Hawkes Bay

Four police officers have been accused of using excessive force against a wanted man who later died.

Two of the officers allegedly used tasers on a suspect who later died.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council says plans are progressing to prevent future oil and gas exploration near the region's water supply.

A new report shows three Havelock North wells can draw water that is less than a year old.

Andy Pearce has resigned as the chair of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's investment company, which is developing the $900 million project.

Temperatures reached record levels in parts of eastern New Zealand as high pressure and a warm air mass combined to create sweltering conditions.

Authorities will assess the inland road to Kaikōura before aid convoys resume, after today's "severe" aftershock. Video

Hawke's Bay hospital is at capacity and people with non-urgent conditions should seek treatment elsewhere, its DHB says.

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has ordered an independent review of the controversial $900 million Ruataniwha water storage project.

Name suppression has lapsed for a Hawkes Bay woman charged over the death of her husband.

A 62-year-old accused of killing his son at a rural Hawkes Bay settlement has made a brief appearance in the High Court at Wellington by video link.

A Waipawa farm has been ordered to pay $130,000 in fines and reparations after a worker died when they were crushed under a quad bike.

A treaty settlement signed by several Hawke's Bay hapū is said to be sound, despite three of the seven hapū involved in the settlement refusing to sign.

A broken door handle led to the death of a Napier school boy found hanging from a bathroom window by his shirt last year, an inquest has been told. Video

A man has drowned while swimming near Marine Parade in Napier this afternoon.