Desperate dad teaches kids to hitchhike 45km due to school bus cuts
Mike Brown is helping his children hitch-hike to school after their bus route was terminated at the end of 2024 by the ...
Desperate Hawke’s Bay dad teaches kids to hitchhike 45km due to school bus cut
A Hawke’s Bay dad is helping his son and daughter learn to hitchhike to school after their rural school bus route was terminated by the Ministry of Education. Mike Brown lives on a family farm near ...
Woman charged after man fell to his death from top of car in Napier
Reif Cotter was travelling on a mattress on the roof of a station wagon before he fell onto the road.
Machete-wielding man Tasered and pepper-sprayed by police in Napier
A man who pulled a machete on police and got Tasered and pepper-sprayed in response is facing a range of charges.
Havelock North teen claims gold, silver at Oceania Orienteering Championships
A keen Hawke’s Bay teen runner has taken out a gold and a silver while representing New Zealand in one of Australasia’s premier orienteering events. Havelock North High School student Amy Nicoll, 17, ...