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One of the indoor drug growing operations uncovered by Hawke's Bay police.
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Hawke's Bay drug bust nets $1 million in cannabis

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Police have discovered an indoor cannabis growing operation in Hawke's Bay with an estimated $1 million worth of cannabis being grown. Searches of four properties in the region by the Eastern District Organised Crime Unit resulted in 1053 plants being found, along with approximately 10 kilos of cannabis plant.  The four properties...

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The new container park off Battery Rd in Ahuriri.

New container park 'doesn't fit'

The development of a container park in Ahuriri is out of place in terms of how the suburb has developed over the past few years, says Napier Hill resident Tim...

The truck and trailer unit was pulled from the water about 5pm yesterday after it went off the road and plunged about 50m down a bank, killing the driver.

Police name deceased truck driver

A man who was pulled from the cab of a submerged truck near Taihape on Tuesday has been named by police.

Cafer Unac, lodge proprietor, is awaiting a cheque for damages caused in a driving incident on March 29.

Drink driver faces $7500 for damage

A man who rammed two cars and the frontage of a small lodge on Napier's Marine Parade in a morning-after drink-driving incident six weeks ago is expecting to pay at...

Police have nabbed two boys who were on a stealing spree in Taradale.

Boys acting suspiciously caught after tip off call

Smart work by a member of the public yesterday resulted in police nabbing two boys they say had been on a stealing spree in Taradale.

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