Riversdale Beach locals described how a small group of drunk teenagers rampaged through town destroying signs, harassing pedestrians and generally behaving badly.
New Zealand
Tue, Oct 28
GeoNet said the tremor struck at 1.08am around 5km south of Napier, at a depth of 24km.
Mon, Oct 27
A state of emergency was declared for the Clutha District this afternoon due to extensive damage from the severe winds that battered large parts of the country yesterday.
Fri, Oct 24
Police are working to understand what occurred, and inquiries are ongoing.
Crime and Justice
Wed, Oct 22
Police said the incident was reported to them at 1.40pm.
Tue, Oct 21
Wild weather is lashing central New Zealand, with power outages, road warnings and more severe conditions forecast later this week.
Severe weather strikes the South Island and part of the lower North Island, in what MetService calls a precursor to a "potentially more impactful" system later this week.
Mon, Oct 20
MetService has issued some orange-level weather warnings for the coming week as a humid northwest flow moves across the country.
Sun, Oct 19
Chapter president Angus Benson, known as Heil Dogg, was feeling under "significant pressure", a coroner says.
Wed, Oct 15
Police speaking with those involved and are interested in hearing from anyone with information.
Mon, Oct 13
Water Safety NZ wants a crackdown on temporary swimming pools after a coroner reports on another drowning.
Fri, Oct 10
Grey District Council said an emergency operations centre had been activated, and warned people to stay out of floodwaters as river levels rise in the area.
The Hastings District Council-owned property at 22 Napier Rd is zoned for medium-density residential housing.
Politics
Wed, Oct 8
Hastings District Council has voted unanimously for additional changes to its Local Alcohol Policy, including pubs closing at 2am instead of 3am.
Mon, Oct 6
It's not the first time there’s been paint troubles for the popular Hawke's Bay landmark.
The 15-year-old was found critically injured at an Alexander Ave address following reports of disorder on May 11.
Thu, Oct 2
An increasing number of electric motorbike riders are using council-owned parks and reserves for riding.
Tue, Sep 30
Emergency services were called to Tamatea Street in Mahora at around 2.40pm yesterday.
"I just expected it to be there, but the entire middle section was missing," one voter says.
Thu, Sep 25
MetService has issued multiple orange warnings for heavy rain and strong winds, with weather watches also in place across several regions.
Tue, Sep 16
Some growers have partly blamed the move on foreign competitors, who entered the market following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Business
A man died in custody at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison on Sunday.
Mon, Sep 15
"Police are not ruling out further arrests and are continuing to investigate the tragic death," Detective Inspector Dave De Lange said.
Fri, Sep 12
"We don’t dump rubbish - it’s stupid and beyond a joke. So we decided to do something about it."
Two men allegedly built three rooms and a loft inside a business and had plants coming into production in just three months.
Thu, Sep 11
