Hawke's Bay

It's a familiar tale of small town New Zealand versus a government rulebook, and both of them refusing to blink. And all for a bit of raw milk.

Police in Hastings investigating the brutal attack on a 4-year-old boy are warning the public against taking matters into their own hands.

The Flaxmere community in Hastings has gathered tonight for a karakia for a four-year-old child who was seriously injured in a beating at unknown hands two weeks ago. Audio

A police officer has described injuries on a 4-year-old boy as some of the most severe he's seen in 30 years on the force.

A teenage Samoan girl promised schooling in New Zealand was instead allegedly made to cook and clean and got beatings, the High Court in Napier has heard.

A section of State Highway 50 surrounded by a scrub fire in Central Hawke's Bay is expected to be reopened this afternoon.

Hawke's Bay fruit and vegetable growers say they'll be hit hard by a ban on taking water from two rivers, as levels drop in hot, dry weather.

Helicopter crews and about 50 firefighters have been battling a 20-hectare blaze in central Hawke's Bay. One property has been evacuated.

One person has been injured in shed fire in the Napier suburb of Maraenui.

Hawke's Bay farmers and manufacturers have been banned from taking water from two rivers as dry, hot weather hits the region.

Five people have been arrested and charged with methamphetamine and cannabis supply following a search of gang-related properties in Central Hawke's Bay.

Hawke's Bay police have stopped carrying arms as gang tensions in the region appear to settle and rival gang leaders prepare to meet to discuss a way forward.

Five Hawke's Bay councils are getting government funding to investigate setting up a water agency to manage drinking, storm and sewage water across the whole region.

Napier residents called for more action from the government to stop young people joining gangs, a week after shots were fired during a large gang brawl.

Three hundred renal patients have been caught up in a data blunder at Hawke's Bay district health board.

Most of the funding will go towards a plan to bring together the visitor centre, start-up companies, and a Rocket Lab education centre in the Hawke's Bay town.

A large crack extending across a rockface in Hawke's Bay poses a danger for tourists and passersby, says the Department of Conservation.

Pellets from a gunshot were found to have hit a child's car seat during a shooting on Sunday that left a 25-year-old man with injuries to his head, face and torso.

One person has been taken to hospital following a shooting in Napier.

A stomach full of plastic - including a whole plastic bottle and parts of a balloon - is a likely cause of death to a juvenile toroa/southern royal albatross, the Department of Conservation says. Audio