A Hastings athletics arena built to replace another track displaced by a shopping centre development seven years ago is nearing completion

NOT HAPPY: Maureen Goodall (left), her son Doug Goodall, and friend Dennis Hopkins are concerned about the amount of dogs roaming

Some of the world's best women's hockey teams will take to the turf next month.

The two-day Taniwha Dragon Economic Summit was hailed a success before lunch yesterday, Mondayachieving half its goal of $100 million

A total fire ban across Hastings district has been relaxed. Hastings District Council now has a restricted a fire season, but full

Eagerly awaited rain fell heavily during the weekend bringing welcome relief to parched areas, especially for farmers and those relying

Police and fire investigators will be working out what caused a blaze that damaged a Hawke's Bay home.

Cruel, impersonal and indiscriminate - fire knows no bounds and has no manners. It licks anything in its reach, and heartlessly takes

Liv Fountain is desperately raising funds for life-changing spinal surgery in the US which will not only improve her spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, but could make her dream to walk up steps a reality. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as fires yesterday lit up the exhausted countryside, burning a house

Two bus-loads of school children are among those who have been escorted out of a Hawke's Bay fire zone, as several large fires burn throughout the district.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as emergency services battle several fires across the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay is facing a housing crisis with moteliers saying dozens of people squeezed out of emergency motel accommodation due to

A large number of elderly people have still not recovered from last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North, the inquiry panel

A man is fighting for his life after being found unconscious on a cycleway in Haumoana yesterday morning. Police found the man about

People in other parts of the country have been asking "where's summer gone"? It seems it packed its bags and headed to Hawke's Bay

A Napier resident was horrified when he found the Napier police station closed not once, but twice as he tried seeking help after

Twenty people have been arrested after a five-month police operation aimed at preventing the supply of methamphetamine and cannabis.

Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Walking tours of the Napier Cemetery, nestled within Napier's Botanical Gardens, reveals a rich history of the city between 1855 and 1917 - a Napier before the earthquake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Water Stories #5: The support for an online petition calling for the removal of chlorine from Hastings and Havelock North's water continues to grow. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kim Crous was checking Google Maps on her smartphone when she ploughed into a vehicle which had stopped for roadworks in April last year.

I reckon that more often than not these days ratepayers scratch their heads at the decisions that unelected officials make in councils

The low water level in the Heretaunga aquifer is making itself felt outside of Hastings. Residents and businesses not connected

A Hawke's Bay man's body lay undiscovered in his home for weeks.

With the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds a much-loved part of regional life it's only fair that locals from all walks of life are able to

Temperatures in the 30s this week mean more work for Quality Roading Services (QRS) routine maintenance manager Gary Jones. He said

Watch NZH Local Focus: Daniel Lee is walking the length of New Zealand to raise money for the rescue helicopter that helped save his life.

Patient battles through two reviews and three court cases to prove that his treatment injury happened at the time of surgery.

A man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed and thrown through a window during a late-night scuffle at Napier's McDonald's restaurant on Monday.