Hawke's Bay DHB member Jacoby Poulain resigns
Poulain criticised hospital for mother's care as Oranga Tamariki tried to uplift newborn.
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The New Zealand town where residents fear the water
Some locals say plans to improve the safety of drinking water won't restore trust.
Silver Ferns' defence was solid in game of injury, illness
Dr Melinda Parnell, of Hastings, had her finger on the pulse of the sizzling Silver Ferns.
A 2yo girl had a seizure in her mum's car. Roadside strangers became heroes.
Jayde Eddy was stuck on the side of the road, her daughter's blood-curdling cries ringing.
'Never again': Mum and toddlers sleep in park after emergency housing denied
Mum slept in a Napier park with her two toddlers in a desperate bid to keep them warm.
28,000 trees in two days: Hastings pop-up orchard is an engineering feat
6665 towering wooden posts, 472km of wire. Apatu Farms has gone all out, and fast.
Hit by a flying phone box: Dog walker caught up in bizarre Waipukurau crash
Chrysler hit power pole with such force that phone box beside it flew four metres in air.
Swell hammers Hawke's Bay but surfers happy
Hawke's Bay swell hammers the coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hawke's Bay cat with no back paws: Juno needs a safe forever home
Juno's umbilical cord may have wrapped around feet in the womb, cutting off blood supply.
Life on the edge: Inside a home swamped by the sea
Pebbles rattle like cicadas as they line up for another punch at Shirley Coker's house.
Eight dogs involved in stock attacks, six owners charged
Six dog owners have been charged over a spate of dog attacks on stock around Hastings.
So regular we are used to it': 2000 hospital workers attacked on the job a year
"Sometimes, physical abuse is so regular most of us are used to it."
Free, again: Woman who murdered partner with steak knife granted parole for second time
A woman who murdered her partner with a steak knife will be released.
Heartbreaking end to missing dog tale
"She was a young townie dog lost in the country trying to get home."
Still no luck: No consent for Hastings CBD distillery, but owners look to make do
"We just found ourselves in the trap that is building consents."
Hawke's Bay gun amnesty event a 'success'
The first of two gun buyback and amnesty events in Hastings has been labelled a success.
Former barn and woolshed one of two award-winning homes
A Japanese-inspired home and a unique barn conversion turn heads in architecture awards.
Elderly woman won $1000 on the pokies, only to be stalked and robbed
Dylan Wibrow watched her claim her winnings and decided he wanted them.
Sunny side up: 'Fried egg' cloud stuns Hawke's Bay sunset watchers
Sauron's eye? A UFO? A mum and baby? Sunset phenomenon delights photographers.
'Life turned upside down': 16-year-old employee has $10k bike stolen on test ride
"I still pay him, he's just not getting a pay rise for the next couple of years probably."
Somewhere over the moonbow, way up high, in Hawke's Bay
A moonbow is a rainbow produced by moonlight rather than direct sunlight.
Hastings District Council's $6500 sculpture survives one week in new laneway
A sculpture was vandalised but nearby workers say it was leaning hours after instalment.
Local Focus: Wattie's peachy keen American students planting something different
Riparian planting not the usual crop for Wattie's. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wattie's peachy keen American students planting something different
Riparian planting not the usual crop for Wattie's. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Doctors working overtime as Hawke's Bay's flu season stretches health sector
Monday was one of the busiest days at Hawke's Bay Hospital ED in years.
Uncharitable burglars steal from church
Thieves stole clothing and household items from Dannevirke's Anglican Church Hall.
Napier standoff: Tip told cops gunman was using partner and baby as a 'shield'
Hemi Taylor fired his gun, sending Onekawa into lockdown, then emerged carrying a baby.
Charges for husband after wife dies in crash
James Hunter intimated through his lawyer that he will plead guilty.
Transgender student sparks sporting inclusiveness
Transgender request sparks inclusiveness. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Transgender student sparks sporting inclusiveness
Transgender request sparks Sport Hawke's Bay inclusiveness. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Batten down the hatches: Wet and wild weekend on the way for New Zealand
Brace yourself, New Zealand, few places will be dry by Sunday evening.
'We are fed up': Māori-led Oranga Tamariki inquiry launches
"We are not trusting Māori families to look after their own."
More than 100 children uplifted in Hawke's Bay since 2012
Midwife calls the situation a "humanitarian crisis".
Gang members crash party, embed axe in stranger's chest
The victims wielded an axe to protect themselves, but it was then used against them.