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Controversial ‘Please Walk on Me’ flag artwork stolen

A highly controversial flag installation at Hastings Art Gallery — which invited visitors to “please” walk on a New Zealand flag — has been...

One dead after vehicle plunges into water in early-morning Wairoa crash

A person has died after a vehicle crashed into the water in Wairoa early this morning. Emergency services were called at around 4.10am to reports...

Botched Hawke’s Bay surgery leaves woman paralysed

A woman in her sixties was left permanently paralysed and reliant on a wheelchair after a 2020 back operation at Hawke’s Bay Hospital went...

Hastings woman’s death last month being treated as homicide

Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide. Emergency services were called to an...

Hawke’s Bay employer jailed for raping and exploiting two foreign workers

46-year-old Parminder Singh, an Indian immigrant with New Zealand residency, was a director of a Hawke’s Bay labour hire company at the time of...

Appeal for information following Waipa fatal crash

Police are appealing for information from the public following a fatal crash in the Waipa District on Saturday 18 October. Emergency services were notified of...

Police training exercise in Wairoa

There will be an increased presence of Police in Wairoa today as officers take part in a training exercise. Police will be training around Summerville...

Police updates – Twyford burglaries, Southland illegal whitebaiting, Gordonton fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 November 2025. Hawke's Bay Police investigating Twyford burglaries Hawke's Bay Police are investigating a series of rural burglaries...

Hawke’s Bay Police increasing resources for long weekend

Police in Hawke’s Bay will be working hard to ensure the community remains safe this long weekend. Hawke’s Bay is expected to get an influx...

Police urge vigilance after suspicious approach to young girl in Whakatu

Hastings Police investigating a suspicious approach in the Whakatu area would like to advise parents to be alert, not alarmed. At around 3.15pm on Tuesday...

Fires, outages and closures as severe winds batter both islands

Thousands of properties across New Zealand have been left without power overnight as wild weather continues to lash large parts of the country. According to...

Person dies following boating incident off Napier

A person has died following a boating incident off Napier on Tuesday. Police were contacted at 1.40pm after two people failed to return from a...

NPC 2025 Semifinal 2: Canterbury 43-19 Hawke’s Bay

Canterbury have beaten Hawkes's Bay in Semifinal 2 of the Bunnings NPC 2025 at Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch tonight. They will meet Otago in...

Wattie’s cuts more Hawke’s Bay crops

Wattie’s New Zealand, owned by US food giant Kraft-Heinz, is further scaling back its sourcing of key Hawke’s Bay crops—beetroot, corn, and tomatoes—following an...

Police investigating death of Hastings man

Police are investigating after a man died following an altercation in Hastings over the weekend. Officers were called to a Mahora property shortly after 9:45am...

NPC 2025 QF3: Hawke’s Bay 26-12 Taranaki

Hawke's Bay have beaten Taranaki 26-12 in their Bunnings NPC quarterfinal today in McLean Park in Napier. https://youtu.be/J6CUWATs5ME?si=yuQWbIhGYMqTq37d

NPC 2025 Round 10: Manawatu 10-38 Hawke’s Bay

Hawke's Bay have beaten Manawatu 10-38 in their Round 10 Bunnings NPC clash today at the Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North. https://youtu.be/RWETlxM_59E?si=uXIHo4dmn1-xYy1p

Missing person: Have you seen Cecil?

Police are appealing for sightings of 62-year-old Cecil, reported missing in Tauranga. Cecil was last seen around a week ago in the Ohauiti/Hairini area of...

Fatal house fire in Hastings

One person has been located deceased following a house fire in Hastings. Emergency services were called to Tamatea Street in Mahora around 2:40pm today. The formal...

Napier tutor convicted of indecent assault on students sentenced to Home Detention

Entomologist and tutor Rashmi Kant, 51, has been convicted of indecently assaulting three of his school-age students while tutoring them in 2023 and 2024. The...

