Hawke's Bay

Kaupapa Māori health providers in Te-Matau-a-Māui say whānau can now get immediate mental health support, instead of having to jump through hoops.

The old State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge is closed to traffic for good, but it may be given a new life for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

Economic confidence in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti has rebounded, although people are still more pessimistic.

Locals in a Hawke's Bay community are devastated and angry at the SPCA's decision to close its local centre.

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has been called racist following an internal review into how it treats Māori and Pasifika patients.

A partnership between the District Health Board and Ministry of Social Development in Hawke's Bay has left beneficaries feeling rewarded and satisfied.

The hunt is on for clues to solve the mystery of how several shells and a live powelliphanta marchanti snail ended up in a Manawatū reserve.

Three people have been arrested in Wairoa after police seized guns, cash, and drugs.

A man has been arrested over the theft of an ATM in Napier.

Turbulence is brewing in Hawke's Bay with accusations the region's airport is more focused on commercial business interests than actual aviation.

A school in Napier is telling all its pupils to stay home because there is so much sickness.

A man and a woman have been charged after an assault in Hawke's Bay which resulted in a child getting injured.

A Hawke's Bay farmer says reducing stress levels among cattle is resulting in higher quality Angus beef.

Two current and one former police officer have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours.

A couple have appeared in court after an alleged assault in a Hastings park which left a three-year-old child bloodied.

A Napier man has been sentenced to more than five years in jail for possessing and distributing thousands of files of "serious and depraved" child pornography.

Police are calling for any witnesses to a ram raid in Hawke's Bay this morning.

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck on the Hawke's Bay Expressway.

A man has died and two people are injured following a single vehicle crash at Ōtaki on Kāpiti Coast.

Many had feared Napier City Council was going to sell its 377 homes for the disabled, elderly and low income earners, leaving residents in the lurch.