Latest from Hastings

End of a '60-hour weekend' for vets: New clinic set to transform after-hours care, prevent burnout

Some vets had worked 60-hour weekends, from Friday evening to Monday morning.

94th anniversary of the Hawke's Bay earthquake: Death of Roy MacLennan, his wife injured but alive beside him

Roy MacLennan and his wife were sitting in their car outside a shop when tragedy struck.

Teen's two-year search for a first job: ‘We can’t get experience if they don’t let us have experience’

'For those of us just starting out, it feels almost impossible.'

The two teen brothers who blitzed the NZ pinball championships

'You don’t expect to get all the way to the final and play your brother.'

'Laughter is so important': Dai Henwood on cancer and making people giggle rather than cry

'It’s my funniest show, it’s my most heartfelt show, it’s got a bit of everything.'

'Nuts': Concerns over speed increasing to 100km/h on road beside disability centre

'They haven’t thought this through whatsoever.'

94 years after quake: The heroic nurses inside a makeshift tea kiosk hospital

Between 1.30pm and 10pm, 60 operations were performed.

‘I just want to come home’: Woman, 83, distraught by transfer delays after major surgery

Marsha Cashmore waited for days without her family to be sent home to Hawke's Bay.

Ministry removes clause restricting schools from talking about new lunch programme

'If schools want to speak about their school lunches ... they are free to do so.'

‘Not ideal’: Plan to address coastal flooding in Hawke’s Bay delayed over $34m cost

The climate change and coastal erosion impact strategy has been years in the making.

More than 300 patients airlifted by Hawke’s Bay rescue helicopter in 2024

The helicopter crew averaged over one mission a day in 2024.

Five Central Hawke’s Bay midwives confused by report saying Central Hawke’s Bay has just one midwife left

The group was surprised by a report showing only one midwife in the area.

Napier festival cancelled as ticket sales fall short for Queen tribute

Queen tribute band couldn't save Napier's Revival Festival from cancellation.

One region, four highways, 32 hours of closures: Police urge caution after tragic week

'The speed limit is not a target, and we want people to drive to the conditions.'

'Our happy place': The organisation with a waitlist of volunteers in a tough economy

As large Bay charities are hit by a tough economy, a small op-shop thrives.

‘Empowering and therapeutic’: Award-winning musical set for Hastings

'Therapy: The Musical' will play in Hastings on March 5 and 6.

$17m refurbishment milestone for Hawke’s Bay Hospital outpatients

The Puawānanga Outpatients facility's second refurbishment stage is complete.

AMI reveals Hawke’s Bay's top 10 stolen car models for 2024

Has your Nissan gone missing? Car thieves' favourite vehicles to nick are revealed.