Napier Art Deco Festival organisers using lockdown to gear up for 'full festival'
Alert Level 2 would likely cancel the festival, which needs all of Napier involved.
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Police pepper spray dog after alleged attack
Police jumped into action to prevent a potential second attack on a dog in Napier.
'Random attack': Hammer-wielding man pulls woman from car at Napier supermarket
But he couldn't steal it because he couldn't put it into gear, police say.
12-year-old's vaccination message for her peers
"I want people to be brave and know it won't hurt."
Contactless delivery: Baby seal knocks on door of Hawke's Bay home
"My husband heard a scuffle last night and when we pulled the curtain we found it."
Mother pulled from house fire in Napier fights for life
Mother remains in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital on Tuesday morning.
Preschooler raised alarm to free woman hurt in Napier house blaze
One person sustained critical injuries in the blaze.
Police 'pleased' with public despite warnings, arrest
People are generally sticking to lockdown rules, as Hawke's Bay readies for alert level 3.
Hawke's Bay Pasifika community vaccination rates among NZ's highest
Region closing in on vaccinating 30 per cent of its total population.
'Better than lockdown in a house': Hawke's Bay's nomads on life in level 4
"This is way nicer than being locked down in a house," says Francois Thorne of van life.
Lockdown stunners (and frosts) set to continue in Hawke's Bay
The weather's not unseasonal, but it sure is lovely.
Napier teens arrested for vape shop raid in level 4
Police want businesses to install CCTV cameras and bollards in front of main entrances.
Hawke's Bay lockdown or no lockdown the wool must come off
Thousands of sheep are being shorn in Hawke's Bay. It's essential work.
Essential supermarket workers welcome vaccination call-up
Essential workers get call up in region's busiest vaccination week ever
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: The biggest show in town for Hawke's Bay is lockdown
Event organising: "There are enough with the passion to keep delivering."
Craig Cooper: Cut our supermarket and dairy Covid Cops some slack
Essential workers in supermarkets and dairies have become covid cops
'Enforcement action will be taken': Hawke's Bay's poor compliance rates with lockdown rules
Hawke's Bay residents disappoint police with lockdown breaches
'Can't get home': Family stuck in Wanaka after travel extension ends
Napier family could not get home despite extra Air New Zealand flights out of resort town.
Designer dancing into retirement
Wool is a very forgiving fibre to work with, says WoolOn Fashion Event winner.
Springbok tour divided friends and families
It was Hawke's Bay's turn to host the Springboks in August 1981.
Possible massive losses in Hawke's Bay's hospitality industry
The industry waits to hear if one of the biggest weeks of the year will go ahead
In pictures: Life at level 4 in Hawke's Bay
Even with level 4 lockdown restrictions in place, life in Hawke's Bay goes on.
Napier MP Stuart Nash gets the jab
MP says it would have been horrible to be seen as jumping the queue so waited his turn.
Let's face it Hawke's Bay: Mandatory masks to fight Covid-19 delta outbreak
"I've not got make-up on, so it's great."
The two Hawke's Bay wahine using music to create a safe space for women
Musical duo, The Cellars, are organising and performing in an all-women artistic event.
Hundreds of Rarotonga returnees could be stranded due to limited domestic flights
There are two flights from Rarotonga today and limited domestic flights to get them home.
Auckland newlyweds pick Napier for lockdown stroll
Auckland couple get-in the Grandma's walk before heading back to the big smoke
Family of boy injured in train collision inundated with community support
Ishaan Prasad, 16, was hit by a train while on his way to school in Napier last week.
Magpies weekend off as lockdown takes a grip on events
Sport, entertainment events, meetings are proving a nightmare for organisers.
'Quality not quantity': Flaxmere woman Killarney Jeffares' final wish
"I want quality not quantity," says a Flaxmere woman trying to get her whānau home.
About 400 Hawke's Bay customers lose power after wind-related faults
Strong winds have flipped a trailer carrying water tanks on SH5, near "windy gap".
Outlaw's leader's death: A year's wait for Napier murder trial
Two men charged with murder have been remanded for a trial next July.
NBHS student hit by train remains in critical condition
"Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time."