Latest from Mahia

Watch: Mass stranding - desperate attempt to save whales at Hawke’s Bay beach

Locals flocked to a beach in Mahia to try to save the stranded pilot whales.

'Educated and cunning': Small town cop's unusual find inside hidden compartments of car

'It’s not somewhere generally that we would look for something like seafood.'

Mahia man in custody over fire at property where Dylan Blake died

Kelvin Blake is accused of deliberately setting fire to a Mahia property.

Months on, what is happening with investigations into Hawke's Bay's unexplained deaths?

Police are still investigating three unexplained deaths in Hawke's Bay during 2023.

Cyclone, rain and the ability to 'communicate between themselves', sparks spectacular bloom

'There’s increasing evidence that trees can communicate between themselves'.

Māhia New Year’s assault: Witnesses sought after man knocked unconscious

The man was trying to break up a fight involving about 20 to 30 people.

Jet skier saves lives in water incident

Two children and an adult fetching cray pots were in difficulty after their kayak flipped.

Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Water restrictions introduced in Napier, coming in Hastings

Napier residents are told to watch your water use, with restrictions now in place.

'We were literally in mid-air': Rescued man's stormy sea ordeal on 30-tonne boat

The seafarer says 'boiling' water conditions were like nothing he had ever seen.