PremiumPremiumOpinionJarrod Gilbert: When gangs do battle on the sports fieldOPINION: The gangs have at numerous times turned sports fields into battlegrounds.14 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHastings Rugby and Sports Club overcome player shortage to keep top of Premier table closeMark Johnson refereed his 100th Premier game.14 Apr 03:24 AM
New ZealandEIT's graduating students overcame Covid lockdowns and Cyclone GabrielleStudents have gone through a global pandemic and the devastation of the region.14 Apr 02:05 AM
New ZealandTwo of Hawke's Bay biggest schools without permanent principalsNew appointments at the large Napier and Hastings schools are expected in the near future.13 Apr 10:36 PM
New Zealand'Pretty useful genetics': Why one region is set for a deer hunting boon in coming yearsFarmed animals escaped during the cyclone and will have mated with the wild population.13 Apr 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: Sports grounds no place for gang hostilitiesOPINION: An ugly rugby attack highlights it's time to depower and de-arm gang thugs.13 Apr 05:00 PM
Olympics'Lost for words': Taiko Torepe-Ormsby breaks Kiwi 50m freestyle swimming recordTorepe-Ormsby swam 50m freestyle under 22 seconds, hitting the Olympics qualification mark13 Apr 04:13 AM
New ZealandMotorcyclist dies after unlicensed driver runs him over, then fleesFamily's lives 'achingly quiet' after loved one's death, daughter tells court.13 Apr 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLoss of regional council funding would ‘set Te Mata Park back by a decade’Would you pay 65 cents more in rates per year on average to keep Te Mata Park funding?12 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandMeet Rayleen, the stingray making friends with port security guardsAlex MacGregor's patrols always include a 'gidday' to the stingray that keeps coming back.12 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandSwimmer Emma Godwin off the pace in Olympic dream bidGodwin finished third in her women's national 200m backstroke final.12 Apr 06:51 AM
New ZealandTwo arrests so far, gang leaders to meet, YMP wants points for match after Hastings rugby van shooting'Their people were lucky to come out of that alive and unhurt'.12 Apr 05:14 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay news in brief: Release date confirmed for Govt's Gabrielle reviewThe review was initially set to be released in late March but has been pushed back.12 Apr 03:29 AM
New ZealandTwo arrested after rugby team's van shot in Hastings, more arrests likelySeveral vehicles involved in the incident have been seized in search warrants.12 Apr 03:03 AM
New ZealandAutumn scorcher: Hottest April night in Napier history recordedFrom low lows to high highs it has been an interesting start to autumn.12 Apr 02:57 AM
New Zealand'Millions' will see it: Hastings lantern festival back and bigger than everHastings and Guilin is the first sister city relationship between China and New Zealand.11 Apr 11:04 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBeakers to bongos: The science student turned music therapist helping heal Hawke's Bay'Verbally explaining what you’re feeling can be hard. Music allows you to exist.'11 Apr 09:42 PM
New ZealandFour sites shortlisted for Hawke’s Bay’s new $15m hospicePlans for a much-needed new hospice are getting back on track.11 Apr 12:55 AM
New ZealandA mare miracle: How a baby horse survived Cyclone GabrielleThe Moffett's property was over a metre of water during the cyclone.11 Apr 12:28 AM
New ZealandPlayground and commercial centre planned on Bull Hill for new Havelock North subdivisionHuge Havelock North development won't touch the bull.11 Apr 12:17 AM
New ZealandSearch ceased for missing fisherman Jason Hollows in Hawke’s BayThe matter has now been referred to the Coroner.11 Apr 12:08 AM
New ZealandClub of the Year: Hawke’s Bay water polo gets back among the honoursWater polo is back on the go in Hawke's Bay, with 700 enrolled in little more than a year.10 Apr 09:49 PM
New ZealandDanish football recruit’s 17,000km journey to New Zealand with victory in mindNew Napier City Rovers goalie opens on up pressure, pain and a desire to be the best.10 Apr 09:00 PM
New ZealandNo storm, just hot April nights for Hawke’s BayBe ready for Thursday night - the minimum temperature is forecast to be 20C.10 Apr 05:07 AM
New ZealandCouncil proposes 19.6 per cent rate increase, as well as cuts to parks, tourism and sustainable homesRates will increase 54 per cent over three years - without cuts it would be 69.1 per cent.10 Apr 03:42 AM
New Zealand'Always doubted myself': Ashleigh was a 15-year-old school drop out, now she's a valedictorianFrom high school dropout to EIT valedictorian.10 Apr 12:35 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay could get new crematorium as funeral giant enters region'A new crematorium is expected to be built within the next year or two.'09 Apr 05:30 AM
New ZealandRugby union shifts club's home games after team van shootingGames will be moved to Tremain Field in Napier for the 'foreseeable future'.08 Apr 09:10 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLast chance at an Olympic dream: Can home comforts get swimmer Emma Godwin to Paris?Swimming nationals and Olympics trials will bring NZ's best to Hastings this week.08 Apr 05:30 AM
New Zealand'Same behaviour': Photos show holes in sports team's van in earlier Hawke's Bay incident'How someone didn’t get killed I just don’t know.'08 Apr 03:01 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Destruction right in front of you': Swimmer fears council ruining river spotsCatherine Reeves enjoyed a picnic in the dense woods, then returned to find trees gone.07 Apr 11:41 PM
New ZealandIn pictures: Hawke's Bay's weekend of openingsNew mountain bike trails in Eskdale and a running milestone as well.07 Apr 04:02 AM
Rugby'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot vanClub captain Guy Taylor was driving as shotgun pellets rained down on the van.07 Apr 01:04 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPlan to pull Hawke's Bay Tourism funding - chair fears 'regional backwater' will be the result'Hawke’s Bay will lose ground to other regions, and become a regional backwater.'05 Apr 05:01 PM