Failed premium appliance company Kitchen Things` Napier and Nelson stores will be permanently closed down this weekend. Read...

Another teen was arrested earlier this week. Read...

A Z service station in Ahuriri, Napier has been gifted a new name from Ngati Parau. The site formally known as `Z Kennedy Road`, has officially been changed to `Z... Read...

Today, Police arrested and charged the youth for the fatal stabbing of Kaea in Napier on 11 May. Read...

A teenager has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria in Napier on May 11. Read...

The call comes after a serious assault involving youth, a stabbing and the gang conflict warrant issued across Hawke`s Bay. Read...

Police say a patrol car was not responding to a job when it crashed into a fence at a residential address in Napier. Read...

The vehicle looked to have cut across the footpath before crashing into a property in Napier. Read...

Two men have been charged with the cultivation of cannabis from a rural address in Hawke’s Bay after a pre-planned police search uncovered what they allege is a “significant” operation. The search warrant was carried out at a Puketitiri Rd address northwest of Napier, situated near the Kaweka Forest Park, on Friday, August 22. The police said they seized what they described as a “significant amount of cannabis”. A significant amount of cannabis was found during a police search warrant at a Puketitiri address. Photo / NZME Several patrol vehicles were seen heading back to town on Puketitiri Rd after 6pm on Friday. The men, aged 33 and 44, are due to reappear in Hastings District Court on September 16. “If you have concerns about illegal drug use in your community, please call 111 if there is an immediate public safety risk, or contact us via 105 online or by phone to make a report,” the police said. Read...

Napier’s popular Pacifica restaurant has closed its doors for good. Read...