The rise and fall of champion jockey Opie Bosson unfolded in seconds as four jockeys fell from their horses as he won the major sprint at Hawke`s Bay`s biggest race-day of the year.Bosson rode Red Badge Spring Sprint winner Times... Read...
Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a man in Flaxmere, Hastings, overnight.Eastern District Police were called to Ramsay Crescent about 11.45pm on Thursday after two people were found injured outside... Read...
A quick thinking neighbour has helped save a man`s life during a Hastings house fire.The blaze started in the kitchen of a home on Avenue Rd West about 9.30pm on Wednesday, and led to a man in his 50s being taken to Hawke`s Bay... Read...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been forced to abort her visit to Hawke`s Bay today with her flight unable to land due to poor weather. Ardern was due to visit Hastings today alongside Housing Minister Megan Woods for a $192m... Read...
Hastings District Council is developing inner-city housing that it hopes will add to the city centre`s revitalisation.It`s repurposing and reimagining of the buildings at 206 Queen St West and 223 Heretaunga St West – once home... Read...
Hastings police used excessive force in subduing a man who suffered serious injuries including a fractured neck, punctured lung and broken ribs during an arrest, an inquiry has found. The Independence Police Conduct Authority said... Read...
Another of Hawke`s Bay`s highway bridges is under restrictions with an announcement on Friday of speed and weight limits on the 70-year-old State Highway 50 Fernhill Bridge between Napier and Hastings.No date for the implementation... Read...
Police have arrested a man wanted over a shooting in Christchurch who spent the past month on the run from authorities.Hendrix Jury, who was pictured travelling to Hawke`s Bay on a domestic flight to Napier in the wake of the shooting,... Read...