Latest from Hawke's Bay Regional Council

GoBay’s bus timetable fails online on first day of new Hawke’s Bay schedule

Online technical glitch sparks apology from council.

Enthusiastic planters help clean up Karamū Stream

Volunteers plant over 2100 natives on Saturday.

Who's leading our cyclone recovery?

Recovery agency working to ensure opportunity to rebuild region isn't squandered.

Popular Hawke's Bay bus routes reinstated for first time since cyclone

Routes including Napier to Hastings return via EIT and Hawke’s Bay Hospital will return.

'We are in this little lost category': Cyclone property owners still waiting for answers

Category 2P homeowners are running out of time - and money - while they wait for answers.

Whitebait ban: Trust says priorities delayed rāhui decision

The trust had been in talks over the ban since April.

Net loss: Double rāhui for Hawke's Bay whitebait ahead of season opening

A whitebait ban is in place - and a stalwart is not happy with the timing.

Voluntary buyouts for Category 3 homes on the table

Hawke's Bay's five councils now have to agree to the Govt's cost-sharing model.

‘The poor cousin’: Heightened angst in Wairoa after flood zone decision

A 2A classification is creating uncertainty around future living - as winter hits.

Another rainmaker on the way after days of watches and warnings

Central Hawke's Bay rivers are expected to reach "one-in-five-year" levels.

Hawke’s Bay councillors back staff as confusion over recovery bills continues

Perfect paperwork 'absurd' when staff are standing in rising rivers, they argue.

The slow road to the Civil Defence review

The terms of reference for the Cyclone Gabrielle response review are still a month away.

Battle for Ruataniwha groundwater continues with new appeal

Seven farming groups are appealing the rejection of their application for CHB water.

Cyclone-hit homeowners respond to $100m to improve stopbanks

'It is just a matter of feeling safe': Flood victim's unanswered questions.

Water review suggests 25 million cubic-metre shortage by 2040

An updated water assessment draft has highlighted Hawke's Bay's plight.

Stopbanks, roads and local response key factors in $941m pre-Budget cyclone relief

Government earmarks nearly $1 billion for cyclone recovery, announced in Hawke's Bay.