New ZealandBlossom Festival draws 22,000 for Hastings paradeAbout 22,000 people filled Hastings’ streets for the 2025 Blossom Parade.21 Sep 10:53 PM
PremiumNew Zealand'Enormous' disruption: Backlash at hospital's plan to relax family visitor hoursChanges could mean visitors roam wards 'all hours of the day and night', the union says.21 Sep 06:00 PM
PremiumAgribusinessInside Wattie's slide: Three years of losses and a $210m writedown Company paid out more to suppliers and employees than it earned from customers in 2024. 20 Sep 08:00 PM
PremiumNew ZealandDetective of 40 years makes three of his biggest arrests weeks before retiring20 Sep 06:00 PM
PremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: NZ 'far down the queue' for bankruptcy, Willis resignation question19 Sep 02:20 AM
New Zealand'Not looking very good': Cloud may spoil rare eclipse61% of the sun will be covered between 5.41am and 8.36am – or all of it if it's cloudy.19 Sep 12:54 AM
New Zealand'How can you be so dark and evil?': Family's question to killer as he's jailed for lifeKathleen Kawana's body found 600km away from home, six weeks after she disappeared. 18 Sep 11:51 PM
New ZealandFive badly hurt in three highway crashes in less than 24 hoursTwo people have been critically injured and another three seriously injured.18 Sep 11:07 PM
PremiumPremiumSchool RugbyFirst XV rugby: Herald’s annual awardsCovering the latest developments in schools rugby.18 Sep 07:31 PM
New ZealandNapier Port invests up to $25m on fleet of self-driving trucks'If automation is going to come and take our jobs, that is a concern.'18 Sep 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Humbling': Mum and daughter travel to Cambodia to meet sponsor childThe Hastings pair travelled to Chi Kreng to meet 12-year-old Sue in Cambodia.18 Sep 06:00 PM
New ZealandState highway closed, four injured after two-car crash in Hawke’s Bay The crash happened at the busy SH51 and Farndon Rd intersection in Clive.18 Sep 09:21 AM
New Zealand'It’s a total loss': Rural home destroyed as days-old burn pile ignites and spreads'There is nothing left of the shed and house.'18 Sep 04:44 AM
New ZealandDivers find ute that took a dip in Napier’s inner harbourThe Hilux floated for roughly 70m before sinking to the depths below off Meeanee Quay.18 Sep 03:32 AM
New ZealandSub-zero start: Frost risk for Hawke's Bay as temperatures plummetHastings temperatures are forecast to dip below 0C early on Saturday.17 Sep 11:44 PM
TravelMeet New Zealand’s top Airbnb host. What are her tricks for success?There are more than 73,000 Airbnbs in NZ. What does it take to be the best?17 Sep 11:00 PM
New ZealandThe Hastings Blossom Parade is marking 75 years - this man has been to them allThe 2025 parade on Saturday will feature a giant birthday cake float.17 Sep 09:49 PM
New Zealand$3.8m complex gives younger disabled people a home away from rest homes'With appropriate housing, disabled people can live with independence and dignity.'17 Sep 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe plan to bring back a 'forgotten' lake in Hawke's Bay'It was kind of forgotten ... that’s why it is in a slightly degraded state.'17 Sep 06:00 PM
New ZealandSouth Auckland massacre: Child survivor’s harrowing 111 call revealed in podcastIn May 1992, Brian Schlaepfer killed six family members in South Auckland.17 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: The bruising fall of the Hawke's Bay peachOPINION: Kiwis pick the cheapest option, so supermarkets could be a part of the solution.17 Sep 05:00 PM
RacingLeading jumps trainers launch triple threat in Great NZ HurdleIt may have a new name but our biggest hurdle race is dominated by the same trainers.17 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHawke’s Bay electricity capacity doubles with new transformer at RedclyffeIt's designed to be resilient to a 1-in-450 years flood event.17 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSevere winds and flooding hit South Island as roads shut, truck rollsWellington schools remain open despite wind warnings of up to 120km/h.17 Sep 03:51 AM
New Zealand'Poignant and powerful': Māori Queen at Hastings festival launch'Her support ... anchors Toitū Te Reo as a movement of enduring significance.'17 Sep 12:32 AM
New ZealandTumu’s 50‑year milestone: From Dannevirke timber yard to a Hawke’s Bay powerhouseHugh and Pam O'Sullivan opened the first timber yard in Dannevirke in 1975.17 Sep 12:13 AM
TravelWhy London's parks are more than meets the eye'Many Londoners aren’t aware of these charming places.'17 Sep 12:11 AM
New Zealand'Struggling': The small town where rates debt doubled in just one yearIndebted homeowners owed an average of $1244 to the council.16 Sep 10:53 PM
