'No obvious plan' to bring Hawke's Bay prison up to UN standards, critical report says.

TOP founder tells Napier meeting his party's ideas address some major social anxieties.

The boot of Gisborne pivot Renee Holmes proved the difference in finals clash.

British and Irish rugby supporters keep the local tills ringing as they pass through.

Kaleidoscopes of monarch butterflies are brightening Auckland's winter skies.

An Irish Lions fan's Napier hosts pranked him with their All Blacks bedroom decor.

Napier's rates hike of 5 per cent is council taking "the easy option" - lobby group.

Viewing platform on Marine Parade, built to cover outflow pipe, under thoughtless attack.

Napier Sailing Club supporters keen to have the Auld Mug one day visit the Bay.

British couple warning others in Red Army to stay away from city after copping $200 fee.

Vehicle hit by car fleeing police at Omahu Rd intersection on Napier-Hastings expressway.

Napier Old Boys Marist deliver superb performance in 59-7 thrashing of Napier Technical.

Hastings Mayor steps down for National candidacy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZ Police are looking for the magazine of a Bushmaster rifle that was lost today.

Three years ago, Year 11 student Jay Leslie decided: 'I don't think I'm actually a girl."

Onekawa pie-making business with $1.3m annual turnover is on the market.

Delighted trophy winners say they're keeping their feet firmly on the ground.

Social housing under pressure due to contaminated homes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Cahill reveals his Pirate team have hopes of beating Napier Old Boys Marist.

Illegal dumping has been described as "significant" after big council clean-up.

Water and pollution are shaping up to be a key issue come election time.

Green Machine make it 26 victories on the trot in third-round Tui Maddison Trophy clash.

The regional council will hear oral submissions on the 2017-2018 Annual Plan today.

Young Kini Naholo scores five tries in emphatic victory over Palmerston North BHS.

Nearly 200 people attended two community plantings in Hawke's Bay over the weekend.

Rescuers winched the injured woman out of a gully after a crash near Taupo.

Organic industry wants a national standard. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Former police prosecutor represented herself in the Napier District Court.

No secret formula behind NOBM's unbeaten run, says 19-year-old loosie.

New book tells of tragic love story broken by WWI on centenary of Battle of Messines