Latest from Napier

'Person of interest': Arrest after four-hour police operation

'Police were in our backyard and front as well on the streets.'

Bay in a flap: Tui to play curtain-raiser for Magpies - huge crowd expected

The Tui open their 2024 NPC women's rugby campaign at McLean Park - Home of the Magpies.

New record on the cards as warm weather approaches

Warm air could see Hawke's Bay break a 1973 weather record on Sunday.

'The fistula patients will break your hearts': Napier doctor's lifesaving legacy lives on

About 60,000 women were treated during the Hamlins' lifetime.

Future entrepreneurs: Young Enterprise students showcasing products at market

Young Enterprise students prepare to sell their innovative products and services.

Council’s new $73,000 parking warden car technology yet to issue a fine

'Systems issues' with new technology have given parkers pushing the boundaries a reprieve.

Roads reopened after incident around Hawke’s Bay Expressway

Kennedy Rd was closed in both directions between Kennedy Road offramp and Downing Avenue.

Historic connections to Hawke's Bay showgrounds honoured in grandstand demolition process

The deconstruction of the Tōmoana Showgrounds grandstand is complete.

Van offering washes for Hawke's Bay's homeless launched

The name of the laundry waka serving Hawke's Bay is 'Piki'.

'Gave it my best shot': Man's hope for replica Napier lighthouse dashed

'I put in a lot of energy and had high hopes, only to face repeated rejections.'

'Sky Full of Sars': Photographers across North Island capture Rocket Lab night launch

Stunning scenes were captured from Wellington to the East Coast on Monday morning.

'Full-circle moment': Black Fern Liana Mikaele Tu’u returns to former high school

Student wants to be 'wearing the black jersey when I grow up' after meeting Black Ferns.

'Super lonely‘: Woman has no neighbours as housing development reviewed

Kāinga Ora bulldozed everything around her, but isn't returning 'to put housing back up'.

'You can feel it': Why conservationists think HB kiwi numbers have soared

All signs are pointing to a kiwi population renaissance in Hawke's Bay.

'I didn’t think about being scared': Air force medic recognised for rescuing more than 70 people during floods

Dangling from a helicopter above flood waters gains NZ Defence Force recognition.

'Shot in the dark': Search for NZ's best wine helped by Hawke's Bay pinot prodigy

It's the first time the awards have been held in the associate judge's home town.

Prominent artist with 'whimsical' energy was dealing in LSD and other drugs

Dali Susanton even took police to a place where magic mushrooms grow.

Lifeguards aren't babysitters: Coroner's warning after pool tragedy

Pool staff had acted appropriately and Ranger’s death could have been prevented.