A sewerage manhole, which overflowed on to the grass berm in Havelock North three weeks ago, had only just been cleaned up by council

A faulty test may be why Hastings District Council was unaware for five days that the Havelock North water supply was contaminated. In

Courts let dangerous American pitbull terrier cross live after nine months on death row. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Bayden Barber is a man who wears many hats in the community and has thrown another hat in the ring as he runs for the Hastings District

The three candidates vying for the mayoralty of Hastings in October's local government elections will square off in a debate organised

A drug dealer has been told a lengthy jail sentence is likely after police charged him with bringing more than $300,000 worth of methamphetamine

Relocating part of Te Mata Mushrooms from its Arataki site has been suggested as a "win-win" solution for the issues plaguing the

Cattle can freely walk into our rivers and defecate despite heightened water safety concerns in the wake of the gastro crisis.

Inspirational speaker Jake Bailey - who set the world alight with a rousing speech about his brush with cancer - has made a flying

With winter drawing to a close, a mixed bag of weather is in store for Hawke's Bay. The final week of winter will continue to stir

There has to be a better option than dumping Pan Pac's effluent in the sea, says Maungaharuru Tangitu Trust. The trust, at Tangoio

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is rejecting claims the bacteria which brought Havelock North to a standstill came from the Tukituki

Jake Pardoe has been named the Hawke's Bay East Coast Registered Master Builders Carters 2016 Apprentice of the Year. The Hastings

A long-awaited announcement on the reopening of the railway line between Napier and Wairoa could be made this week, sources have told

Sitting in a hospital bed at Hawke's Bay Hospital, Havelock North's Kerry Mackintosh wriggles her toes to prove the feeling is coming

Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon.

An Auckland University extreme event expert is slamming Hawke's Bay officials for what she claims is a slow response to the gastro outbreak which has plagued Havelock North.

Numbers of people struck down by gastro illness in the Hawke's Bay is declining.

The latest test results into the origin of the gastro outbreak has revealed it is unlikely to have come from chicken manure.

Hastings residents and businesses were on edge yesterday after hearing that one of the nine tankers supplied by the Hastings District

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is yet to confirm whether the contaminated Havelock North water contributed to the death of

Havelock North High School, Woodford House and Iona College reopened yesterday with more than half of their students through the

Hastings will become part of New Zealand Professional Bowls Association history next month as the first city in the country to host

Olympic gold medallist Hamish Bond will be the guest of honour at the Makfi Challenge Stakes Daffodil Raceday at Hastings Racecourse

Hastings people have been reassured there is no physical connection between Havelock North and Hastings water.

A leading water treatment engineer says the Havelock North water contamination was preventable and the Government must take some responsibility

The mushroom company neighbouring the Hastings District Council's Brookvale bores has moved to reassure public of the safety of its

Hawke's Bay District Health Board and Hastings District Council are strongly refuting reports their reaction to the gastro outbreak

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is operating well despite increasing demands caused by the gastro outbreak, the Ministry of Health says.

People in the community are rallying around those who are sick with many offers of free, clean water. A large tanker of fresh water