Hawke's Bay

A lack of rain on the North Island's East Coast may be good for the area's fruit and vegetable growers - but the dry is starting to bite for pastoral farmers.

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Jessica Kim, who was reported missing on Sunday and last seen getting into a ute in Whakatū in Hawke's Bay.

A beach dig for clues into the disappearance of a Gisborne father has failed to yield any clues, police say.

A set of road spikes were stolen from police while they were recovering a stolen car in Hawke's Bay.

Excavators can be seen digging up a section of beach north of Napier and police have confirmed the area is being searched.

Ahead of Anzac Day commemorations, the RSA has hit out at a memorial being desecrated. Audio

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RSA spokesman Peter Jackson says it will not be possible to fix the damaged plaque at Hātuma's war memorial by Anzac Day.

Fatima Mohammed, 48, did not stop after running over Ian Charles Johnson with both the front and rear sets of her car's wheels at a Hastings roundabout last June.

Napier's former prison is closing due to safety concerns, leaving the man who runs tours through the site unhappy he will be locked out.

The 54-year-old fisherman went overboard a commercial fishing vessel.

The rock weighed about 1kg and left splinters of glass scattered across the dashboard and driver's seat.

Hawke's Bay Rugby has called out a shotgun attack on a team van as "deplorable" and says match protocols were not followed.

A twice-flooded northern Hawke's Bay primary school is continuing to take lessons at a Mormon church. Audio

An investigation has been launched after shots were fired at a team van after a Hawke's Bay third division rugby match on Saturday.

The driver of a bus and a nearby passenger had a lucky miss when a rock cannoned through a window and through the interior.

WIthout it, they fear it could take decades to restore the region's economy and years of crippling rate hikes. Audio

Maritime New Zealand have put on hold a search and rescue mission for a commercial fisherman who fell from a boat off the coast of Hawke's Bay.

Rescuers looking for a missing fisherman off the Hawke's Bay coast have been stood down, and it's unclear if the search will resume tomorrow.

The council stopped adding fluoride to allow for the addition of chlorine for water safety.