New ZealandBoy critical after suspected hit and run"He was just lying on the ground screaming." A five-year-old's condition after a suspected hit and run is now described as "critical".14 Aug 12:22 AM
New ZealandTeen allegedly threatens judgeA teenager accused of smashing the windscreen of a police car parked outside Napier District Court on Monday, later allegedly threatened to 'sort out' a judge if sent to jail, a court has been told.08 Aug 04:45 AM
New ZealandDrunk quad bike driver avoids jailA man who seriously injured his 6-year-old daughter when he crashed his overloaded quad bike while driving drunk avoided prison due to the "appalling experience".07 Aug 08:45 PM
New ZealandKidnapped baby returned to motherA 10-month-old baby is being returned to his mother this afternoon after his Mongrel Mob father allegedly kidnapped him after a domestic dispute in Hastings today.02 Aug 03:16 AM
New ZealandResidents' dam break report furyHawke's Bay residents are infuriated by a report that suggests nearly 1000 of them could be at risk if a $600m dam fails in an earthquake.29 Jul 10:30 PM
New ZealandElderly man falls through plate glass windowAn elderly man has been flown to hospital after he tripped at his Hawkes Bay home and fell through a plate glass window.17 Jul 07:59 PM
New ZealandPair admit illegal lobster saleTwo people have admitted to selling rock lobster gathered with authorisation for whanau gatherings.11 Jul 02:03 AM
New ZealandMinister seeks answers over identity theftInternal Affairs Minister and Napier MP Chris Tremain has requested a report into how a British killer managed to obtain a New Zealand passport issued in the name of a severely brain-damaged Hastings man.10 Jul 04:48 AM
New ZealandMagnitude 4.9 quake hits Hawkes BayHawkes Bay residents were jolted by an earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale, just before 10am this morning.07 Jul 10:50 PM
BusinessFraud charge dismissal requestA former North Island mayor has applied for the High Court to dismiss some of the charges he is facing in a Serious Fraud Office case.03 Jul 09:45 PM
New ZealandTeacher with conviction admits stealing sunglassesA Hawkes Bay teacher with a conviction for aggravated robbery has pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of sunglasses.02 Jul 05:35 PM
New ZealandCrash rescuer tells of cry for helpA Hawke's Bay man who helped rescue a couple from their crashed station wagon in rain near Wairoa has clear memories of the driver's pleas.01 Jul 04:36 AM
New Zealand'We've lost everything'A Dannevirke family have been left with nothing after a suspicious fire destroyed their rural home on Saturday night.01 Jul 01:20 AM
New ZealandByelection sprint nears the finishing lineThe four leading Ikaroa-Rawhiti byelection candidates share their final thoughts about their four-week campaign with Lawrence Gullery before people vote tomorrow night.28 Jun 06:06 AM
New ZealandBoat crash: 'We would have been dead'Ollie Williams thought he was going to die as he lay pinned beneath a jetboat on the Ngaruroro River, trapped underwater and running out of air.25 Jun 03:56 AM
New ZealandTrees fell as storm hammered Hawke's BayWind, not rain, proved to be the weapon of choice for the southerly storm that blasted through Hawke's Bay at the weekend.24 Jun 07:37 AM
New ZealandNZ entertainer jailed for sexual violationA Hawkes Bay entertainer who sexually violated a teenage boy seven years ago has been jailed for three years and one month.24 Jun 12:38 AM