Skin cancer warning: 33yo Hawke’s Bay father dies from melanoma on New Year’s Eve
“The biggest thing with that age is they don’t understand the idea of permanence. He understands Dad’s gone,…
Central Hawke’s Bay world No 1 Briana Stephenson steps up at Potts Classic athletics
Her weekend included a personal best in the shot put, and going 0.01s shy of her personal best…
Road worker death on Napier-Taihape Rd being investigated by WorkSafe
The crash happened near Comet Rd and Kuripapongo Bridge at Ngamahanga, about halfway up Napier-Taihape Rd, inside the…
Hawke’s Bay: One person seriously injured in accident on rural property near Te Pōhue
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Diving tragedy: Man dies in evening incident off Mahia Peninsula – NZ Herald
Diving tragedy: Man dies in evening incident off Mahia Peninsula NZ Herald25-year-old named as swimmer missing in Waikato River…
Extreme heat shuts Hawke’s Bay brewery
By mid-afternoon, Downes said the thermometer inside the pizza kitchen station was reading 45C. “We decided that conditions…
Large fire in Hawke’s Bay burns through Pan Pac-managed forest and DoC land
As of 9am, the alert was no longer in place according to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. A…
Free week of bus travel as Hawke’s Bay unveils biggest network shake-up in years
The regional council said the new network represented the most significant public transport changes in almost two decades,…
Heat wave health risks: How to spot heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Heat stress occurs when we produce more body heat than normal. Jim Cotter, a professor at the University…
3 injured after tractor and car collide in Hawke’s Bay
NZ Herald 9 Jan, 2026 11:07 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium…
Pakipaki vegetation fire sparks evacuations as Hawke’s Bay heat rises
“The fire was contained by 4.50pm and crews had left the scene by 6.05pm.” Two crews from Hastings…
Hawke’s Bay heat: Hastings’ temperature forecast for Sunday soars to 38C
As the predicted situation started to materialise today, MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said the forecast peak temperature had…