A 15-year-old girl was stood down from school after making a speech which claimed her teachers needed to work harder, rather than "sit around and do nothing."

An overnight scene guard has been stationed at a vacant house in Napier that went up in flames last night.

The condition of the 9-year-old schoolboy injured as a result of jumping out of a window has improved from critical to serious.

The 9-year-old boy injured in a mysterious incident at Taradale Primary School was reportedly trying to escape from a toilet.

Unusually large waves battered the coast of Napier forcing cyclists to slosh through the water.

A scene examination at a Napier school where a young boy was seriously injured has been completed - but police are still not revealing the cause of the incident.

Two people were killed on the roads in separate incidents during the weekend.

A young Napier man who organised a Facebook party that went out of control at the weekend may be charged by police with holding an unlicensed event.

Napier is New Zealand's most prolific cricket-watching city during the Cricket World Cup, according to figures compiled by Statistics New Zealand.

Pam McGarva was on her way to a quiz night when a car hit hers. Now eight months later, the woman driving the other car has been charged with her manslaughter.

The Black Caps will swap bats and balls for pens this evening as they continue with rest and relaxation before taking on Afghanistan this weekend.

A woman streaker who ran on to McLean Park in Napier during last year's All Blacks test against Argentina has cost the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union just under $3000.

Rebuilt in the 1930s, Art Deco Napier seduces Michelle Coursey.

Distinctive tattoos on a man found dead in an alleyway in central Napier this week could help to identify him.

A Wairoa woman has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a Napier mother of three.

Every ski run is an act of raw go-it-alone courage.

A computer gamer who bashed and critically injured his baby boy has been sentenced to jail for the act described as "a complete horror story".

Animals scurried for cover as a blaze ripped through scrub near Rotorua Airport -- one of three big blazes to keep firefighters in the North Island busy this weekend.

An elderly woman has died while walking her dog at Perfume Point, Ahuriri in Napier this morning.

The heroic actions of a teen who swam to shore to raise the alarm during a family fishing tragedy were last night lauded by her relatives.

Flaxmere streaker Rose Kupa says she's knocked off one task on her bucket list, but the All Blacks are not impressed.

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is expecting a tight test against Argentina in Napier tomorrow, saying his side will have to show patience against an improving team.

A man who indecently abused young boys over nearly a decade has narrowly avoided a sentence of preventive detention.