Latest from Napier

Demio demons: Woman's beloved Mazda targeted twice in one day

Glass and wires lie scattered in Samaia King's car, the pick of the Bay's underworld.

Hawke's Bay forest fire: Good progress being made, firefighters say

Some areas are still too difficult and dangerous for crew to be on the ground.

Hawke's Bay forest fire: House evacuated, ground crews withdrawn due to high winds

65 firefighters are battling the fire, which has now spread across 15 hectares.

Wind gusts up to 130km/h as wild weather approaches

Summer is put on hold this week for some unlucky parts of the country.

CD still in contention

Stags now third on the ladder and Hinds also in playoff contention with two games to go.

Hawke's Bay and the Central North Island buck national road toll trend

Central North Island - less than 28 percent of population, 50 per cent of the road toll.

Raj on international duty

Her form over the past few months has been red hot.

Rescuer recounts struggle to rescue beached shark

Teresa Allen said she spotted the 2m shark when walking her dogs along the beach.

Hawke's Bay's retail spending soars, outstripping NZ average

The influx of spending was felt relatively evenly across the board benefiting all regions.

Napier draws up plans to fix dirty water woes in worst affected areas of city

Residents of one Napier suburb in particular have "really, really struggled". Here's why.

Wild weather: Thunderstorms, gale-force winds on the way

There are several severe weather watches and warnings in place for the day.

Napier City Council site takes step toward potential hotel development

Council has voted to demolish civic building, but engineer says public needs answers.

Slain police officer's nephew graduates from police college

Dan Snee, nephew of Len Snee, will be posted to Eastern District.

'Could get out of hand': Napier council stops providing free replacement recycling bins

Replacing recycling crates will cost residents after council decision.

Man shot by police at Flaxmere school had an imitation pistol

Man presented imitation pistol before being shot, police say.

Flaxmere school shooting: Top cop backs 'split-second' decisions

Man had visited the school twice before on Tuesday, and had threatened staff member.