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Vehicle flips at Waimarama beach
One person has been taken to hospital via helicopter after their beach buggy flipped in Waimarama. Emergency services were called to the incident on Harper Roa...
Local historian Michael Fowler stands for Hastings District Council
Local historian Michael Fowler says a changing local government environment, and his expertise as a chartered accountant are the reasons why he has decided to s...
Big weekend of Toitoi Municipal Building re-opening celebrations
After eight years, the last piece of the Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre puzzle is in place and the entire Municipal Building is officia...
Teen arrested following ram raid of Frimley Four Square
An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged following a ram raid burglary in Frimley, Hastings last week. The incident at Frimley Four Square occurred a...
Inmates relocated after rooftop standoff caused "considerable damage"
Inmates in the Youth Unit of Hawke's Bay Regional Prison have been relocated after a standoff earlier this week caused "considerable damage". Six teenagers, on...
Circumstances surrounding body of woman not suspicious, police say
Police believe the circumstances surrounding the body of a woman found in the sea off Napier this morning are not suspicious. The woman's body was found in the...
Body recovered from sea in Napier
Police recovered a body from the sea in Napier early this morning. A police spokesperson confirmed the body was found in the water along Ahuriri Lane at about...
L.A.B to headline show at Tōmoana Showgrounds
After a massive few years which has seen them hit number one multiple times and sell out shows across Aotearoa and Australia, L.A.B is returning to Hastings thi...
Award-winning picture book translated to help keep communities safe
The Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (HBCDEM) says a local initiative to translate an award-winning picture book into five additional langua...
Mural celebrates the arts in time for Toitoi Municipal Building reopening
Another artwork has popped up in Hastings, this time on the fencing around an empty site opposite Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre, in ti...
Top EIT Academic awarded Emerging Leadership in Teacher Education Award
A top EIT academic and researcher has been awarded the TEFANZ Emerging Leadership in Teacher Education Award for her excellence and leadership as a teacher educ...
Motorist dies in single-vehicle crash, Napier
One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Onekawa last night. Emergency services were called to the scene on Ford Road just after 9.45pm. A poli...
Video: Prison rooftop standoff ends
Video from earlier today. The four remaining inmates at the centre of a tense standoff at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison are back in custody. Six prisoners age...
Five inmates remain on Hawke's Bay prison roof after one surrenders
Five inmates remain on the roof of Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison after one came down this morning. The six inmates, who first climbed onto the roof o...
Six Hawke's Bay prison inmates climb to roof of youth unit
A group of inmates have climbed onto the roof of the Youth Unit at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison. Department of Corrections’ Lower North regional commissio...
Cranford Hospice calls on community to meet new build fundraising target
Cranford Hospice is calling on the Hawke's Bay community to help fundraise the remaining amount needed for its $15 million new build project. On Friday n...
Mystery photograph leaves questions unanswered
Knowledge Bank Hawke's Bay is searching for answers to a mystery photograph dating back to the early 1900s. Hawke’s Bay Digital Trust Archives chai...
Bayview Four Square latest to be ram raided in Hawke's Bay
Bayview Four Square has become the third supermarket to be ram raided and damaged in less than three weeks. A police spokesperson said they received a re...
