Election 2017: 'Minor party' candidates, independents
Meet the region's candidates not yet profiled for their electorates.
Push to solve Hastings robbery
An aggravated robbery in Hastings will feature on a television show in a bid to help solve the case.
Thieves take $5500 guitar
Owner reckons rare guitar stolen from his store will only reappear on the black market because it is so distinctive.
Paedophile's conviction quashed
Graeme Barry was charged with breaching his supervision, but the sentence was overturned on appeal.
At a glance: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Labour's Meka Whaitiri is hoping to retain her seat in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti this election.
At a glance: Tukituki
Water is the first thing that springs to mind when people talk about the electorate's issues.
Hundreds rally in water fight
Protest against water conservation order saw 400 tractors hit the road in Hawke's Bay.
Gastro risk real
An international expert visiting New Zealand says there's nothing stopping another outbreak like Havelock North, and tourists ought to be told.
Dad-of-six killed in crash
Matthew Kyte was devoted to his family and his faith. "Fly high my bro we will miss you."
Kiwi jailed for murder
Peter Beckett, a former Napier city councillor, found guilty of murdering his wife in Canada.
One dead in Napier crash
Victim died at the scene of single-vehicle crash early on Saturday morning.
Pitchforks won't sway tribunal
Special tribunal overseeing the next Hawke's Bay water battle won't be influenced by opponents.
Died in mum's arms
"Mum, we've got to go," Singer Alicia Kirkpatrick told her mum. She died in the car, her three kids in the back.
Environment groups 'being intimidated'
Environmental groups put orchardists 'on notice' over tactics
Slip could block Manawatū River
"Huge volume" of unstable rock, 170 times larger than slip that closed state highway, could be next to go in Manawatū Gorge.
Taking chance on ex-prisoners
Work after prison reduces chances of re-offending and can be a "game changer", says Corrections boss.
Mumps case at Bay school
Parents at Waipukurau school urged to check their kids' vaccination status.
Church pastor 'employed slave'
Hawke's Bay pastor allegedly lured Samoan man to NZ to run a youth group, only to force him to pick apples.
Family 'living in van'
Napier mayor and Housing NZ reject claim that a family with nine kids are sleeping in a van.
Fine for low paraglider flight
Hawke's Bay man says video was misleading and "made it look like I'm going 100 miles an hour".
Ardern's Bay housing pledge
A fleeting visit to Hawke's Bay saw Labour leader hold babies and admire apples.
One dead in Hawke's Bay crash
One person is dead and two others injured in a serious crash near Frasertown in Hawkes Bay.