New Zealand'Aroha and resilience': Historic church reopens almost three years after Cyclone Gabrielle floods'This church is more than timber and glass – it's the wairua of Ōmāhu standing again.'04 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandAfter the darkness of Gabrielle, this fire station now runs on sunlight'Crews came back wet and cold and couldn’t even have a shower'.04 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay prison report finds issues with bullying and contrabandThe prison has one of the highest gang-affiliated populations nationally.04 Nov 02:25 AM
New ZealandIdeas for the Hastings showgrounds are being sought – and Pandaland will be one submission03 Nov 11:14 PM
PremiumNew Zealand'Long overdue': 2100 Hawke's Bay health workers get long-awaited $10m in back pay03 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandHalloween night at Splash Planet shows Hastings attraction can be used outside of summer - manager03 Nov 03:15 AM
New ZealandOmahu win third rugby league title in a row as 2000 fans flock to historic Clive groundFarndon Park was first used for rugby league about 115 years ago.03 Nov 02:15 AM
New ZealandA horse and a jockey: Hawke’s Bay and Dannevirke's connections in the Melbourne CupThere are two Hawke's Bay connections out to win the $10 million, 3200m, 24-horse race.03 Nov 01:41 AM
New Zealand'We should welcome him': Luxon hoping Trump accepts invitation to visit as pair chat golf at ApecThe PM mixed and mingled with some of the world’s most powerful leaders at Apec. 02 Nov 10:06 PM
New ZealandHow a Hastings rest room and chats over tea became a lifeline for thousands of womenManager Deidré Venter says funding remains the biggest challenge ahead.02 Nov 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘I hate launch day’: Why Rocket Lab boss Sir Peter Beck will lose sleep this weekThe hours around rocket launches tend to be anything but smooth for him.02 Nov 04:00 PM
PoliticsGovernment announces 140 new hospital bedsThey will open alongside a new unit at Hawke's Bay Hospital in 2026.02 Nov 01:09 AM
TravelInsider’s guide: Best spots to visit in Hastings and Havelock North Skip the tourist traps and explore like a local01 Nov 06:00 PM
New ZealandBillion-dollar spend on highway projects a 'shot in the arm' for Hawke's Bay – AAExpressway work could start this year, and Waikare Gorge realignment within 12 months.01 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandYou are not to blame - The women speaking out about region's daunting sexual abuse rates'They all blame themselves,' a counsellor says. 'I don’t know how to prevent that.'31 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKāinga Ora housing village on affluent seafront street set to be sold'It’s a nice little complex. Most people wouldn’t know they belonged to Kāinga Ora.'31 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe bean counter: How dessert maker stays on top of rising chocolate pricesCourtney Booth's supermarket trips are turning into sharemarket-style deep dives.31 Oct 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew highway, homeless shelter, shingle business: What new councillors want to doThe region’s 22 new councillors will take their oaths in meetings across Hawke’s Bay.31 Oct 01:19 AM
New Zealand'Always bigger and better': Fireworks display expected to attract large crowdMeeanee Speedway expects up to 5000 people at Saturday’s fireworks.31 Oct 01:19 AM
New ZealandFarmers call for tougher forestry rules after Pōrangahau fireFire crews battled the Pōrangahau blaze for days before it was contained.31 Oct 12:50 AM
New ZealandNelson airline brings back Napier connection, for one weekend onlyHawke's Bay Airport hopes it'll be the first of many charter flights based around events.31 Oct 12:04 AM
New ZealandAdopt a metre of the athletics track in HastingsThe athletics track was first used in 2008. Replacement is as much as eight years overdue.30 Oct 08:05 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Little gooseybumpy moments': What it's like to work in a theatre deemed 'haunted'Built in 1915, the Hawke's Bay Opera House continues to be a site of odd happenings.30 Oct 05:17 PM
New ZealandThe jawdropping revival of a creative village at WaiohikiAlmost a thousand days after the flood, Waiohiki is coming alive again.30 Oct 05:00 PM
New Zealand'A lot of hurt feelings': Police say chapel fire now being treated as suspiciousA scene examination has been completed, but police inquiries continue. 30 Oct 02:29 AM
New ZealandBlown away by bad luck: Couple caught in a string of misfortuneNora, 82, broke her hip when knocked down by a gust of wind. That was just the beginning.30 Oct 12:13 AM
New ZealandRural nurses race to lift measles vaccination rates as outbreak growsOnly 72% of Māori under the age of 5 are vaccinated against measles.29 Oct 11:12 PM
New ZealandCouncil building skinks a new Marine Parade home as part of $37m flood planThe project will protect Maraenui and Te Awa and allow 400 new homes to be built.29 Oct 03:18 AM
New ZealandNo, Dannevirke High School is not for sale for $1Year 13 students signed off with some classic humour before heading into NCEA exams.29 Oct 02:49 AM
