New Zealand‘Caught in confusion’: Council taking another look at intersection after serious crashAaron Pohatu was taking his 11-year-old son to rugby when cars collided 'like a bomb'.06 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandMayoral forums set for Hastings and NapierGrey Power candidate events are also coming, the first on Thursday.06 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandFishing ban extended around Napier's new artificial reef, plan to sink trawler progressingThe fishing ban in a small area off Napier to boost lobster, cod and other species.06 Aug 01:22 AM
New ZealandHawke's Bay elections guide: 114 candidates and some fierce competition aheadThe most contested seat is in Hastings-Havelock North, with 17 candidates for seven seats.05 Aug 03:16 AM
New Zealand'Significant risk': NZTA calls for East Coast animal owners to address wandering stockNZTA called on farmers to help prevent stock animals from becoming a “road statistic".29 Jul 05:00 AM
New ZealandHawke's Bay F.A.W.C! festival paused amid funding challengesHB's big food and wine fest will return when funds allow it to maintain its high standard.29 Jul 04:39 AM
New Zealand'It defies belief': Mayor slams damage to stopbanks by 4WD vehiclesHBRC spent over $25 million on stopbank repairs after the cyclone.25 Jul 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandStuck in Middle Rd with ewes: Councillors against Havelock North development due to soil qualityHouses to the left of it, rest home to the right.22 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandPrepare for pyrotechnics: Fireworks business owner joins Hastings mayoralty raceDarrin Wilson's a car and furniture upholsterer, fireworks salesman and motorbike racer.22 Jul 02:44 AM
New ZealandThe council with just one candidate as deadline for nominations loomsNominations for the election closes in 11 days.21 Jul 02:56 AM
New ZealandDate set for new Puketapu Bridge to open: 'It means so much to our community'Hawke's Bay community buzzing as date set for opening of Puketapu Bridge.21 Jul 01:25 AM
New ZealandHawke's Bay silt removal leader offers advice to Tasman flood recoveryHawke’s Bay taskforce moved 2.5 million cubic metres of silt across 1100 properties.20 Jul 02:08 AM
New ZealandGabrielle destroyed Mel Gale’s food business. She has high hopes for her new oneMel Gale is ready for a new chapter as owner of Berry Tasty, two years on from Gabrielle.19 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandPraise for restaurant's response after former deputy mayor dies at family dinnerHis family say he will leave a legacy of kindness, and he was surrounded by it to the end.18 Jul 07:18 PM
New ZealandThe 2.2% dream: What we would need to sacrifice to get the lowest rate rise in NZThe biggest battleground at Hawke’s Bay’s local elections will be rates.18 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandGreen light for fires on Napier beaches after council quietly revokes bylawIt's open season for some winter marshmallow toasting.11 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandClaims councillor breached code of conduct by saying Napier had 'ignored its core infrastructure' projectsDeputy mayor claims Richard McGrath and other mayoral candidates are breaching the code.03 Jul 08:11 PM
New ZealandMetService concedes Cyclone Gabrielle red weather warning could've come soonerThe decision was influenced by Hawke’s Bay hydrologists, who opposed the warning.02 Jul 03:10 AM
New ZealandNesting dotterels kept safe from large gravel extractions in the Waipawa RiverNesting right in the middle of the Tikokino work site, their four nests were undisturbed.01 Jul 11:59 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay councils set rates rises - ranging from 5.2% to 15%Napier's needed bumping to keep library open, Hastings still in cyclone struggle-street.26 Jun 09:40 PM
New Zealand'Constant battle': Couch dumping into beloved stream infuriatesGlyn Harrison and his 12-year-old daughter Micah aren’t your typical armchair critics.24 Jun 11:09 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNapier Port rejects union claim it is 'selectively suspending' workers'Disruptive' industrial action under way as higher pay sought for about 185 port workers.24 Jun 01:43 AM
New ZealandCrowds of up to 15,000 at Matariki fires on Hawke's Bay beaches'The twinkling fires dotted north and south as far as Te Awanga was magical.'22 Jun 02:35 AM
New ZealandEx-Outlaws leader bought guns for protection while on parole, sold meth to pay for themThe convicted drug dealer was a friend of murdered Outlaws president Peter Lui. 18 Jun 06:00 AM
New ZealandHawke's Bay councils win gongs for cyclone recovery initiativesThree councils were together recognised for a ground-breaking high-risk properties buyout.15 Jun 10:31 PM
New Zealand'Traumatic situation': Napier bus collides with mobility scooterThe scooter rider suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.13 Jun 08:02 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHis red-zoned home didn't flood – a broken election promise could hamper his fight to returnPeople who 'haven't been able to move on' are being hurt by Govt decision, advocate says.13 Jun 06:00 PM
New ZealandSmoke or fog? Former chairman fumes at council's pollution doubtThe council said it found little evidence for his orchard burnoff claims.12 Jun 04:42 AM
New Zealand'Be like John': Businessman's five years with a brain tumour and what it's taught himO'Sullivan was told only 10% of people with his brain tumour live longer than nine months.11 Jun 06:07 PM
New ZealandWhy Hawke's Bay households will pay more for water by 2026Separate water bills will replace current rates bills.09 Jun 02:22 AM
New ZealandMayor unapologetic in face of backlash at council's Māori ward videos'It’s no different to having rural wards,' the deputy mayor says to the camera.06 Jun 12:00 AM
New Zealand'Distasteful': Last-ditch legal bid to stop crematorium beside supermarketA crematorium in the middle of the village is a burning issue for some in Havelock North.02 Jun 11:24 PM
New ZealandChallenger for Central Hawke's Bay mayorWill Foley aims to strengthen urban-rural connections in Central Hawke’s Bay.30 May 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Loud and proud': The charismatic mayor who turned up to every event for nine years'In hindsight, I should have shared the load with councillors.'29 May 10:23 PM