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Body found at Napier beach

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A body has been located at a beach in Napier. At around 8:25pm on Thursday 5 February, Police were notified that a body was seen...

Investigation launched after body found on worksite

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Police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a body at a worksite on Taihape Road, Omahu in Hawke's Bay, earlier today. Staff were...

Name release: Workplace incident, Rangitikei

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Police can now release the name of the person who died following a workplace incident on Taihape-Napier Road, Rangitikei, on Tuesday 13 January. He was...

Ruthe breaks NZ junior 800m record in race against Tanner

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Teenage middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe continued his rapid rise by breaking his own New Zealand junior 800 metres record at the Potts Classic in...

Homicide investigation launched in Marewa

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Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Marewa, Hawke's Bay, this morning. Emergency services were called to Savage Cres...

Fatal crash: Waiohiki

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One person has died following a crash on State Highway 50, Korokipo Road this morning. Police were called to the single vehicle crash southwest of...

Name release: Fatal crash, Napier

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Police have named the man who died in hospital after being struck by a car on McGrath Street, Napier, on 26 December. He was Carl...

Police seek public help in investigation into death of Teishallia Te Paea

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Police investigating the death of Teishallia Te Paea are appealing to the public for information as enquiries continue. Detective Inspector Martin James, Eastern District Manager...

Man dies after being struck by car in Napier on 26 December

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A man has died after being struck by a car in Napier on 26 December. The incident occurred at around 10.10pm on McGrath Street. The...

Residents evacuated as fast-moving vegetation fire destroys buildings near Hastings

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Residents living around the Farmhouse Lodge on the outskirts of Fernhill are being evacuated due to a vegetation fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand has...

Former Napier teacher jailed over sexual offending against five students

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A former Napier teacher has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to multiple sexual offences involving five of his students. Matthew Ireland,...

Hastings man jailed after FBI tip foils planned court-day mass stabbing

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A Hastings-based man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after a joint investigation uncovered extensive child exploitation offending and a...

Keep your homes secure this summer – police

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As the summer season approaches and more people spend time outdoors, Hawke’s Bay Police are reminding residents to take extra precautions to keep their...

Police to maintain ‘strong presence’ in Napier ahead of headstone unveiling gathering

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Police will have an increased and highly visible presence across Napier this Saturday as a large gathering is expected for a headstone unveiling ceremony,...

Police sting nets gang trio in major meth operation across Hawke’s Bay

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A covert operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in Central Hawke's Bay and Hastings has led to the arrest of two gang members and...

Controversial ‘Please Walk on Me’ flag artwork stolen

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...
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