08:20 PM
New ZealandAA: Safer roads, cars will reduce tollRoads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.05 Jan 08:13 PM
New ZealandMan has ear cut off in drunken fightA man's ear had to be re-attached after a drunken fight in Hastings last night.30 Dec 09:17 PM
New ZealandGang arrests in HastingsThree Mongrel Mob members were arrested in Hastings last night after one assaulted a woman and the other two stopped police from doing their job.30 Dec 09:14 PM
New Zealand'I was screaming for my life'As she watched a car and then a truck hurtle towards her, Chelsea Walker's only thought was how she and her family could survive the head-on collision - and the pile-up that put 12 people in hospital.28 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandTen hospitalised following multi-vehicle crashA multi-vehicle pile up in Hawkes Bay has put 10 people in hospital, three with critical injuries, say police. Two tourists, one German and one Italian, are among those injured.27 Dec 07:04 AM
New ZealandArmed man commandeered Mr Whippy van, court toldA knife-wielding man commandeered a Mr Whippy van and hurled ice creams at passersby, a court has been told.15 Dec 09:15 PM
OpinionJames Griffin: The coolest of religious experiencesI have in my hand a taonga. A treasure. Well, it's a treasure to me anyway. And I don't have it in my hand, obviously, otherwise how would I be able to type?20 Nov 08:30 PM
KahuMaori pedal weight-loss plan to the top'First drop your pie' was the lesson for one of the Hastings crew who cycled into Parliament to prove their weight loss programme was working.08 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandEight arrested in brawl at 5th birthday partyA fifth birthday party finished with a gang brawl and eight arrests in Hastings last night.06 Nov 07:19 PM
New Zealand'My lucky stars were with me'A man pulled from his burning truck just before it exploded will never forget his rescuers.30 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandRapist: 'Send me back to jail'The rapist of a 75-year-old woman has walked into a police station waving an axe and begging to be sent back to jail.16 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandRescue a 'no-think' situationColin Wiggins says he just went into autopilot yesterday helping to save two people from their crashed and blazing vehicles.16 Oct 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Heroes' pull occupants from flaming wreckagePolice have praised the actions of a group of "heroes" who risked their lives to pull three people from the wreckage of a crash in Hawke's Bay.16 Oct 05:26 AM
New ZealandHastings man critical after assaultA Hastings man has been arrested after a 55-year-old man was seriously injured in an alleged assault yesterday.16 Oct 03:27 AM
New ZealandWoman stabbed in Hawke's BayA 32-year-old woman is in intensive care after being stabbed multiple times with a knife in Hastings this morning, police say.15 Oct 04:04 AM