Hawke's Bay

The block of butter sold for a staggering $2200, all in the name of charity.

Iwi group Mana Ahuriri intends to purchase the land Hawke's Bay Pistol Club has used for 48 years.

Police say a patrol car was not responding to a job when it crashed into a fence at a residential address in Napier.

A woman who underwent surgery to relieve her back pain suffered an injury on the operating table, which left her dependent on a wheelchair.

Two young men feared they were going to die when a drug-using gang member they didn't know kidnapped them in their car.

The incumbent and her rival debated the region's water woes and rates rises.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has announced funding for horticulture growth in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti.

A string of homeowners are out by tens of thousands of dollars, after paying money upfront for building work that was done badly, or not at all. Audio

The Orange Sky van has become a safe haven for those struggling, homeless and families a like.

A resident complained to police about vandalism at a Hawke's Bay intersection more than six months before it contributed to a fatal crash.

The original figure of $7000 has been scaled back to about $5800.

Hato Hone St John's proposed axing of its pet therapy service promises to leave a trail of disappointment at one Hawke's Bay rest home.

Hardeep Singh says he's been forced to abandon plans to open a brothel in Hastings CBD because of intolerable pressure from local body election candidates.

Earth Sciences New Zealand analysis estimates more than 800,000 landslides were caused by the extreme weather event.

The increasing number of farms being planted in trees for carbon farming is raising fears about the spread of pests and fire risk. Audio

The girl's Hawke's Bay-based separated parents could not agree on which school she should go to - so the courts had to decide.

Kevan Salisbury has admitted offering to sell meth and party drug fantasy by the litre.

Over 5000 people have reported feeling the quake.

It was underpinned by an increase in container volumes, improved margins and cost control.

The country's last operational woollen dye house and spinning mill has been saved from the scrap heap.