The long weekend may also see some long stretches of highway traffic.

The Napier pound will be investigated by the Ministry for Primary Industries following a complaint of alleged breaches of the Animal

Median weekly earnings in Hawke's Bay are surging ahead of other North Island regions.

The jury in the High Court in Napier will consider 28 verdicts against a Napier man accused of sexually abusing and torturing his

The weekend's freak storm in Napier and Hastings - when hail fell, and blue skies darkened - could herald a turbulent week ahead

Three teenagers were nabbed by police in Napier last night as they were allegedly burgling a house.

A woman who was allegedly sexually abused and tortured by her partner over two-and-a-half years, is back in the dock at a High Court trial in Napier.

Police are hunting for a person wanted for arrest after a sighting in Napier's Marine Parade area this morning.

Napier man denies "sadistic" offending against teenage girlfriend.

Three men were arrested after road spikes were used to stop them fleeing police. A member of the public called police about midday

The Government is injecting $50,000 into steering young people away from Hawke's Bay's gang scene, but many say it would be better invested in whānau and parenting skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Three men and a woman have been arrested following an aggravated robbery in Napier this afternoon.

The Government is injecting $50,000 into steering young people away from Hawke’s Bay’s gang scene, but many say it would be better invested in whānau and parenting skills. Youth worker Adrian Pritchard says a holistic approach needs to be taken, and targeting youth alone won’t work. Made with funding from NZ on Air

The Napier-Wairoa rail line is set to reopen, with an agreement between KiwiRail and Napier Port being signed today.

For heavy transport driver Archie Simons of Hastings there was no option but to ride out a terror out-of-control moment and hope for the best.

In the words of his family, Napier's Reverend Dr Richard Spence "completed his pilgrimage" when he died at the age of 75 in late September. His

Residents living within industrial earshot of Napier Port may be in for quieter times after the port and its neighbours negotiated

A man who led police on a low-speed chase for more than an hour and a half around the streets of Napier has told a court he did not

Mystery had surrounded the whereabouts of missing 20-year-old novice sailor who has been found 16km south of Cape Runaway.

Triumphs and Other Alternatives presents a dance work which is an analogy of the artists' creative process in a single performance

Police are examining CCTV security surveillance images from a robbed Napier dairy for the possibility at least one of the raiders

Graeme Trim got quite the shock when he saw an Armed Offenders Squad member crouched outside his bedroom window yesterday.

Hawke's Bay's property market is going from strength to strength, with median prices and sales volumes rising, and days to sell reducing. The

A quick-thinking neighbour helped police catch two burglars. A Napier man heard intruders in his home just after midnight so he left

From the Te Mata Mushroom Farm to Ruataniwha Dam to free parking - a fiery debate raged last night as the issues facing Hastings were

Whether in Wairoa, Napier, Hastings or Waipukurau, house values in Hawke's Bay are continuing on an upward surge. The latest QV House

Havelock North residents no longer need to boil their water. The Hastings District Council lifted the boil notice for the town water

A year ago police officer Alana Jamieson was told she had cancer for the second time. This is her story of hope.

Napier people are happier than they have ever been living in their city, according to a recent questionnaire. The annual National

Burglaries in Hawke's Bay are rocketing ahead of national trends, according to figures released by Statistics New Zealand. The figures