New ZealandKayaker who sank off coast won auction for new one while fighting for survivalArnie Cave spent hours floating in the ocean, watching sunlight disappear.01 Mar 02:41 AM
New ZealandUnbeaten Australian-trained 3-year-old started in HastingsRoundup of the week's racing.01 Mar 01:20 AM
GolfKiwi star born in 2006 in hunt for NZ Open titleAt age 18, amateur Zack Swanwick could easily be mistaken for a seasoned pro.01 Mar 01:17 AM
New ZealandWairoa schoolgirl wins as youth dominate first day of Golden ShearsResults from day one of competition in Masterton.29 Feb 09:54 PM
New Zealand30,000 cyclone-smashed apple bins fixed for growers, saving them $3mHawke’s Bay grows 70 per cent of NZ's apples and this year’s picking season has begun.29 Feb 07:37 PM
New Zealand'One to put on the calendar': Rogue weather week could spoil Hawke's Bay's autumn'It’s a week to tuck away in the back of our heads, to be a little bit more aware of.'29 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay Tui player starts portable sauna business with dadHurricanes Poua player teams up with dad to bring a different kinda of sauna to the Bay.29 Feb 05:24 AM
New ZealandCyclone-smashed community's bridge re-opens to light traffic after damageTemporary bridge partially re-opens.29 Feb 02:49 AM
New ZealandWhy 215 scooter riders are taking a trip from Napier to Wellington'My anxiety was through the roof, but I started practising every day.'29 Feb 12:10 AM
New Zealand'Like the swoosh of a jet': Beloved century-old Haumoana tree loses its limbs in the night'Everyone knows the tree. They have played around it, climbed on it, swung from it.'28 Feb 11:49 PM
New ZealandVegetables push through silt left behind by Cyclone GabriellePlant and Food Research is trying to work out how to 'use the silt to our advantage'.28 Feb 10:13 PM
New ZealandInjury forces shearing champion Rowland Smith out of Golden ShearsThe reigning Golden Shears open shearing champion is out.28 Feb 07:46 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBroken Ranfurly Shield still being fixedHawke's Bay says repaired Shield will be on the sidelines in time for their first defence.28 Feb 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCouncil adopts rates shake-up despite almost 90% opposition from submittersCouncillor apologises to the public saying the consultation process had 'failed'.28 Feb 04:07 AM
New Zealand'Reopening the conversation': Sale of Napier’s $65m of council houses back on the tableCouncil may about-turn on its decision not to sell its community housing.28 Feb 04:06 AM
New Zealand'Quite hurtful': Culture war ignites over cyclone charity cookbook'All we did was make a business decision, and we wish it hadn’t gone the way it has.'28 Feb 02:31 AM
New Zealand'Rash move': Iwi leader slams axing of Māori Health AuthorityBayden Barber called the move 'rash' and urged the Health Minister to look closer.28 Feb 12:02 AM
New Zealand'Bigger than our family:' Golfer turns hand to children's language therapyMat Perry is raising money for speech therapy for children with Down syndrome.27 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan says drugs were for own use - his safe password suggested otherwiseDrug seller claims money was from orchard work, building and pokies.27 Feb 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'We’ve made our decision': Top school pilots NCEA alternativeThe school's principal says the new programme encourages development.27 Feb 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTop gun: HB sharpshooter bags deer, gifts it to soldiers then joins armyA farmer turned sharp shooter can now knock the top off a bottle from 300 metres.26 Feb 12:01 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNapier's new highway roundabout under budget, as disruption continues into MarchSofter aggregate than expected has been discovered where the road will be realigned.25 Feb 09:26 PM
New ZealandBlack Seeds bash: Gemco celebrates 20 years with private gigThe business has grown from a team of eight in 2004 to 140 staff members now.25 Feb 09:25 PM
New ZealandParty time for Napier's big innings: Marking a century and a halfNapier's first borough council was installed in 1874 — with 493 electors.25 Feb 09:16 PM
SportWorld Triathlon Cup: Hayden Wilde edged out by Aussie rivals in trans-Tasman stunnerA sweltering 30-degree climate put the trans-Tasman rivalry to the test.25 Feb 02:06 AM
New ZealandCruel Summer: Has Taylor Swift sent some 'Midnight Rain' to Hawke's Bay?Taylor's 'Midnight Rain' has crossed the Tasman, but Hawke's Bay may be lucky.25 Feb 01:33 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Significant loss to Hawke’s Bay:' Local nurses looking to AustraliaThe promise of higher pay and better conditions could be a factor.24 Feb 11:17 PM
New ZealandChoppers and toe-tapping make for a family fun weekend in Hawke’s BayFamily-friendly fun was abundant in Hawke's Bay over the weekend.24 Feb 10:56 PM
New ZealandRain on its way for Auckland, set to spoil Black Caps T20Meteorologist's gloomy forecast spells doom for cricket fans today.24 Feb 04:00 PM
TravelHawke's Bay best events to see out the end of summerNowhere does late summer like Hawke’s Bay.23 Feb 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGrandad's life changer: 'Hearing children singing is the most beautiful sound'Adrian Rowlands had “never been a phones man", now he loves it.23 Feb 05:01 PM
New ZealandNapier’s biggest healthcare building back on the marketThe premises for sale but a lengthy lease remains for current tenant.23 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Tried everything to make it work': Eskdale brewery taps out after cycloneChris Barber and his wife did 'everything they could' to make things work.23 Feb 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand450-home project will expand Flaxmere, orchard and vineyard make wayA large Māori-led housing project planned for Flaxmere has been given approval.23 Feb 12:22 AM
