New Zealand‘We’ve seen no help’: Isolated Hawke’s Bay village locals feel abandoned after cycloneRoads are caked in mud and paddocks have become lakes in Puketapu.16 Feb 05:26 AM
New Zealand‘We are going to die’: Esk Valley couple's miracle survivalEsk Valley residents talk of how they survived neck deep water during deadly flood16 Feb 03:36 AM
New ZealandNapier residents criticise ‘total disorganisation’ of flood responseCivil Defence controller, Ian Macdonald acknowledges the trying time Napier has had.16 Feb 03:14 AM
New ZealandGround zero: Eskdale family returns to a home buried by a flood”It is unbelievable. You can’t fathom it. There is nothing left to salvage."16 Feb 03:04 AM
New Zealand'It's a struggle': Queue for hours to fill cars, refill gas bottles in NapierOne man says the queues are evidence people, like himself, need to be better prepared.16 Feb 02:54 AM
New Zealand‘It chased us up the hill’: Wild escape from Napier floods in caravan'There were five cars behind me and just one made it.'16 Feb 02:44 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: People all over the world waiting to hear if family members are safe in Gisborne and Hawke's BayA South African family who immigrated to New Zealand four weeks ago are missing.15 Feb 10:29 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: The battle to re-establish power in NapierNapier is expected to be without power for at least two weeks, the regional council says.15 Feb 09:59 PM
TravelHandwritten note announces Art Deco Festival cancellationWith power and communication down, festival organisers turned to pen and paper.15 Feb 08:01 PM
New ZealandNo power in Napier expected for two weeks; health services updateThousands are still without power across the region today.15 Feb 07:51 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: What we know about the five confirmed deathsThe storm has left death and catastrophe in its wake.15 Feb 06:28 PM
New Zealand'I genuinely thought they were all gone': Family cling to log for eight hours in floodwatersA Hawke’s Bay family, including a 7-year-old boy, are lucky to be alive.15 Feb 03:21 AM
New Zealand‘We burst into tears when we saw it’: Parts of Napier still being evacuatedFlooded community "all in the same boat".15 Feb 12:22 AM
New Zealand'Pretty brutal out there': 9000 out of homes in storm-ravaged Hawke's BayWhat you need to know about the devastation in Hawke's Bay.14 Feb 10:55 PM
New ZealandFamilies make desperate pleas to know if Hawke's Bay-based loved ones are safePolice have set up an online tool to help families find missing people.14 Feb 10:07 PM
TravelNapier Art Deco Festival 2023 cancelledThe world-class event has been disrupted for a third-year running.14 Feb 09:50 PM
New Zealand'We've been through hell': Harrowing stories of floods survivorsAlastair Needes and other survivors tell of their close calls with rising flood waters.14 Feb 08:47 PM
New ZealandFire crews working to rescue people stranded in Hawke's BayA state of emergency has been declared by the mayors of Napier and Hastings.13 Feb 11:26 PM
New ZealandSting in the tail for Auckland: High winds to hit stricken Super City todayAlthough the intense rain is over, that does not mean it is dry.13 Feb 07:35 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Latest Hawke's Bay updates“At the moment there is no need for residents to evacuate."12 Feb 09:52 AM
New ZealandYouth crime unit: Hawke’s Bay’s newest police team focuses attention on teens“It is not just a police problem, it is societal.”10 Feb 12:33 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeCivil earthworks company that took Covid wage subsidy in liquidation, ASB owed $5.4mEven the Government money wasn’t enough to keep it going so the owner called it quits.09 Feb 04:10 AM
New ZealandSporting chance: New super-sized indoor arena opens in Hawke’s BayA new $20 million arena in Taradale is one of NZ's largest indoor sports centres.09 Feb 03:00 AM
CrimeMobster guilty of 501 deportee assault, not guilty of shootingYou can't call police because "We're the Mongrel mob", victim told.08 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWoman refuses neighbour a cigarette, stabbed 23 times and left for deadK-Cyn Nathan will spend the next 4 1/2 years in jail for attempting to murder a neighbour.07 Feb 04:00 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: 'Window' opens in Hawke's Bay property market for first-home buyers'When the market does turn, it will happen really quickly. Right now, there's a window.'05 Feb 11:49 PM
New ZealandSuspect found in killer sea mysteryThousands of creatures suddenly washed ashore. Council testing may have found out why.04 Feb 08:57 PM
New Zealand‘Fair shake’: Magnitude 5 quake felt by thousands in Napier and across North IslandMore than 2000 people felt the shaking across the North Island.03 Feb 11:42 PM
New ZealandA 501 deportee says he was turning a new leaf in NZ. Then all hell broke looseDeportee 'wanted the drama to stop' after repeated visits from Mongrel Mob.03 Feb 04:01 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRedesign considered for ram-raid-ridden end of Napier's main streetNapier City Council is considering a redesign of the western end of Emerson Street.02 Feb 01:49 AM
New ZealandNapier homicide house scorched by second suspicious fireThe Marewa address is where police found Arohaina Henare unresponsive.01 Feb 10:23 PM
New ZealandMan charged with murder of Napier man Colin BlitheName suppression continues for murder accused until case reaches High Court.01 Feb 12:34 AM
New ZealandPigs found drinking water contaminated with their own filthMark Norrish failed to provide clean water and adequate shelter, court told.31 Jan 04:04 PM
New ZealandHastings business charged over child’s forklift injuryWorkSafe has filed charges against an orchard packing warehouse in Hastings.30 Jan 06:45 PM
