Hawke's Bay

The man at the centre of an armed stand-off with police in Napier last month had consumed "a large amount of methamphetamine" destined for a drug deal, says a police summary of facts.

A second confirmed case of measles in Hawke's Bay - affecting an infant - has prompted health authorities to place 28 people in isolation.

The trucking industry has stepped in to help single mum Benny Hone get the training she needs to become a truck driver so she can support her 10 kids.

Community patrols will be set up for the next full moon in July after a spate of attacks in Hastings in recent weeks.

A 25-year-old man is under arrest after a woman was held hostage in an incident involving armed police in Napier, which ended safely early this morning.

Hawke's Bay DHB's chief executive Kevin Snee has resigned to take up the same, long-vacant position at Waikato DHB.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 29-year-old man suffering gunshot wounds died in Wairoa Hospital.

A Napier City Councillor has been subpoenaed to give evidence in High Court proceedings about a decision to build a $41m pool complex.

The Napier-Wairoa rail line has reopened today, seven years after major storm damage closed the tracks. Video

Hastings District Council has formally apologised to local iwi over the way it allowed Craggy Range winery to build a zig-zagging track up Te Mata Peak.

A dam, a lime juicing plant and a Māori tourism venture are among 19 Hawke's Bay projects to receive $68 million dollars in cash from the Provincial Growth Fund.

Soaring prices for forestry land are proof that fears of farmland disappearing under trees, Wairoa's mayor says. The median price of forestry rose 45 percent in a year, figures show.

Twelve Papua New Guinean workers who spent about $1000 each to get jobs in New Zealand were unpaid for four weeks' work at Te Mata Estate after three people pocketed more than $25,000 from the winery.

Hawke's Bay mayors have called for the extended ban following a "proliferation" in gang membership, violence and crime in the region over the past 12 months.

Benny Haerewa was released from jail in 2010. Today he pleaded guilty to 11 violence and sexual violence charges committed between 2015 and 2017.

Mothers hope this week's budget will have funding to help parents get better qualifications.

The government has steps to take to better protect migrant workers from exploitation, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay and Gisborne residents are among the most likely to be killed by a gun in New Zealand.

Anaesthetic technicians in Hawke's Bay have walked off the job today as part of a long-running dispute about pay and conditions.