BusinessNapier Port profit jumps 24% as container volumes surgeContainer volumes rose 9.1% to 250k TEU, driven by stronger export demand.18 Nov 09:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Quite exciting to watch': First residents move into Napier's huge new subdivisionThe subdivision will boast about 800 new homes when it is completed.16 Nov 05:11 PM
New ZealandEsk Valley resident pleads for automated river warning system at Cyclone Gabrielle inquestDaniel Gale says lives remain at risk without river alert trigger levels.14 Nov 06:03 AM
PremiumPremiumBusiness$400k IRD debt puts former Wairoa restaurant owner in liquidation Layton Gemmell blames mounting pressure from Covid, Cyclone Gabrielle and debt.13 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFrom quarry to sanctuary: Sculpture Park and arboretum turn over new leafDorothy and John Wakeling hand over the Waikato park after a 34-year transformation.13 Nov 04:00 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle inquiry: Civil Defence chief defends no-alert decisionEdaan Lennan told the inquest he feared an alert could put lives at risk.10 Nov 06:11 AM
New ZealandState Highway 2 to be raised 1.8m as $22m flood project gets under wayThe key part of the project is raising a 440m section of highway to link with stopbanks.09 Nov 11:49 PM
New ZealandWaiohiki Bridge build could start by the end of 2026Councils seek the preferred alignment option for the bridge between Taradale and Waiohiki.05 Nov 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Aroha and resilience': Historic church reopens almost three years after Cyclone Gabrielle floods'This church is more than timber and glass – it's the wairua of Ōmāhu standing again.'04 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandAfter the darkness of Gabrielle, this fire station now runs on sunlight'Crews came back wet and cold and couldn’t even have a shower'.04 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Mayor's message for Government, Auckland flood risk, an art house and playtime! Love this City: The mayor sheds his grumpiness but he's still determined to get his way.31 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe jawdropping revival of a creative village at WaiohikiAlmost a thousand days after the flood, Waiohiki is coming alive again.30 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusiness'We've got to deliver': Rockit apple chief on what it got wrong and plans to fix itRockit plans a three-year reset after supply outpaced demand post-Cyclone Gabrielle.22 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwifruit orchard bought to fund Mormon ChurchProfits from the 45ha Bay of Plenty orchard will support global church work.20 Oct 12:02 AM
New ZealandVeteran grower 'gobsmacked' to win Horticulture Bledisloe CupAndrew Fenton has spent 50 years growing kiwifruit and avocados in Te Puke.17 Oct 03:00 AM
New Zealand‘I’m not there to be an ornament’: New HBRC councillor wants chair role'They are the ones who should be hanging their heads,' she said of re-elected councillors.15 Oct 12:15 AM
New ZealandNew agreements reached in Wairoa flood-mitigation project'Rebuild their lives': Spillway construction could start by end of year.14 Oct 11:01 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessRockit apple grower enters voluntary administrationChair Tony Hawken said low returns and high costs forced the administration.13 Oct 11:15 PM
New ZealandDeadly flooding worsened by probable blockage at river mouth during Cyclone GabrielleWater flows exceeded flood of 1938, and doubled that of 2018.13 Oct 03:33 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay Regional Council councillors keep their seatsAll sitting councillors who put themselves up for re-election have won back their seats.11 Oct 04:07 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessLoan fallout: Govt among biggest losers in Cherri Global collapseThe company owes just under $43m to creditors - most of which is related-party lending.10 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFire boss apologises for Cyclone Gabrielle rescue failuresCourt emails showed the Esk River hit record levels hours before alerts went out.08 Oct 08:44 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCommunity help needed to rebuild swing bridge that became a 'symbol of Central Hawke's Bay's vision''The swing bridge has always been more than wood, steel and concrete.'07 Oct 05:00 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: 111 callers told 'no one is coming to help' as floodwaters rose'Some of the calls, even now with the passage of time... are distressing to hear.'07 Oct 05:00 AM
New ZealandInside the inquiry asking if NZ was ready for the deadly Cyclone GabrielleThe inquest will also probe how warnings and emergency plans were managed.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandInside the inquiry asking if NZ was ready for the deadly Cyclone GabrielleOpen Justice reporter Ric Stevens joins us to take us through what we know so far, and what we hope to learn from these tragic events.Watch06 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Sooner the better’: Destroyed bridge between Napier and Hastings to be rebuiltA decision to rebuild Brookfields Bridge has been hailed as 'awesome' for the community.03 Oct 02:06 AM
New ZealandPan Pac to cut 20 roles in Hawke’s Bay restructureCyclone Gabrielle left the Whirinaki site under 2m of floodwater in 2023.24 Sep 06:00 PM
New ZealandWhat the candidates say will decide Wairoa’s future after years of stormsFour candidates are vying for the mayoralty as Wairoa heads to the polls.23 Sep 06:00 PM
New ZealandCyclone-hit culvert rebuilt with fish ladder and repurposed materialCyclone Gabrielle destroyed the culvert that was rebuilt using fish ladder innovation. 22 Sep 03:55 AM
Lifestyle'Resilience is what we need': How restoring native forests could future-proof NZCyclone Gabrielle's devastation drove trapping influencer Sam Gibson to front the project.21 Sep 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHawke’s Bay electricity capacity doubles with new transformer at RedclyffeIt's designed to be resilient to a 1-in-450 years flood event.17 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessAuckland Airport gets giant bird-proof pond after flooding disasterA new wetland the size of 14 Olympic pools aims to clean up stormwater.15 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay Regional Council - will the cyclone define this year’s election?Hawke’s Bay Today asked all HBRC candidates how they thought council handled the cyclone.12 Sep 06:00 PM
