Latest from Napier

'Seemed like a good idea': Kiwi builds a solar e-bike to ride to the UK

Shaun Gilbert's No 8 wire ingenuity is about to be tested across continents.

Marathon efforts: Octa and nonagenarians on why you're 'never too old' to start exercising

At 93, Victor Smith will be the oldest to lace up his shoes as part of the HB Marathon.

'Full-circle moment': World-renowned mime returns to stage he performed on as a kid

He's travelled the world with his craft; now he's coming back to where it started.

Tania Wright: Japanese art and culture set to take CAN over in June

OPINION: Creative Arts Napier brings Japan to Napier through three art exhibitions.

Gracehopper follows Grace as she navigates her trauma and death of loved ones

Grace has often had to be the adult in this dysfunctional relationship with her mum.

Three crashes on Hawke’s Bay Expressway in just over 12 hours, one injured

Most escaped the crashes without injury.

Football player's work hard, play hard mantra

A southern import has lofty goals - but off-field balance - at his new home in Napier.

Ocean Flyer's commercial seaglider project signs multimillion dollar financing deal

The bold Hawke's Bay initiative gets international support.

'Family first', says Hawke's Bay's latest millionaire

'I can’t wait to share this with them - family will always come first.'

Ram raiders filmed as they drove car into storefront 20 times

'Finally the rest of the world’s chaos has caught up with us.'

Hawke’s Bay news in brief: The rock stars of highway repair

Three weeks of new disruptions are scheduled on State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa.

'I was never the same': Chronic fatigue sufferers fighting for recognition

Those with the condition say they are struggling to be heard.

No bodies buried here: Forest of Memories keeps past alive

A CHB treasure is in need of a little helping hand to keep it beautiful.

Have your pick of five pups looking for homes

Five big pups are looking for a family and home to call their own.

Power substation swamped by Cyclone Gabrielle set to be lifted 1.7 metres higher

$35m rebuild to cope with 1-in-450-year floods would be paid for out of power bills.

Two axehead-shaped holes in front doors of courthouse, hearings delayed

Jurors and lawyers waited outside while broken glass was cleared away.

Has winter come early for Hawke's Bay?

Once the cloud clears frost is set to make a more noticeable appearance.

'Getting the cows, learning lines': From a dairy hamlet to Shakespeare

A rural actor who learns lines amongst cows is set to be front stage at the Globe.