Articles by Hawkes Bay Today
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National
Inmate dies at Hawke's Bay prison in 'unexplained' circumstances
Monday, 15 September 2025, 9:50amThe death of a prisoner at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison on Sunday is being treated as unexplained by police. Police were made...
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National
Teen charged with the murder of Napier boy
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 1:40pmA teen boy has been charged with murdering 15-year-old Kaea Karauria in Hawke’s Bay. Police on Tuesday arrested and charged...
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Crime
Two youths in custody after Napier liquor store ram raid
Monday, 8 September 2025, 9:14amA ram raid at a Napier liquor store has landed two youths in custody, and police searching for two others. The Kennedy Rd...
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National
Police make 'significant' cannabis bust at rural Hawke's Bay address
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 2:58pmTwo men have been charged with the cultivation of cannabis from a rural address in Hawke’s Bay after a pre-planned police...
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National
Cheaper rates for Napier residents who put their bins out less
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 3:39pmNapier residents who cut down their wheelie bin use by composting and recycling could see their rates bill cut down too. The...
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National
Car thief undone by his ‘horrendous driving’, crashing into ‘numerous’ other vehicles
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 3:28pmPolice tracked down and arrested a Hawke’s Bay man in a stolen car after his “horrendous driving” caused “numerous” crashes. The...
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National
MetService warns of overnight snow on Napier-Taupō Rd
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 1:23pmLate-night drivers on the Napier-Taupō Rd can expect a touch of snow on their windscreens as they drive along the road this...
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National
Plasterboard recycling trial a success: 'Exactly the result we were aiming for'
Sunday, 17 August 2025, 12:30pmHawke’s Bay has been piloting a new way to tackle one of the building industry’s most persistent waste streams - plasterboard. Since...
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National
Stolen vehicle crashes on highway south of Hastings after police pursuit abandoned
Monday, 4 August 2025, 2:10pmA stolen van driven away from a police officer as they tried to get it to stop was later involved in a serious crash that...
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National
'Potential gunman in the vicinity': Hawke's Bay Hospital in lockdown
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 2:19pmHawke’s Bay Hospital is in lockdown, with staff told a gunman could be in its vicinity. Armed police have surrounded the...
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National
Man charged over cold-case killing of Hawke’s Bay father
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 1:07pmNearly seven years after 45-year-old father Eddie Peters was killed in Flaxmere, police have charged a man with his murder. Detective...
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National
'We have you surrounded': Hawke's Bay house stand-off ends, police searching streets
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 12:55pmArmed police are searching residential streets in the Hawke’s Bay community after an earlier stand-off at a house. Cordons...
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National
Old Watties building burns in Hastings
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 3:01pmA fire has broken out at an old Wattie’s-owned industrial building in Hastings. Smoke could be seen billowing in the area...
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National
Hastings drinking water and waste water upgrades continue
Monday, 14 July 2025, 10:51amTwo major construction projects under way on Ōmāhu Rd and State Highway 2 are ensuring Hastings’ water infrastructure is...
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National
Flaxmere Woolworths site work begins, supermarket built by mid-2026
Sunday, 6 July 2025, 9:48amThe Hastings suburb of Flaxmere could have two supermarkets operating within a year, with a new Woolworths supermarket now...
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National
Motorist dies after early-morning crash in Waipukurau, Central Hawke’s Bay
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 1:20pmOne person has died following a early-morning crash in Central Hawke’s Bay. Police received a report of the single-vehicle...
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National
Family returning home to mourn 11yo after 'routine flu' turns fatal
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 3:22pmA grief-stricken Napier family is returning home to farewell 11-year-old son and brother Mateo Deveraturda, who died after...
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National
Home scorched as hoarded goods that surrounded it go up in flames
Saturday, 21 June 2025, 3:07pmA huge pile of hoarded goods caught fire overnight on Friday, starting an inferno that spread to the home they had surrounded. One...
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Crime
Stabbing in Hawke’s Bay, one taken to hospital with serious wounds
Friday, 20 June 2025, 11:30amOne person has been taken to hospital with serious stab wounds and another is in custody after disorder in the Hastings suburb...
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National
NZ’s newest $800m stretch of state highway opens to traffic
Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 9:08amThe first journeys over the $800 million Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatū Tararua Highway have begun. The new 11.5 kilometre highway...
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National
Rising concerns: Heavy rain and wind cause road closure, river surge
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 2:29pmWet and windy weather around Hawke’s Bay has caused a river level to surge and roads to close. A low-pressure system crossing...
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Lower North Island
$115,000 worth of second division Lotto wins in Hawke's Bay
Monday, 26 May 2025, 1:54pmTwo Hawke’s Bay Lotto players must have had their lucky socks on when they bought their tickets, after striking larger than...
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Crime
Napier: Group with weapons smashed vehicle as person inside called police
Monday, 19 May 2025, 3:41pmA person trapped in their vehicle as an armed group began smashing it with weapons, made a panicked call to Hawke’s Bay police...
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Lower North Island
Man critically injured in e-scooter crash in Hastings
Monday, 12 May 2025, 10:47amA man has been critically injured in a late-night e-scooter crash in the Hastings CBD. The man was taken to hospital after...
