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Flood risk areas in Napier have been quietly updated
New maps could impact property values, insurance costs, and the scope of what work can be carried out on a property.

Pania of the Reef statue model dies, aged 86
Mei Whaitiri was just a teenager when she was chosen to be the model for Napier’s famous statue.

Councils at odds over whether flood-prone land suitable for housing
Napier land tagged for a large affordable housing development should remain.

Napier Port rises on a tide of cyclone recovery
Napier Port has reported 50% profit increase as the region’s recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle continues.

Police investigating inmate death at Northland prison
Police are making enquires after a sudden death at the Northland Region Corrections Facility in Kaikohe.

The Napier outreach centre caught up in antisocial behaviour stoush
While no-one questions the need for the peer support organisation, its location in the middle of the city has been the source of fierce dispute for a number of years.

In Cold Water: The Shelter Bay Mystery wonders what happened to the wife of former Napier councillor Peter Beckett?
His wife drowned in Canada in 2010, and he maintains he tried to save her. A year later he was charged with her murder.

Napier land at ‘extreme flood risk’ deemed suitable for houses
A draft strategy for how and where housing will be built in Napier and Hastings includes part of Napier known to be an extreme flood risk.

Napier schools locked down due to police incident
Parkside Adventist Christian School and Porritt Primary School both went into lockdown.

Napier man challenges insurer over flood hazard maps, gets premium discount
"Where does this stop?" Philip Dol said after his premiums went up from $2000 to $8000.

Mei Whaitiri, model for Pania of the Reef statue in Napier, dies
Mei Whaitiri, who was the model for Napier's famous Pania of the Reef statue in the 1950s - and mum to Meka Whaitiri - has died.

Forestry company ordered to pay $332,187 to family of killed worker
Jake Duncan was 23 when he was killed while working on a forestry block north of Napier

Napier Port profit rebounds as trade recovers
The country's fourth biggest port benefited from increased cargo volumes as primary production recovered after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Mayor says higher parking fees makes shopping easier
A Napier retail worker got the "shock of her life" when she returned from maternity leave to find her parking costs had doubled.

Museum cordoned off after mysterious package found
Police have put cordons in place around a museum in Napier while they try to find the owner of a package that has been left behind.

Napier dentist considers closing shop due to increasingly aggressive behaviour in city square
Businesses in the city square say there has been a rapid increase in verbal abuse and antisocial behaviour.

Dentist considers closing after 20 years due to worsening antisocial behaviour
An increase in Napier’s homeless population partially due to cruise ship season and begging opportunities

Hawke's Bay Councils say buyouts of homes destroyed during Cyclone Garbielle almost completed
More than 300 properties across Hastings and Napier were deemed Category 3 after the cyclone, meaning it was no longer safe for anyone to live there.

Napier cordons down after sighting of firearm, school lockdowns lifted
The cordons have been lifted on tait Drive after the Armed Offenders Squad were called to investigate a serious incident on Thursday afternoon.

Two Napier schools remain in lockdown, road closed after sighting of firearm
Porritt School is in lockdown and Tait Drive is closed while police investigate on Thursday afternoon.

Napier school in lockdown, road closed after sighitng of firearm
Porritt School is in lockdown and Tait Drive is closed while police investigate on Thursday afternoon.