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'One more time': Man with stage 4 cancer calls on council to grant his last wish to paddle his waka

The river Jim Edwards used to love hasn’t been dredged since 2009.

Whitebait wars: Spots secured weeks before season opened, crackdown on illegal squats

This year’s whitebaiting frenzy has drawn attention not just for the catch.

Tanker crash: 16,000L diesel spill recovery could take 'months'

'This incident has resulted in significant human and cultural costs.'

'Something new': The beauty of Hawke's Bay's bridges, from the air

Ryan Jennings used drones to capture a different perspective of our roads and rivers.

Whitebait season kicks off under sunny skies in Hawke's Bay

Whitebait season and our meteorological spring both began on Monday.

Expressway upgrade will need 600,000 tonnes of aggregate, but there's concerns it won't be local

'The feeling in our sector is that there is a lot of gravel build-up in the rivers.'

Lakeland Queen's booze application uncovers consent glitch

The council is contacting affected businesses to address consenting issues.

'Alive or dead?': Wife's agonising wait after husband vanishes while kayaking

Searchers found his kayak. That meant 'there's a human body somewhere'.

Council defers water agreement with iwi until after elections

The trust board says the decision shows a double standard on consultation.