A Hawke's Bay farmer has been sentenced to home detention after hundreds of his sheep were starved or had severe flystrike and parasite problems.
Crime and Justice
2:20pm
Abuse incident reports tripled to 152 in the three months to November 1, 2025, and January 31, 2026.
Politics
Wednesday 5:30pm
Police say a 36‑year‑old man will appear via a bedside hearing today charged with murder, as the victims’ family speaks of unimaginable loss.
Wednesday 2:18pm
A heavy rain watch is in place for Hawke's Bay from Tutira, as several states of emergency remain in force.
New Zealand
Wednesday 6:52am
1:31
The 37-year-old Flaxmere man is now accused of offending in Hastings and the Tūrangi area.
Tue, Apr 21
Police are investigating the deaths of a woman and two children at a property in Hastings over the weekend.
Mon, Apr 20
It's understood a man is in hospital in relation to the incident.
Emergency services were called to a property in Hastings early this morning following reports several people had been seriously injured.
Sun, Apr 19
Emergency services were called to the house in Bay View at around 5am on Sunday.
Monitoring system stopped communicating with the wider network during Cyclone Vaianu.
Fri, Apr 17
"This is an extremely distressing situation, and our thoughts are with everyone affected," Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chair Sophie Siers said.
1News understands the 51-cap All Black will run for the party in the Hawke’s Bay electorate of Tukituki.
Wed, Apr 15
Wairoa mayor Craig Little chose not to join other Hawke's Bay councils in declaring a local state of emergency during Cyclone Vaianu, calling it "woke" decision-making.
Tue, Apr 14
A Hawke’s Bay mayor claims the declaration of states of emergency for Cyclone Vaianu was "woke" decision-making, and says "there was a lot of panicking going on" over not too much.
Environment
Mon, Apr 13
A Hastings mechanic worked with vets to extract the swamp harrier hawk that had crashed through the front of an MG.
Fri, Apr 10
"We down in Central Hawke's Bay haven't even got bridges repaired from Cyclone Gabrielle and yet this government are prepared to pour another $18 million into this zombie project," one opponent said.
Wed, Apr 8
Various attempts to get the dam off the ground have been mired in controversy since it was first supported with $20m of council funding.
Tue, Apr 7
Parklands Residential Estate, near Park Island, is being built in stages on a 120ha site formerly known as the Lagoon Farm.
Mon, Apr 6
A Hastings councillor has failed in his bid to remove a mana whenua representative from the board of a new council organisation to manage the region’s water services.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, Apr 3
Richard McGrath, who doesn’t have a council car, said it was a good time for people to consider different forms of transport.
Thu, Apr 2
The brawl, which occurred during the early hours of the morning at the Common Room bar, left several people injured and one in hospital.
Wed, Apr 1
Police said the two unconnected incidents, which resulted in a man being taken to hospital, occurred in Hastings last night.
Tue, Mar 31
The company will close manufacturing sites in Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland, along with frozen packing lines in Hastings, following a company-wide consultation.
Business
Fri, Mar 27
A man was charged today for his alleged involvement in the brawl at the Common Room bar.
Wed, Mar 25
Police are seeking information on any other possible offending by the man in the Hastings area from March 14.
