When a thief struck in Napier, he took the one thing owner Zan Lee had installed to prevent things being taken.

A Hastings couple have been remanded on bail for sentence on multiple burglary charges after a series of raids on the homes of the woman's parents and one of her neighbours.

She was described as a happy, healthy child - then bruises began to appear on the then 17-month-old's face and head.

A Hastings retiree illegally selling meat to cover the cost of his hunting trips has been netted by an undercover seafood operation.

More than 100 Hawke's Bay young offenders will be given the chance to gain their driver's licences and improve their employment opportunities.

The Government's big-spend on "social investment" is being treated with scepticism by some of those battling issues such as housing and child poverty.

A volunteer teacher killed in a crash earlier this week had already "made her presence felt" - just two months into a year-long stint at Hohepa school.

Fishy tale as inquisitive cop catches out alleged burglar with missing fishing gear.

Severe winds, strong rain and the first dusting of snow on Mt Ruapehu are heralding cooler conditions.

Dean of Napier Cathedral, Dr Michael Godfrey, has denied accusations of a long term affair with an underage girl, as he vowed to clear his name.

A rider of a scooter was trapped under a car in Napier after colliding with a car.

A teenager will stand side-by-side with an elderly veteran to be the faces of an Anzac memorial service this morning.

A man is seriously ill in hospital after he fell from a wharf, hit a boat and "bounced" into the water.

Heidi Warren has patrolled Hawkes Bay's Waimarama Beach for four years but only saved her first life outside a Napier pub at 3 o'clock yesterday morning.

The man who raped and murdered the 6-year-old has been denied parole because his risk of further sexual offending is too high.

Family and friends are rallying around a Napier mum who is recovering from a double mastectomy.

A public meeting will be held in Napier tonight over concerns toxic fumes from a paper processing plant are poisoning workers and neighbours.

After our tour of Napier's art deco riches, we fancied ourselves as experts of the features that marked this oh-so-elegant aesthetic.

A boating trip has ended in tragedy after a man drowned when the alloy pontoon boat he was on flipped in the water north of Napier.

Time travel is difficult-but not impossible: witness the nostalgia-seeking horde that descends on Napier for the Art Deco Weekend each February.

Police have cordoned off areas adjacent to Napier's Bluff Hill after a woman fell and was stuck in trees near the summit.

Scenic Hotel Te Pania Napier has rolled out the welcome mat to guests and their dogs

Firefighters are working to remove a person trapped in a car after it crashed into a house in Napier this evening.

A jury has found a mother of 10 guilty on eight counts of assaulting her children, but not guilty of another four.

A Napier woman has set about bringing Christmas cheer to a family who have been burgled five times in as many months.