'Absolute nightmare': ECE closes without warning to parents
Lollipops Hastings has permanently closed, citing a shortage of staff.
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'Life changed dramatically': Woman assaulted at Havelock North restaurant
An assault in which a woman received a second concussion has dramatically changed her life
Children staying home from pre-school due to lack of food
Children are turning up to kindy without food and sometimes not showing up at all
'Admin oversight' leads to closure of Takitimu shops
Seafood off the menu at Takitimu shops after compliance oversight
Water spout forms off Napier coast as city drenched
A water spout has formed off the coast of Napier.
Nash apologises for branding knitting Act MP a 'nutter' on radio show
"If this is what Nash says in public, I can't imagine what he says in private."
Local Focus: Raw Napier jokes bring raw comedy success
Warning - some of this comedy really is "raw".
Napier live export protesters 'stoked' with ban announcement
She said the two-year transition period was "bittersweet"
Neighbours of freedom campers say homelessness now the biggest problem
There's a new trend in freedom camping, and it's not driven by tourists.
Horticulturists hit crossroads - each way, smaller guys lose
Those in horticulture are 'ploughing ahead blind' when it comes to planning next season.
Down the rabbit hole: The mystery of Napier's multiplying stuffed bunnies
"Someone's having a laugh here."
Helmetless riders in 1000-strong bikie funeral procession will be fined - police
Police will be identifying and fining motorcyclists who failed to wear helmets.
Six-year horse ride: Circumnavigation of NZ nears finish line
Larissa Mueller set off from Clifton, Hawke's Bay, in 2015. She arrives back this weekend.
Young jeweller started at 8, now the PM wears her earrings
Mentors helped jeweller Twilight Edwards make earrings now worn by the Prime Minister.
Napier Library to reopen in MTG building next week
Tests revealed sprinkler system pipes could fall from the roof without urgent repairs.
Pāua poachers banned from fishing after repeat offences
A Lower Hutt man and a Napier man were sentenced last week in unrelated cases.
Timaru's 31C scorcher breaks April record, hotter than Rarotonga
Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.
Watch: Great white shark spotted off Hawke's Bay coast
A large marine animal you don't expect to see at Easter spotted off Waipatiki coast.
What's on in Hawke's Bay this Easter weekend?
You can catch a mermaid at the National Aquarium or cycle The Big Easy trail.
Gang tributes for Napier stabbing victim Peter Lui
Police seek sightings of maroon coloured Holden Commodore in days leading up to attack.
Sensational Phillips seals series win for Black Caps after chaotic scenes
Kiwi's all-round brilliance (almost) overshadowed by the outright bizarre at McLean Park.
Mandate to negotiate Taihape claims achieved
After five years the claims trust has achieved mandate and hopes opposing group will join.
New laundry strips eliminate detergent bottles and throw-away plastic scoops
Dissolvable strips eliminate need for environmentally-damaging bottles and powders.
'Affects all of us': Dozens of women report sexual assaults in Hawke's Bay every year
"Our women still have a fundamental right to safely walk home at night."
$300m road to chlorine-free in Napier 'disheartening', advocate says
Pauline Doyle of the Guardians of the Aquifer group says estimated cost has been inflated.
What do HB councils think of water fluoridation proposal?
Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield could be responsible for fluoride decisions.
Disabled tenant faces eviction from his Kāinga Ora home
The house occupied by Bronwyn Edwards' son was supposed to have been vacated on Friday.
Fog and heavy traffic causes emergency services delays following six-vehicle smash on HB Expressway
The Hawke's Bay Expressway reopened by 11am.
Car enthusiasts looking for 'donated' land to build new skid-pad
Car enthusiasts hit Hawke's Bay's roads in campaign to get a new skid-pad.
Hastings water leaks: 116 in a month, and that's good!
Each dot represents a leak Hastings council was called about in the past year.
'Atmospheric rivers' coincided with Napier floods - research
'Rivers in the sky' didn't trigger Napier flood, but did help cause heavy rainfall.
Rain brings a soaking to Hawke's Bay, more on the way
Areas north of Napier are in for heavy rain while areas south are still one to watch.
Uber buses? Regional council to contemplate 'on demand' bus service
You might soon be able to hail a bus to your doorstep in the same way you'd hail an Uber.