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Gastro: Cattle in rivers 'unacceptable'

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

Cancer survivor speaks

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

Yule takes swipe at two councillors

Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule has slammed councillors Wayne Bradshaw and Simon Nixon for misinformation during a crisis. At a press

Chlorine in water here to stay for now

Havelock North residents will soon be drinking Hastings water - which will be chlorinated for the foreseeable future. The supply

Mixed bag for last week of winter

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

Trust appealing Pan Pac's consent

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

Council: Tukituki not source of outbreak

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

Confidence building for apprentice

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

Napier-Wairoa reopening hoped for

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

Result still awaited on gastro death

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

Pupils return as schools open

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

Bowls: Bay at cusp of making history

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

Medallist visits race day

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

Hastings water chlorinated today

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

Ministry blamed for risk to water

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

Mushroom firm reassures public

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

Gastro crisis: Delays denied

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

Gastro outbreak: 'DHB coping well'

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