Hawke's Bay
Prison build fast-tracked as officials warn of 'compromised' design
Corrections is rushing new high-security units at Hawke's Bay, prompting questions over risks and reduced amenities amid record inmate growth.
Wild weather: Wellington winds strongest in a decade
Banks Peninsula is under an orange heavy rain warning, with a further 70 to 100 millimetres of rain predicted.
Hastings residents will pay cyclone recovery rates for next 16 years
A recovery rate to pay for the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle will be attached to Hastings ratepayers' bills for the next 16 years.
Campground evacuated over 'extreme risk' of landslide
Residents are "shocked and devastated", but the council warns the order to leave "cannot be ignored".
Fears of another landslide as North Island-wide rain settles in
Rain is on the way for almost all of the North Island, including areas badly battered last month.
One dead, two critical after Wairoa crash
Police say the crash was reported to emergency services around 3pm on Tuesday.
'Everyone is grieving' - fatal Wairoa crash devastates community
One person was killed and two others were critically injured in the crash involving a car and a school bus yesterday.
Police request public's help in finding Hastings stabbing suspect
A man remains in critical condition after being stabbed on Saturday.
Person critically injured in workshop blaze
Multiple fire crews were called to the fire in Eskdale, north of Napier.
'Obviously aimed at young people': Concerns over spike in 'nangs' use
A significant jump in the recreational use of nitrous oxide has sparked concern, with claims big canisters of the gas are being marketed directly to children. Audio
'Much-loved' grandmother found dead at worksite
A homicide investigation has been launched after the discovery of a woman's body at a worksite in Hawke's Bay last week.
Hawke's Bay glass repair shops busy after roadworks damage cars
A Novus Glass Waipukurau employee said he had never seen so much carnage from one stretch of NZTA-funded roadworks - a section near SH2 north of Waipawa.
Body found at Napier beach
It took five hours after initial reports before police and the Coastguard recovered the body from the water.
Man assaulted outside nightclub dies, homicide probe launched
Andy Winitana, 46, died in hospital after sustaining injuries during an assault outside a Napier nightclub.
Body found at worksite in Hawke's Bay
Police said it was unclear how the person came to be there, and how they died, and were treating the death as unexplained.
Revealed: What caused deaths of hundreds of eels
The eels, including breeding stock thought to be 40 to 50 years old, were found dead in the Waiatāi Stream near Wairoa last month.
Increased police presence in Napier suburb
Police found nothing of concern after a report of a person with a gun.
‘Medicine for the soul’: Hawke’s Bay harbourmaster on dream job
This summer's crop of rule breakers on the water are flouting rules meant to prevent fatalities, a harbourmaster says, including speeding and taking children on boats without lifejackets.
Man in critical condition after assault outside Napier nightclub
Detective Sergeant Ryan Kemsley said police were called at around 1am to West Quay in Ahuriri where the man was located unresponsive on the ground.
