Around 25 hectares of mature pine trees have been burnt as a fire rips through a forestry block around Waitara Rd and Pohokura Rd. Read...

The crash occurred on State Highway 50 in the Hastings District at around 2:20am. Read...

Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatane, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikoura. Fire and Emergency warned extreme heat... Read...

The alerts were in place by MetService for Whakatane, Napier, Hastings, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikoura for Friday and the weekend where temperatures in the low to mid thirties were expected. Read...

Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatane, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikoura. Read...

Puke Aute papakainga south of Hastings has 10 new houses built on Maori ancestral land as well as vege gardens, lambs, chickens and pigs. Read...

Napier is forecast to hit 35C on Sunday, while Hastings could crank it even higher to a scorching 36C. Read...

Hastings District Council urges public to help return seven red-eared sliders. Read...

A 19-year-old was arrested and charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Read...

Donnett Dellow is in her sixth season as head of security at the Hastings water park. Her grandkids think she is the coolest. Read...