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Kia ora: Hastings

Elisabeth Easther gets a little taste of what the generous fruit bowl of New Zealand has to offer.

Backyard fireworks display triggers armed police callout

Man turns himself in

A man sought by police in relation to an attempted abduction outside a Hastings school yesterday has turned himself in.

Big sister scares off alleged kidnapper

A 10-year-old girl helped scare off a man who attempted to abduct her 5-year-old brother from outside a Hastings school this morning.

One person killed in Hawkes Bay crash

A young boy injured in a crash that killed a man just north of Hastings today is in a critical condition and is set to be flown to Starship Hospital tonight.

Hastings District Council fined for 2013 death of boy

Hastings District Council has been fined $29,500 and ordered to pay reparation of $65,000 after a 4-year-old boy was killed in a 2013 tractor-mower incident.

Felon asked Facebook if he should flee

Man who was jailed for pouring petrol on a teenager and setting him alight asked Facebook users if he should run while out on parole. He ran.

McCaw cheers girlfriend to victory

For Richie McCaw, the bitter pill of the Crusaders' loss to the Highlanders at the weekend may have been somewhat sweetened in Hastings yesterday.

Former ambo officer found guilty of sexual assault

A jury is now considering the fate of an former St John officer accused of sexually assaulting four women in the back of his ambulance.

Grenade prompts evacuation

A police station has been evacuated after a member of the public brought a hand grenade into the building this morning.

School locked down during search for 'gunman'

A Hastings primary school is in lockdown, with pupils told to stay indoors, as police search for a gunman in the area.

Man arrested over threats to Hastings Work and Income staff

Six month old baby dies in motel

Staff at a Hastings motel say the mother of a six-month-old boy ran screaming from her room after her son's unexplained death yesterday.

Calls to helplines went unanswered

A Hastings woman who died following an overdose made two calls to emergency helplines that went unanswered before her death.

Man stabbed in head in Hastings assault

Acid spill on manufacturing site

At least one Fire Service crew was remaining overnight at the scene of an acid spill on a manufacturing site in the Whakatu Industrial Park between Napier and Hastings.