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Watch: Twofold Bay trawler scuttled off the Napier coast
The boat was sunk to be used as an artificial reef and diving site.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
'Skin and bone': Mum lays complaint after newborn’s ‘failure to thrive’ missed by healthcare providers
Baby Soleia weighed just 180g more than her birth weight and was close to death.
'Every moment is crucial': Rovers coach on Central League title fight
Three teams sit on 23 points, with goal difference separating the leading side.
Boy racers pour diesel over roads: ‘Someone is going to be seriously hurt or killed’
Deputy mayor: 'They need to think about the safety of the community and themselves.'
Hawke’s Bay man brings Kiwi aid to world’s most dangerous front lines
His charity now operates in six war-torn countries, bringing aid to 1.7 million people.
Cyclone-hit marae makes $11m move – to another property that flooded
Petāne Marae's move to a new home flooded during Cyclone Gabrielle is under scrutiny.
Lodestone launches in Hawke’s Bay | Herald NOW Business
Lodestone launches in Hawke’s Bay, promising homes and businesses access to locally generated renewable energy. Video / Herald NOW Business
'It would be great': Willox dreams of lifting Chatham Cup with Rovers
Ross Willox has returned home after eight years playing in the US, Scotland and Spain.
Where to go this Christmas: 8 Kiwi spots worth booking now
Best places to make a pit stop, pull up a chair, have a mosey or stay out for a while.
Man arrested after alleged assault on 12-year-old at Havelock North park
The man was arrested in Picton and will appear in Blenheim District Court.
First XV rugby: The most complete 1A performance this year
Legendary All Blacks son seizes his chance for PNBHS.
Car fleeing on rims from Hastings police catches fire in Flaxmere
Witness Quize Hawkins was travelling to Flaxmere when he saw the car driving on its rims catch fire before police stopped it. Video / Quize Hawkins, Supplied
'Absolutely elated': Mātai Pacific Iwi Collective wins Ahuwhenua Trophy
The collective has expanded its assets beyond $130m since 2018.
Spiked tyres, sparks and flames before police cars rammed in Hawke’s Bay
A 29-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested and face new charges.
Police hunt for ute driver after child assaulted at Hawke's Bay BMX park
Police are seeking a grey Nissan Navara ute with roof racks, but no canopy.
Specialist literacy teachers say permanent jobs promised after cuts have not come
'There’s still a lot of uncertainty about the future, both for me and for the students.'
Hawke’s Bay Expressway closed after early morning crash
The road is shut between Prebensen Drive and Watchman Rd, and will be for several hours.
Empty library, closed playground: Tiny school calls for funding to save it
'I walked into what was the school library, and there were zero books.'
Empty library, closed playground: The Hawke’s Bay school asking for help
Principal Grace Ropitini talks about the reality facing Te Kura o Mangateretere students.
'You're just a pathetic little boy': Daughter confronts gang member who killed her dad
Erueti Wirihana has now been sentenced for killing Eddie Peters in 2018.
'Well and truly on its way': El Nino likely to peak over New Zealand summer
Forecasters say there is a 95% chance El Nino will form over winter.
Farmer's plea to council: Let rural experts help unblock roads after severe weather
A Scottish council has called on its community to help keep rates down. Why not here?
'Grateful': Four-goal football hero back after earlier injury frustration
Ten goals in two games: Napier City Rovers are on a hot streak.
Beatrice Faumuina and Suzie Bates: Queens of NZ sport hailed by the King
Eleven New Zealand women in sport receive King’s Birthday honours in 2026.
'Trying to evict 50 or 60 tenants': Council crackdown on well-known lodge heads to mediation
Council officers, accompanied by police, carried out a six-hour search warrant.
Farmers put crush protection devices to the test
"I'm surprised how much room there still is for the dogs."
Man admits murdering Hastings father Keith Pati
Kereama Rewita, 30, has pleaded guilty in the High Court at Napier.
Seven months on, a chapel sits in ruins as Te Hauke waits for answers
Only a portrait of Jesus was left untouched in a fire that destroyed the church.
'Comedy of errors' in cancer care: ‘They said sorry, but that’s not going to give me my life back’
'My granddaughter is 15 months old, and she’s not going to remember me.'
Residents given five months to leave council villages they say are 'home to us'
'It's a shame at our time of life we have to start again,' says a tenant in his 90s.