Latest from Hastings

'Admin oversight' leads to closure of Takitimu shops

Seafood off the menu at Takitimu shops after compliance oversight

Hawke's Bay prison inmates to defend kapa haka title

All 18 prisons in New Zealand will be invited to perform kapa haka for judges.

Local Focus: Raw Napier jokes bring raw comedy success

Warning - some of this comedy really is "raw".

Horticulturists hit crossroads - each way, smaller guys lose

Those in horticulture are 'ploughing ahead blind' when it comes to planning next season.

What killed them? 20 dead fish found floating in Hastings stream

The water was clear and healthy. But 20 dead fish were floating on the surface.

Down the rabbit hole: The mystery of Napier's multiplying stuffed bunnies

"Someone's having a laugh here."

Dramatic video shows moment car flies into orchard crates in Hastings

The airborne car ended up lodged up to 10 metres off the ground in the picking bins.

Air time: Car that crashed into orchard crate pile in Hastings freed by crane

Hundreds have driven down the dead-end street to catch a glimpse of the odd sight.

Mandate to negotiate Taihape claims achieved

After five years the claims trust has achieved mandate and hopes opposing group will join.

Retirees take over Hawke's Bay grape picking as labour shortage hits

"The biggest reason it works is the quality of the job they do."

People are living in parks and tents in CHB

An opportunity to develop the abandoned Waipukurau Hospital site may have finally arrived.

Man in hospital with serious injuries after Hastings assault

Police want to hear from anyone who was in the area around the time of the assault.

'He'd been out for several days': Hunter and dog rescued from mountains

More hunters are expected for 2021 roar, after last year's season was cancelled.

Berries rotting on vines amid labour shortage in Bay

"We are behind because we can't get pickers. It just breaks your heart."

Trip a little light fantastic: Covid-busting flight to witness Aurora Australis 'spectacular'

Kiwis paid $1200-plus for night flight to Antarctica – and back.

'Affects all of us': Dozens of women report sexual assaults in Hawke's Bay every year

"Our women still have a fundamental right to safely walk home at night."