Latest from Napier

Three days, 25 different gardens: Festival for green thumbs arrives in Hawke's Bay

All proceeds from the first edition will go to Riding for the Disabled branches.

Why Napier City Rovers' final game still matters despite league exit

National League is off the cards for Napier City Rovers but they still target silverware.

Closing bar owner's warning - Napier needs something to happen, and quick

'This winter was brutal.'

Police make 'significant' cannabis bust at rural Hawke's Bay address

Two men, aged 33 and 44, are charged with cannabis cultivation.

Hawke’s Bay gets sneak preview of spring, could hit 20C this week

It's been a long winter, but we're almost into spring weather patterns now.

'He’s got his wish': Couple engaged for 14 years to marry at NPC match

'He wanted heaps of people ... there’s going to be 1000 there at least.'

Call for better government services support as Napier Outreach closes

Lighthouse and the Outreach have been a fixture in Napier for more than two decades.

Young driver's actions left one mate dead, another in a wheelchair

He had no criminal record but had been using cannabis since he was 16. Now he's in jail.

'A lifeline, a reconnection and a promise of resilience': New Moteo-Puketapu bridge opens

The Moteo-Puketapu Bridge opens to road users and cyclists tomorrow.

Here comes the sun in Hawke's Bay, but frosty nights likely

Sunshine increases over the weekend, but frosts are still likely at night.

'Achievement belongs to everyone': Since 1991 almost $5 million raised for charity

A special lot features large-format bottles from five acclaimed winemakers.

Just over 40 jobs to go at EIT in restructure

Cuts necessary as Eastern Institute of Technology returns to independence, it says.

Icy day doesn't stop McFlurry of strikes in Hawke's Bay

Teachers and McDonald's workers walked off the job, calling for better pay and conditions.

Backers of Napier rock pool plan excited, say feasibility study shows it's possible

'If we don’t have this, in eight to 10 years’ time we won’t have a beach.'

Icy blast hits NZ: Hail blankets regions, storms loom for Auckland

Strong winds in Wellington reach gusts of 120km/h at Baring Head.

Napier building projects begin, 400 homes expected

A block of 24 apartments will be built on the site of the former Napier barracks.