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Athletics: Keeping the family name on the up
Hawke's Bay's oldest athletics club celebrated its centennial on Saturday.
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Plans for new $3.8 million animal shelter in Napier
A new multi-million-dollar animal shelter with 62 kennels has been announced for Napier.
'Lesser of two evils': Support for law change to allow kids to bike on footpaths
Napier mum Christina Johnson didn't know it was illegal for kids to ride on the footpath.
115-year-old Hawke's Bay cottage sold for just $57,000
It was the third-cheapest freestanding home sale nationwide in 2025.
Gang associate chatted calmly with businessman before killing him with a single punch
Jay Aranui later told police his victim looked like a good fella but he felt like a fight.
Hawke’s Bay retail theft down
A dedicated HB retail crime unit has arrested 151 people and laid 592 related charges.
Plans resurface to burn treated timber at mill near Napier
A trial will monitor whether there are any health risks.
Waipawa Lotto ticket wins $333k First Division share in midweek draw
The BP Waipawa ticket is one of three sharing $1m First Division.
Council wants to change how ratepayers pay for Napier's roads
'We want those who put the most wear and tear on our roads to pay more.'
Hawke's Bay premier club rugby to kick off with eight teams
Aotea and Central Hawke’s Bay have both decided to play in a lower grade.
'I hope you feel our family's pain every day': Drugged teen driver who killed young mum jailed
“It breaks my heart. We miss her so much,” Jayde Staples' grandmother told the court.
The chase goes on as Napier seeks more big games
More big games are being sought for the Hurricanes' second home of McLean Park.
The simple rules this Napier couple say kept them married for 70 years
The Napier couple were stunned to receive a letter from King Charles and Queen Camilla.
'Biggest season': Why Napier City Rovers' 2026 campaign matters so much
Coach Bill Robertson has rebuilt the squad, bringing in more than 10 new players.
Watch: Fireball that streaked across Hawke’s Bay sky likely to be burning space junk
Witnesses from Wairoa to Napier saw the glowing object about 6.15am on Tuesday.
'Absolute legend': Hero who saved family of four trapped in notorious surf identified
'The young man deserves a commendation; he risked his life,' a witness says.
Napier's third deputy mayor in less than a month voted in
He was the only nomination at an extraordinary meeting of the council today.
Mysterious object thought to be space junk over Hawke's Bay
The meteor, filmed here by fishermen in Awatoto, was seen from Napier and Wairoa. Video / Codey Montgomerie
Unidentified young man praised for acts to save people trapped in surf at notorious beach
'The young man deserves a commendation; he risked his life.'
'Banned from our boats': The 10 stranded vessels and council’s pontoon solution
'To be banned from our boats ... it is really frustrating.'
Inside Rocket Lab's $17m quest to find life above Venus
The Nasa-supported Rocket Lab project will be the first-ever private mission to Venus
'When will this stop?': Drivers planning cutbacks as fuel continues to soar
Petrol has risen by up to 50c a litre, adding about $23 to fill an average car.
Phil Gifford: The best quality Tana Umaga would bring to Rennie’s All Blacks
OPINION: Umaga would provide an unvarnished honesty to Dave Rennie as head coach.
Supermarket boom: Is your area about to get a new store?
Woolworths Paerāta Rise will open next February with an online order hub.
When Veronica and the forces of nature collided
February 3, 1931, remains a vivid memory for one Pyes Pā woman.
Napier’s squabbling councillors got the region’s biggest pay bump
The four mayors’ average increase was 8.50%.
Clue to woman's death found on her phone after she had died
Debra Jacobs died peacefully in her sleep in 2023 but her cause of death remains unknown.
Dad's war medals returned to son after being stolen from Napier home
WWII and Korean War medals were stolen from Glenn Furniss' Napier home in 2024.
Tauranga family swaps city life for off-grid summer
The Fairbairns flew by helicopter into private land in the Ahimanawa Range.
'Sick and dangerous' teacher aide jailed for sexual abuse of girls
Early victim, now an adult, apologises to girls who were abused after her.