New ZealandNapier City Rovers face crucial match in bid for top-tier footballTwo football teams with contrasting ambitions are set to battle at Bluewater Stadium.15 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'My partner just got shot': Woman describes fatal gang shooting Hori Gage was gunned down in front of his children and partner. 15 Jul 07:00 AM
CrimePolice arrest 19 Hells Angels members, 72 charges laidThe Whanganui chapter's president and vice-president are among those arrested.15 Jul 03:26 AM
New ZealandNo arrests over suspicious fire which destroyed Napier homeThe house burned down twice in a year. An investigation into the latest fire has finished.15 Jul 01:43 AM
New Zealand'Totally unacceptable': Cannabis cake taken to shared lunch at Hawke’s Bay HospitalHealth Minister Simeon Brown confirmed police are investigating the incident.15 Jul 01:16 AM
New ZealandDavcon's Hastings home earns top honours at Central North Island awardsDavcon, Inspired Projects and Landmark Homes Hawke's Bay win at Master Builders Awards.15 Jul 12:29 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandIndependence day for EITRegional governance returns to 10 polytechnics on January 1, 2026.15 Jul 12:24 AM
New Zealand'May as well make it a big one': Kiwi Olympians off on epic 4500km African charity rideTheir journey starts in Uganda and ends in Zimbabwe, crossing five countries.14 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandWoman tied to a pole and gagged during 100 assaults from partnerCourt of Appeal upholds jail term of three years and two months.14 Jul 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFirst XV rugby: Palmerston North lead Super 8; Rathkeale dominatePalmerston North defeated St John's 34-0, leading the Super 8 by four points.14 Jul 03:49 AM
AirlinesRegional airline grounded for 10 days by Civil Aviation AuthorityThe chief says the airline's version of WoF was revoked but customers can still fly.14 Jul 03:12 AM
New ZealandGetting young crims back to class: 'We need a holiday, they keep turning up'$1.5m seized by police will be handed to Maraenui programme turning lives around.13 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandNew health cadetship is opening doors for Wairoa job seekers The paid scheme creates employment pathways where job growth has weakened. 13 Jul 06:00 PM
RacingMick On Monday: Wood's feeling Smug after making brave callA horse who lost his way last start returned to down a champion at Woodville.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew Four Square and shops planned for Taradale town centreThe existing Taradale Four Square would be demolished and rebuilt under the proposal.12 Jul 06:00 PM
KahuLife in the balance: What it's like to be young on a transplant waitlistPaul was tested at 20 and told to go live her life - before she developed kidney disease.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe great 'goat menace' of 1949“The day will come when goats will be declared a pest..." said Mr. H. Worsnop.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDriver makes lucky escape after tree crushes carHigh winds caused the large tree to fall across the road near Tokoroa.12 Jul 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSteve Braunias asks Polkinghorne if the eye surgeon killed his wifeSteve Braunias called the Polkinghorne murder trial "the apex of a very long career".11 Jul 11:31 PM
New ZealandSt John defends decision not to send ambulance to toddler who broke jaw in fall'When we went to open her mouth, the whole thing was like a flap.'11 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandGreen light for fires on Napier beaches after council quietly revokes bylawIt's open season for some winter marshmallow toasting.11 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandTransforming waste into eco-friendly fruit traysHawk's trays are used by NZ & Australian producers to export apples and avocados globally.11 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFire in Flaxmere garage sends plume of black smoke skywardThe Henderson Rd blaze was visible around Flaxmere.11 Jul 01:10 AM
New ZealandMan sentenced for taking boy to secluded spot and photographing him without togs onAntony Quinney will spend 10 months with an ankle bracelet for sexual offending.10 Jul 08:00 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay’s $100m private hospital finished after five-year buildKaweka is the first hospital to be built in Hawke's Bay in almost a century.10 Jul 12:56 AM
New ZealandDrive-through sushi restaurant opens at former Hastings petrol station siteResidual tanks and unstable pea-metal backfill were major obstacles.10 Jul 12:00 AM
New ZealandNapier woollen yarn producer to close, 26 job lossesDesign Spun had hoped to keep its mill running in Napier but that was 'not achievable'.09 Jul 10:31 PM
Kahu'Exemplar for the country': Historic iwi agreement reshapes water useThe partnership secures 60% of Rotorua's drinking water and returns ancestral land.09 Jul 09:14 PM
New ZealandWatch: Close call as ute nearly hit by heritage trainUte driver so fast 'he wouldn't have been able to stop if he wanted to' – witness.09 Jul 08:00 PM
New ZealandThe farm babysitter: 'You are human, you are allowed to have a break'Phil Thornhill is putting his skills to use and offering farmers a chance to holiday.09 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil say Govt behind local road's speed limit increase, resident says it's 'madness''There is no sensible context that justifies this absolutely ludicrous action.'09 Jul 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: I am disappointed in Auckland FC's stadium proposalOPINION: Trump's tariffs for Japan and Korea could have geopolitical consequences.09 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: 'Go buddy, go'- seal catches waves with locals at popular surf spotMichael Farr reckons the seal he filmed rode the waves 'better than some of the locals'.09 Jul 03:19 AM
New ZealandUte flips onto beach in Hawke's BayBollards were smashed near the community hall and playground.09 Jul 02:48 AM
