Latest from Hawke's Bay

Snr Sgt Bryan 'Spot' Smith: An honour to work for the team

The 58-year-old father-of-two honoured for "services to the NZ Police and the community"

Coastguard rescue craft vandalised day before search operation

Celia Knowles voyaged 40 miles to search area - one of it's longest-ever ventures

Search halted for man who jumped off cruise ship

CCTV footage has shown a 62-year-old Australian jumping overboard from the Norwegian Jewel

Search underway for passenger who jumped overboard

The search for a missing cruise ship passenger in the Hawke's Bay will resume today.

Frustrated residents told to remove chains from Waimarama Domain entrances

Woman trying to stop rogue motorcyclists placed lock and chains on access points.

Cruise ship horror: Man falls overboard, missing off Hawke's Bay

A man is believed to have gone overboard from the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship.

Two missing Hawke's Bay boys found safe - police

The boys, aged 7 and 8, have been found safe.

Adam Pearse: Reflecting on a year in Northland sport

A lot has happened in the sporting sphere for Northland's athletes - here's the best of it

The Bay of sirens: Number of fleeing drivers skyrockets in Hawke's Bay

Claims fleeing drivers are starting to play "Russian roulette" with the public.

Cricket: Mixed fortunes for central

Central Hinds win, Stags lose in Super Smash double header with Canterbury on Monday.

The great Kiwi summer weather fail: Unsettled month continues

Tis the season for endless fronts.

The most likely shoplifters this silly season? Groups of women

Perfume, expensive beauty products and branded clothing are some of the most shoplifted.

Exonerated: Council CEO had 'good reason' to go through' Facebook pages

The review, costing ratepayers $88,000, was conducted by Wellington lawyer Peter Chemis.

Hawke's Bay girl one of the alleged victims in international 'catfish' child porn case

Police have confirmed the alleged victims include a 12-year-old from Hawke's Bay.

'The ones that catch my breath are when death is imminent': Women's Refuge

Christmas and the new year - not always a time of joyous celebration.

The Hawke's Bay family who've packed up their lives to sail the world

The Whittakers have sold everything to sail the world. Made with funding from NZ On Air.