NPC 2025 Round 9: Hawke’s Bay 45-28 Auckland

Hawke's Bay have beaten Auckland 45-28 in their Round 9 NPC clash at McLean Park in Napier. https://youtu.be/W7_fzDt2Q5w?si=AbM-5FOL8X9pL8rK

NPC 2025 Round 8: Taranaki 38-24 Hawke’s Bay

Taranaki have beaten Hawke's Bay 38-24 in their Round 9 Bunnings NPC clash this evening at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth. https://youtu.be/jBOrXkn1-hY?si=AGE29ZJ7Qsh82Vwd

Wattie’s doubles down on Hawke’s Bay peach cut back

Wattie’s has confirmed it is reducing the volume of Hawke’s Bay peaches it buys as demand for New Zealand–grown canned fruit declines, with consumers...

NPC 2025 Round 7: Bay of Plenty 21-24 Hawke’s Bay

Hawke's Bay have beaten Bay of Plenty 21-24 in their Round 7 Bunnings NPC clash today at the Tauranga Domain. https://youtu.be/nU0EdKaGoeI?si=qbffpajMp7LM9Gnj

Two more youths charged with murder of Kaea Karauria

Hawke’s Bay Police have charged an additional two youths with murder following the homicide investigation into the death of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria. The two youths...

Two arrests in large-scale Hawke’s Bay cannabis growing operation

Hawke’s Bay Police have located more than 200 nearly mature cannabis plants at a property in Hastings on Thursday. The plants have an estimated street...

Youth charged with murder after the death of Kaea Karauria

A teenager has been charged with murder following an investigation into the death of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria. Today, Police arrested and charged the youth for...

Police execute warrants, make arrests across Hawke’s Bay

Four gang members have been arrested and a number of search warrants have been executed overnight as Hawke’s Bay Police continue to put pressure...

NPC 2025 Round 6: Hawke’s Bay 45-19 Wellington

Hawke's Bay have beaten Wellington 45-19 in their Round 6 Bunnings NPC clash today at McLean Park in Napier. https://youtu.be/BGGPlQ-Qokk?si=lkV2s24eQHa_VvJp

Gang Conflict Warrant in place in Hawke’s Bay

A Gang Conflict Warrant is now in place across Hawke’s Bay as Police respond to concerning incidents of gang violence. Inspector Dean Clifford says the...

NPC 2025 Round 5: Northland 27-21 Hawke’s Bay

Northland have beaten Hawke's Bay 27-21 in their Round 5 Bunnings NPC clash today at Okara Park in Whangarei. https://youtu.be/fwiR8MiaFs8?si=Kdxo1XVMWtLNfCUk

NPC 2025 Round 4: Hawke’s Bay 7-26 Canterbury

Canterbury have beaten Hawke's Bay in their Round 4 Bunnings NPC clash tonight at McLean Park in Napier. https://youtu.be/ccPg6IhlIAY?si=woArgCp9NnC5xCpT

NPC 2025 Round 3: Hawke’s Bay 36-22 North Harbour

Hawke's Bay have beaten North Harbour 36-22 in their Round 3 Bunnings NPC clash at McLean Park in Napier. https://youtu.be/Ykr_S7CI2Nw?si=XsQ3JDFN_-35b74b

Man charged with murder over cold-case killing of Hawke’s Bay father

Nearly seven years after 45-year-old father Eddie Peters was killed in Flaxmere, Police have charged a man with his murder. Detective Inspector Dave de Lange...

Missing person: Have you seen Traiten?

Police are asking for the public’s help finding Traiten, who has been reported missing from the Hutt Valley area. The 32-year-old was reported missing at...

Napier man arrested for possession of prohibited firearms

Police have seized five prohibited firearms during a search of a Napier home, leading to the arrest of a 42-year-old firearms licence holder. The operation...

Police updates – Fatal crash Waipukurau, Wai-iti death name release

Updates on crimes and investigations for 30 June 2025. Fatal Crash, Takapau Road, Waipukurau One person has died following a serious crash early Sunday morning in...

Grieving family outraged after killer found not guilty by reason of insanity

The family of Patrick Reweti, a 49-year-old man fatally stabbed and burned in Hastings, is devastated after his killer, Chalton Mason Lawson, was found...

Air NZ flight in precautionary response at Hawke’s Bay airport

Emergency services were placed on standby at Hawke's Bay Airport on Friday morning after Air New Zealand flight NZ5025 from Auckland to Napier received...

Arrest made in relation to homicide of Kaea Karauria

Police have charged a teenager after alleged interference in the murder investigation of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria. The girl was taken into custody on 16 June,...

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