The Hawkes Bay was struck by a magnitude-5.3 earthquake this afternoon.

Coroner David Crerar has agreed with police that Napier gunman Jan Molenaar's response to a police search was totally disproportionate to the seriousness of the incident.

A Hastings teenager jailed for assaulting his mother told police they had made his life hell and he would become the next Jan Molenaar.

A runaway truck rolled down a hill and fatally pinned a 62-year-old against another truck in a tragedy that has shocked a small community.

If you're considering a cosy winter weekend away, you could do worse than the Napier seaside suburb of Ahuriri.

Napier has abandoned plans to turn Marineland into Pandaland.

Dave Dobbyn, who celebrated 30 years in music last year, is touring the majestic churches, chapels and cathedrals of New Zealand on the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour.

Samantha Hall, 12, is so upset by the sight of the wound to her pony's face that she can't bear to tend to the injured animal.

An 85-year-old man rescued from his burning Napier home late last night died from his injuries today.

Today Napier Boys' High School sang the national anthem loudly and proudly for one of their old boys, All Whites goalie Mark Paston.

Someone has made a big mistake by not scheduling the All Blacks to play in Napier at next year's World Cup.