Generous locals just keep giving as Hawke's Bay kids get a sporting chance.

He has been spared a prison sentence because of his injuries.

The crash happened just before 6pm on Georges Dr in Napier.

Two quakes strike the region - the first a magnitude of 4.6, the second one less strong.

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

It came, it was wild, and then it was over. Cyclone Cook has now passed New Zealand.

Napier cleans up after Cyclone Cook's deluge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

White Island saw wind gusts of 200km/h during Cyclone Cook.

Wild winds and rain causes slips, road closures and power outages across the region.

Complaints from residents have meant the end for 'beautiful' tree in Napier suburb.

Hawke's Bay company donates shade sail following theft. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ngati Kahungunu sail to protest the Amazon Warrior. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Salvation Army are calling for people to only donate items during store hours.

If it continues, recent wet weather will put this year's vintage at risk.

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Labour MP Stuart Nash has deleted a Facebook post suggesting a prisoner should be scalped.

Napier has plenty to amuse and entertain young and old, writes Donna McIntyre.

Cyclist said to have grabbed teen from behind near Glamorgan Ave-Lanark Cres intersection.

Child slept through her mother's murder at the hands of her father, court hears.

Rainfall levels 'off the charts' as upper North Island prepares for a second big drenching this week.

Continuing low raises a series of challenges for winemakers in the region.

While Napier City Councillors are commending improved dog control statistics, an animal advocacy group has blasted the report for

Record cargo volumes prompt bid to build new wharf and associated infrastructure

A worker sacked after swearing at his boss is back to work and has been reimbursed for lost wages.

National sporting body says it doesn't support facility in its current form.

International festival, Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organised by PangeaSeed, a public art project that brings the oceans into the streets around the world, is coming back to Napier for a second year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A man who suffered serious head injuries in Napier yesterday remains in intensive care in Wellington Hospital.

Two trampers have been airlifted out of a remote hut southeast of Taihape after a suspected case of food poisoning. The two women

One man is in jail and another in hospital, after a Napier assault.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.