A third of Hawke's Bay students failed to attend school regularly last year. Ministry of Education figures showed 67.3 per cent of

Letters are being sent to well-owners and councils around the region in the wake of the Havelock North water contamination, as the

A neighbour said he was attacked by a man with a hammer after he and his brother intervened when they heard a woman screaming. Donovan

The three candidates vying for the mayoralty of Hastings in October's local government elections will square off in a debate organised

A teenage boy who fled from a car during a police chase has been arrested after he was found hiding in a treehouse. Westshore, Napier

A Napier business owner could do nothing but watch, as a car left the road and plunged into a building earlier this evening. Emergency

A drug dealer has been told a lengthy jail sentence is likely after police charged him with bringing more than $300,000 worth of methamphetamine

Relocating part of Te Mata Mushrooms from its Arataki site has been suggested as a "win-win" solution for the issues plaguing the

Cattle can freely walk into our rivers and defecate despite heightened water safety concerns in the wake of the gastro crisis.

Havelock North residents will soon be drinking Hastings water - which will be chlorinated for the foreseeable future. The supply

With winter drawing to a close, a mixed bag of weather is in store for Hawke's Bay. The final week of winter will continue to stir

A long-awaited announcement on the reopening of the railway line between Napier and Wairoa could be made this week, sources have told

With high temperatures, strong winds, and rainfall, the last week of winter is expected to be an interesting one for Hawke's Bay

The Chinese driver who'd faced imprisonment for causing the crash that killed a Tauranga motorcyclist has had her jail term quashed by a High Court judge.

Havelock North High School, Woodford House and Iona College reopened yesterday with more than half of their students through the

Hawke's Bay Today asked Hastings District Councillors what their opinion was on the current gastro outbreak.

Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule is welcoming Government involvement in a major investigation of the gastro outbreak. Following the outbreak

Health officials believe the gastro bug that has made thousands of Havelock North residents badly ill has peaked.

Fresh thinking and ideas are what the youngest Napier City Council candidate promises to bring to the table, if elected in October. Born

Just hours remain for those seeking to represent Hawke's Bay to throw their hats in the ring. Nominations for people wanting to stand

Forty specially blended wines produced by Hawke's Bay's finest winemakers will be on offer at the annual Hawke's Bay wine auction. With

Low interest rates and a rising population are leading Hawke's Bay's housing market into unknown territory, according to a local real

About 400 young choristers sang their hearts out at the annual regional The KIDS Sing yesterday. The event is a junior version of

First-term councillor Kirsten Wise is "keen to serve another term" on Napier City Council. She said she was also "very excited" to

Although he's standing down as Central Hawke's Bay mayor after these elections, Peter Butler is still keen to be involved in local

Second-term at-large Napier city councillor Michelle Pyke is putting her hat back in the ring for a third term, with "a particular

Homeowners are getting results quickly with properties taking about a month to sell, the latest Reinz statistics for July state. At

A Napier intersection where one person has died and three others been seriously injured in the past year will be given an upgrade

Get your girlfriends together because the Women's Lifestyle Expo is returning to Hawke's Bay next month. The expo, which has had

A former Napier city councillor accused of murdering his Canadian wife while on vacation in British Columbia six years ago may not