Napier
Tre' Packard - Stunning SeaWalls
Tre' Packard is the Hawaii-based founder and director of PangeaSeed, which uses art, science and education to further ocean conservation. Tre' Packard is in Napier, where this weekend the street art… Audio
Manhunt in Napier after hit-and-run
Police are looking for a 31-year-old man after a hit-and-run left another man in a critical condition.
Officers cleared of assault to face other inquiries
Four police officers found not guilty of assaulting a man during an arrest in Napier last year will now face employment and IPCA investigations.
'You can negotiate for as long as it takes': AOS leader gives evidence in officers' trial
A group of officers charged with assault should not have used tasers on a wanted man who refused to leave his car, an AOS senior manager says.
Accused officers were left without leader during arrest, court told
The police officer in charge of four others accused of using excessive force during an arrest was not present for all of it, a court has been told.
Sulphur fire at Hawke's Bay fertiliser plant
A toxic sulphur blaze that broke out at a Ravensdown fertiliser plant is now out.
Officer in charge of arresting Greg McPeake got glass in his ey
The police officer in charge of an arrest that saw officers use pepper spray, tasers and police dogs says he left his team leaderless after getting glass in his eye. Audio
Motorists told to avoid area around Napier fire
A hazardous fire has been burning at the Ravensdown fertiliser plant just south of Napier. RNZ reporter Edward Gay joins us from the cordon. Audio
Court shown last moments of man's life, captured on police came
A court has been shown the last moments of Greg McPeake's life captured in police camera's, at the trial of four officers charged with assaulting him with weapons last year. Audio
Tasers and dogs used on suspect in car, court told
Four police officers have been accused of using excessive force against a wanted man who later died.
Four police officers on trial for assault
Two of the officers allegedly used tasers on a suspect who later died.
'Quick fix' of broken door handle led to boy's death
A broken door handle led to the death of a Napier school boy found hanging from a bathroom window by his shirt last year, an inquest has been told. Video
Man drowns while swimming off Napier coast
A man has drowned while swimming near Marine Parade in Napier this afternoon.
Inquest begins into Napier pirmary school death
A coronial inquest has heard of a lack of health and safety rules at a Napier School where a nine-year-old boy died after getting stuck in a toilet cubicle. Video, Audio
Pokemon players turn crime-fighters in Napier
Four aspiring Pokemon Masters turned crime-fighters in Napier last night when they gave chase after hearing a car alarm and witnessing a masked man sprinting away. Audio
Pokémon hunters catch alleged thief
Four Pokémon hunters who foiled a theft in Napier say a masked man was seconds from getting away when they tackled him.
Winners of kapa haka festival named
Te Rōpū Raukura, from Rotorua Boys' and Rotorua Girls' High School, has won the national secondary schools' kapa haka competition in Napier. Audio
Man injured in Napier not shot, police say
A man injured in Napier this afternoon wasn't shot as previously believed, police say.
Global artists spread message of marine conservation
Earlier this year, high profile local and international artists converged on Napier to paint inner city walls with a message about the importance of marine conservation issues. Audio
Hunt for hammer-and-bandana burglar
Police are hunting a hammer-brandishing burglar who crashed his vehicle trying to flee a Hawke's Bay house.
