Latest Hawke's Bay news

'Ruthless Environment': Cut from pro club in the UK – how New Zealand gave English footballer a second shot
How shift from UK is helping Mason Johnson as a footballer and a person.

'Passionate hunters': Youth gear up for game bird adventures
Young game bird hunters win a weekend of hunting experiences and skill-building.

‘His presence lifted others’: Tributes flow for young Napier rugby star as homicide probe continues
'He was the heart and soul of every team he was a part of.'

Watch: Humpback whale wows fishermen in 5-metre boat
Dave Hulks says his fishing buddy was a bit worried it would breach and land on the boat.

Occupants escape house fire in Hastings, two taken to hospital
Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere.

Police investigate fatal SH2 crash, road reopens
The highway was closed at 8am and reopened by 1.55pm.

On the Up: Weekly Napier’s Lunch Time Loops blends walking with networking on Marine Pde
Lunch Time Loops in Napier combines wellbeing with networking through a weekly 30-minute walk. Video / Rafaella Melo

How Napier's lunch walks are transforming midweek networking
What began as a simple 'excuse' to get out for a walk has grown.

'Paris fashion week worthy': Show combines cancer research and catwalk
The Fashion for Cure event raised $49,900 for cancer research.

From Wairoa to being an Antarctica ice driver
Corporal Brian Jane, 27, led the day-shift transport at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.

Hawke's Bay's climate future revealed
The first climate change assessment report for Hawke's Bay has been released.

Neighbour on street where teen killed in 'violent disorder' plans to leave
A teenage boy died and another was injured early on Sunday morning in Onekawa.

'It was like an inferno': Third fire in a year destroys Napier home
A neighbouring home was also blackened by the roaring blaze.

Man critically injured in e-scooter crash in Hastings
The crash occurred near Hastings Library.

Hawke’s Bay club rugby: Taradale win crucial Nash Cup clash
A win in their final-round will be enough for unbeaten Taradale to tuck the cup away.

Future of Napier-Wairoa train line still uncertain
A decision on whether to reinstate or mothball the train line has yet to be made.

'Critically injured': Teen dies, another hurt after Napier 'disorder event'
Another injured teenager was found on Cottrell Crescent and later discharged.

One dead, another seriously injured after Hastings crash overnight
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the cause of the accident.

Father lying paralysed on rainy mountain bike track saved by daughter's iPhone hunch
Clayton Hairs is now a tetraplegic. He hopes his survival story will be a wake-up call.

'Off the scale' drug supply fuelling gang clashes in the regions
Homes shot at, cars rammed, drug busts during two months of gang tension.

Tickets please: 'You are not going for dinner, you're going for an experience'
The Old Mill has teamed up with Hastings restaurateurs to open the venue for dining.

‘Indescribable beauty’ of Napier-Taupō road in 1898: Gail Pope
OPINION: Serpentine route battered by storm and floods.

Nick Stewart: Financial lessons we should take from our mothers
OPINION: Patience, planning and methodical decision-making often trump impulsive actions.

Her husband died years ago. Then she found a 'miracle' in her house's charred ruin
'For the unluckiest people, we are very lucky.'

Local contract for $70.5m Napier council and library precinct
'We’re using this pivotal project to drive local job creation and economic momentum.'

'Stifling microbusinesses': Seymour backs watercress seller facing $600 fee
'Never thought he would support someone like me,' Jake says as Seymour takes up his case.

John Jenkins: Foxton Cup quinella provides trainer with special result
OPINION: Royal Flower delivered for punters with half-length victory over stablemate.