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	Six-storey housing developments coming to this coastal city despite local opposition Stuff.co.nz - 2 hours ago (Stuff.co.nz) Napier City Council has updated its building rules, opening the door to six-storey terraced housing and apartment-style living. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Business



	House target of repeated attacks by a drone carrying fluorescent paint, nails and acid Stuff.co.nz - 6 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) A Napier house has been damaged by paint, nails and other items dropped from a drone over more than two and a half months Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Teen killed in motorbike crash was speeding three times the limit - coroner RadioNZ - 3 Nov (RadioNZ) The 19-year-old wasn`t wearing a helmet when he crashed in Napier last year. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	‘Always happy’ young motorbike rider killed after crashing into truck in Napier Stuff.co.nz - 3 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Jack Alexander MacConnell was involved in a high-speed collision with a parked truck in Napier in January 2024. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Australia's Northern Territory Police renew push for New Zealand officers RadioNZ - 28 Oct (RadioNZ) A team is heading to Auckland, Rotorua, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch in the next few weeks. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	One dead after failing to return from crayfishing trip off Napier coast RadioNZ - 21 Oct (RadioNZ) Police said the alarm was raised at 1.40pm today and Coastguard Hawke`s Bay were deployed to help with the search. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Person dies after single-vehicle crash in Morrinsville Stuff.co.nz - 21 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Emergency services were called to the scene about 2.45am. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Hawke’s Bay v Taranaki – NPC quarterfinal Stuff.co.nz - 11 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Follow live coverage as Hawke`s Bay host Taranaki in an NPC quarterfinal at McLean Park in Napier on Saturday evening. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Cellphone-using truck driver gets parole: victim’s family ‘devastated’ Stuff.co.nz - 10 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Caleb Baker, 22, was in a queue of traffic near Napier when a truck being driven by Sarah Schmidt ploughed into his stationary ute Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Fifth teen arrested in Kaea Karauria homicide investigation Stuff.co.nz - 9 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) A 17-year-old has been charged with theft and demands with menace in Napier. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General