The brawl, which occurred during the early hours of the morning at the Common Room bar, left several people injured and one in hospital.
Crime and Justice
9:27am
Police said the two unconnected incidents, which resulted in a man being taken to hospital, occurred in Hastings last night.
Tuesday 11:37am
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.
The company has refused to say how many jobs are affected.
Tue, Mar 24
"We've said to NZTA, don't even bring it at us, because we ain't going to do it, and it'd be a cold day in hell if it happened," says Wairoa's mayor.
Environment
Sun, Mar 22
Several people were injured in the melee "involving both men and women".
Fri, Mar 20
Police said the man was not an employee at the site and the death was being treated as unexplained.
The $250 million is being spent in Hawke's Bay to stop rivers flooding homes - but beachfront communities say they want the same sort of investment for their homes.
New Zealand
It's a staple of the Kiwi diet, but the biggest price increase for mince in decades may leave people paying more for their traditionally cheap lunch.
Wed, Mar 18
Police are investigating three fatal crashes in Hastings, Mangaweka and Lindis Pass today, with multiple roads closed and serious crash inquiries under way.
Sun, Mar 15
Roughly 100 seniors in the district need residential care, with families forced to send loved ones hours away after Cyclone Gabrielle closed the town’s only facility.
Health
Napier’s squabbling councillors were given the biggest pay bump of all councillors in the region when they came into office, an average increase almost six times the rate of inflation.
Police want to speak with a man with spikey hair who wears a coat with "buttons down the front and deep pockets on the side".
Fri, Mar 13
Air New Zealand is cancelling around 1100 flights until early May as it deals with the fallout of rising fuel prices.
Thu, Mar 12
The Commerce Commission said the scheme, based in Hawke's Bay, markets itself through popular social media apps.
Joseph Matamata was jailed for 11 years in 2020 for using 13 people as slaves and 10 charges of human trafficking.
The deputy mayor role is now up for grabs for Napier’s 11 councillors for the third time since Mayor Richard McGrath was elected in October.
Wed, Mar 11
"The victim sustained serious injuries, and both occupants are understandably very shaken by the incident," police said.
Mayor Richard McGrath's standing down his Deputy Mayor Sally Crown was the focus of a private meeting.
Politics
Tue, Mar 10
Central Stags opening bowler Brett Randell tore through the Northern Districts top order in round six of the Plunket Shield competition on Saturday, taking five wickets in five consecutive balls.
Cricket
Sun, Mar 8
For 39 years, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Napier City Council have maintained a wall of pea metal to keep the sea from eroding away the beach as mother nature slowly took away the beloved beach’s sand.
Fri, Mar 6
A 400% increase in the fine was introduced by Central Government in October 2024 - taking it from $150 to $750.
Tue, Mar 3
Ronndog Elliott Keefe, 21, has been publicly identified after suppression was lifted. He was jailed for more than five years for amassing child abuse material and planning a knife attack on a mosque or mall.
Fri, Feb 27
