A man is in a critical condition after being assaulted in Wairoa on Thursday evening. stuff.co.nz/national/crime/1…

A Hawke's Bay taxi driver has been suspended by his employer after being accused of racially abusing another driver, telling the New Zealand citizen of almost two decades to go back to "where he came from." stuff.co.nz/national/1124304…

Thousands of people are arriving at three small marae near Napier for the tangi of the family killed in a crash near Taupō on Sunday. stuff.co.nz/national/1123980…

A Napier mother says her baby was "minutes from dying" after she gave her too much mouth gel. stuff.co.nz/life-style/paren…

Hawke's Bay man who led police on a high-speed pursuit near Blenheim tried, unsuccessfully, to bolt from court moments after pleading guilty. stuff.co.nz/national/crime/1…

The trust raising funds to expand Te Mata Park in Hawke's Bay has signed an unconditional purchase agreement to buy 8.5 hectares of land adjacent to the park and its famous peak. stuff.co.nz/environment/1123…

Funds are being raised to support the two surviving children of a couple who were killed in a crash, along with five of their children. stuff.co.nz/national/1123655…

Gisborne's Captain Cook statue to be moved and put indoors in May. stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/ne…

Conditions at Hawke's Bay Prison have improved, but still have a way to go, according to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier. stuff.co.nz/national/crime/1…

Eastern District (Hawke’s Bay) is second only to Northland when it comes to methamphetamine use, according to testing of the nation's wastewater systems. stuff.co.nz/national/1123521…

Whanau that lost seven members in a fatal crash north of Taupō is from Hastings. stuff.co.nz/national/1123390…

A month-long, slow-motion earthquake has pushed parts of the North Island's east coast 3 to 4 centimetres further east without anyone other than scientists knowing. stuff.co.nz/science/11231025…

A "poor pattern of care" at Hawke's Bay Hospital was responsible for a 68-year-old woman's death a report from the Health and Disability Commission says. stuff.co.nz/national/health/…

Hastings halfback Emma Jensen will play for the Barbarians against the USA this weekend. stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/blac…

Hawke's Bay couple Sally and John Woodham have spent 40 years perfecting their four-hectare property. stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed…

Napier five-year-old Carter Sim has seen the inside of a hospital more times than most will in a lifetime. stuff.co.nz/national/health/…

The 22-year-old Hawke's Bay woman who was reported missing has been found dead. stuff.co.nz/national/1122946…

Police are asking for the public's help in finding missing Hawke's Bay woman Autumn Sciascia. stuff.co.nz/national/1122897…

The small Hawke's Bay settlement of Porangahau is mourning the loss of a stalwart. stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/ne…

The man killed when his car hit a tree in Napier on Thursday was Floyd Tuitonga Tiepa of Hastings. stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/ne…