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'Monstrosities': Series of six speed cushions on one street riles former engineer

A former Napier City Council engineer has a message for his old employer: "Please stop".

The floating threat to Napier City

Is Napier Port a tsunami threat to Napier City? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A drop of whisky please - or make that 1000

The collection is reputed to be the largest in the southern hemisphere.

High seas: Four-metre swells set to drop in Hawke's Bay

Easterly swells reached four metres on Thursday, but the weekend is looking calmer.

'Rent for the rest of my life?': First-homers struggle to buy

First-home buyers in Hawke's Bay are being left behind as property market moves on.

Napier Pottery Club's remarkable comeback after the floods

The November floods have proven to have a silver lining for this busy pottery club.

Watch: Air NZ passenger removed from flight after refusing to wear mask

"We had to return to the terminal and get security on board to remove her."

Preserved graffiti helps Napier Prison gain Historic Place status

It opened in 1872. It doesn't look like it'll ever close.

Napier house prices hit record $810k

Their children had been forced out of rentals and were facing living in motels.

Hastings firefighter tackles Sky Tower Stair challenge one last time

54-year-old hoping to complete challenge within 14 minutes, beating his previous times.

'Breaking point': Urgent action needed on Napier's urban waterways

All eight waterways recorded average nitrogen, phosphorous levels over upper guidelines.

Napier Mayor asks Govt to stretch Māori wards deadline

The Napier council has set a path for 2025, but might yet stop at 2022.

Driver charged over fatal RSE van crash yet to plead

Nicholas Timothy Yorke, 19, was also badly injured in the crash.

Landscaping business forced to move finds a path forward

'Tripled in size': an unexpected move proved positive for this business.

Outlaws president's death: Man charged over attack outside gang pad

Lui was assaulted outside the gang's headquarters on Mersey St more than a month ago.

Napier brothers guilty of manslaughter in Mob killing

The trial in Palmerston North lasted 11 weeks, and the jury deliberated for four days.