'Felt right across the district': Police name victim of fatal railway track crash
'Amberlee was part of our Pukeora Family and will be missed by all of us here.'
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Watch: 'I left my fingernails in the steering wheel' - van driver's risky overtake
'That’s the first time I’ve ever thought, ‘I’m not making it home tonight'.'
Watch as overtake manoeuvre goes wrong on State Highway 2 near Wairoa
The driver of a white ute slams on the brakes, narrowly avoiding a crash into an oncoming vehicle overtaking a truck. Video / Supplied
The city doing 'street soup' in its CBD over winter
'It’s simple, affordable, and creates a real buzz.'
Motel generation ends: Just 24 families in region still using them for emergency housing
It's made finding accommodation cheaper, but some single people are 'sleeping on streets'.
‘Scared to open my doors’: Business owner loses $30k after six burglaries in two months
Harry van der Zanden thought he was creating his dream job – now he's in a nightmare.
Rebuild of bridge destroyed by cyclone comes in millions under budget
The new crossing is higher and longer than the original.
Helping homeless men: New Napier night shelter opens just in time for winter
'We knew we couldn’t let another winter pass without doing something.'
On The Up: Hawke’s Bay Cancer Society opens retreat for free therapy sessions
Patients can access up to six free one-hour sessions at the retreat.
She's moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out - now she has a place to call home
'We can rest, heal, rebuild and dream again.'
Former All Black and Hawke’s Bay rugby legend dies
Robbie Stuart was a provincial rugby stalwart and captained Hawke's Bay a record 84 times.
Napier Port industrial action ends as pay agreement reached for workers
'We can now focus on running a port rather than fighting each other.'
Motorist dies after early morning crash in Waipukurau
The road has reopened after the tragedy in Central Hawke's Bay.
Final four to battle for Maddison Trophy glory
Two marquee semifinals of Premier footy loom large this weekend.
Ranfurly Shield-winning prop retires at 28 due to 'head knocks'
Joel Hintz's proudest moment was lifting the Log o' Wood as his side arrived in Napier.
'Bring energy back': Call for new store as empty supermarket site stalls nearby trade
'We want some more options in Havelock North.'
Is it a toastie if it's shaped like a Jenga block?
Filled with prawn, looking like sushi – an eatery thinks it's onto an NZ toastie winner.
'Please don’t go for my face': Dog drags terrified great-grandmother off mobility scooter
'The pain was out of this world. I’d rather give birth.'
Revealed: What was in a Napier mayoral candidate's letter that got him sacked as caravan club chair
Long letter sent by Nigel Simpson was a complaint about bullying, and a plea for advice.
What Havelock North was worried about 100 years ago
Keeping wandering cattle and 'noisy children' away from the War Memorial was paramount.
NZ is in economic purgatory, and indicators are flashing red
OPINION: 'Are we there yet?' the kids ask. 'Nearly there,' Dad replies.
Unison to spend $600m in Bay over next decade - where will it go?
The electricity distributor has big plans for the region.
Resilient Hercock chases a record year
OPINION: Kate Hercock is in the top 15 on the national jockeys’ premiership.
Construction to start on first of three solar farms next to small Hawke's Bay town
Work on the first of three proposed solar farms near the town will begin soon.
New exhibition begins with Rūaumoko, god of earthquakes: Laura Vodanovich
OPINION: Step inside a cottage set in 1931 and experience an earthquake, without the risk.
Remembering a strawberry pioneer
Bill Scott was ahead of the game in the berry-growing world.
Council votes to trial opening Splash Planet next winter - without the pools
It'll run at a reduced entry price, with no pools open.
Rocket Lab launches 67th rocket, prepares for next in 48 hours
The mission sent four satellites to a 520km orbit.
Motorsport legend slams NZ's plan to remove full licence driving test
'That is just ludicrous. That’s not economics, that’s just stupidity.'
Hawke's Bay councils set rates rises - ranging from 5.2% to 15%
Napier's needed bumping to keep library open, Hastings still in cyclone struggle-street.
A bewildering array of linguistic options: Wyn Drabble
OPINION: The variables of English highlight the richness of the language.
Family returning home to mourn 11yo after 'routine flu' turns fatal
Mateo Deveraturda died a fortnight after his flu-like symptoms deteriorated.
From highway to the bush: Spiked car crashes, police dogs track down pair inside
They'd avoided two sets of police road spikes but couldn’t avoid a third.
'The human threads that bind us': Māori art transforms new Te Ahu a Turanga highway
The new Te Ahu a Turanga Highway features artwork by prominent Māori artists.