Latest from Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Local Focus: Two dams on offer to Heretaunga

Heretaunga Plains water storage scheme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Draining Lake Lowe: 'Skeletons' of Hastings industrial lake could be revealed

Lowes Pit could be hiding more than first thought beneath the water.

A good place to get sick: The swimming hole that's more of a sewer

Napier council slammed for Ahuriri Estuary pollution. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wattie's peachy keen American students planting something different

Riparian planting not the usual crop for Wattie's. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Napier Port to be partly sold but locals get priority

Locals get priority in Napier Port NZX float. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay councillor invites people to test new $700 chairs

They're "pretty basic, albeit comfortable," councillor Paul Bailey says of the new seats.

Local Focus: Rubbish start for Seaweek

Seaweek's Waitangi Regional Park cleanup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Native trees 'dying from lack of water' while irrigator sprays road, Forest and Bird says

Owner of the farm says he is devastated by the incident in which the water was wasted.

Enough is enough: Residents want Pan Pac held accountable for leaking pipe

Residents are outraged about leaks onto Whirinaki Beach from a Pan Pac pipe.