Hockey star Shea McAleese a finalist again as voting begins for May award.

16-year-old charged after break-ins at store and tennis club, but four still sought.

School's longest-standing principal welcomes new head before turning to life in politics.

Hawke's Bay company Need a Nerd has become part of New Zealand Technology Group.

Complaints from residents have meant the end for 'beautiful' tree in Napier suburb.

A man who was stabbed early on Sunday morning is now in a serious condition.

Mother says she's equipped her daughters with personal alarms after abduction attempt.

Anything that protects our young people is good, writes Andrew Austin.

A near-capacity crowd enjoyed music from the Dixie Chicks at the Mission last night

Nervous time for Hastings and Hawke's Bay producers as RMA changes debated last night.

Women join Softball Club for men and team wins. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A district council committee is to review the issue of Maori wards this Wednesday.

Hawke's Bay man "didn't know that he had won big", says store owner.

Priority needs to be given to projects that will enhance tourism.

Ngati Kahungunu sail to protest the Amazon Warrior. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Napier man has been sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment for rape.

Region the only area out of Wellington to see trust in both sectors grow in first quarter.

Hospitals around the country are seeing record numbers of emergency department patients.

Community mourns loss of regional council staffer Michael Taylor after farm mishap.

Michael John Kight can now be named after a suppression order lapsed.

Classic car crashes off road in Southern Hawke's Bay and into blackberry bushes.

Police have received reports that up to 10 people are involved in the crash in Pakipaki.

The man accused of sending sexual messages, pictures to a person he thought was underage.

Hawke's Bay food rescue scheme granted $5000. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Auckland Grammar told a boy to cut his hair or go elsewhere. But James hasn't given up.

Pharmacist Jeff Whittaker says bar's licence to occupy should be rescinded.

The inmate who died at Hawkes Bay Prison on Friday was Kolby Heta.

A grieving mother says the "gorgeous girl" she lost in a car crash touched the lives of a lot of people.

An inmate is dead after an incident at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison yesterday.

Labour MP Stuart Nash has deleted a Facebook post suggesting a prisoner should be scalped.