A person has died in a car crash in Hawke's Bay tonight.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

A bleak forecast is in store for those heading to major sporting and music events today.

A Napier resident was horrified when he found the Napier police station closed not once, but twice as he tried seeking help after

Twenty people have been arrested after a five-month police operation aimed at preventing the supply of methamphetamine and cannabis.

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

It's taken travelling the world for Napier MP Stuart Nash to realise that there's no better place to raise a family than Napier; and

The man who barricaded himself in a Napier house on Friday evening has been confirmed as Shawn Harding - who had a warrant for his arrest on driving-related offences.

Police have come out empty handed from a search for a wanted man who barricaded himself in a Napier house.

No one was seriously hurt in the crash.

Three shearers from different corners of the country have smashed a world shearing record - 1611 strongwool ewes between them in just eight hours. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Two men have been charged following an incident at Napier McDonald's in which a man suffered knife wounds.

Popular stop-off for motorists and a favourite for holidaymakers, Lake Tūtira, is no longer a safe swimming spot due to its poor water quality. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

One boy suffered head injuries and second a broken leg in the incidents.

Temperatures in the 30s this week mean more work for Quality Roading Services (QRS) routine maintenance manager Gary Jones. He said

A driver found not guilty for killing a Napier kindergarten teacher in a car crash probably caused her death in a failed suicide, a coroner has found.

A man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed and thrown through a window during a late-night scuffle at Napier's McDonald's restaurant on Monday.

Two people were taken to hospital after a fight in Napier McDonald's last night.

Those looking to cool off at a popular Napier swimming spot are having to share the water with swarms of jellyfish. Reports of jellyfish

Hawke's Bay Police have identified the woman who was found dead on a beach in Napier yesterday afternoon.

An American motoryclist was found dead with his crashed motorbike two days after he left a hotel, and failed to turn up for work the next morning.

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

What will start out as a cloudy morning for most of the country should clear as the Christmas day wears on, but the odd shower is in store too.

Wet weather today will clear throughout the country making way for a mainly fine Christmas weekend.

Australia has been battling the invasive South American fire ants for 15 years, but have so far failed to stop the vicious and aggressive insects.

What will the weather be doing on Sunday for Christmas?

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Almost 600 undersized paua have been returned to the sea near Napier after several large-scale paua busts in one day. Ministry for

A popular fishing competition which earlier this year led to a winner being asked to take a lie-detector test has rewritten the rules