New ZealandHastings Boys’ High nails Super 8 rugby win over New PlymouthSuper 8 first fifteens rugby started on Saturday.27 May 11:01 PM
New ZealandCyclone survivor Gabrielle Mei, 89, to move back into her destroyed Wairoa house after 15 monthsA year and a half on from the devastation of her namesake, Gabrielle Mei can return home.27 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandFirst council in NZ to introduce Māori ward readies for representation reviewAll councils have to review representation every six years. Now it's Wairoa's turn.27 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay's the place to be for King's Birthday - swells to ease, 20C-plus expectedTemperatures are expected to be in the low 20s on Thursday to Saturday.27 May 03:38 AM
New ZealandRugby boom in northern Hawke’s Bay: Could a Wairoa side win a premier club title?Early days yet, but Wairoa could have its first Poverty Bay premier rugby champions.26 May 08:17 PM
New ZealandWeather: Hawke's Bay poised for cool, dry, fine weekendRug up warm on Saturday sidelines.24 May 01:17 AM
BusinessKiwi teen sets up website for second-hand uniformsTeen creates one-stop second-hand uniform website.23 May 05:58 PM
New ZealandRain warning downgraded for Napier and Hastings; CHB residents asked to conserve waterA rain warning has been downgraded for much of Hawke's Bay, but not northern areas.21 May 10:13 PM
PremiumPremiumKahu'Cliff on the left, dropout on the right': Classrooms set to be transportedStudents got a glimpse of their new home before it makes a massive journey.21 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandRoad reopens after rescue as storm hits Hawke’s BayFlooding crossed two sections of SH2 north of Wairoa.21 May 06:23 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFire destroyed it, then it was sold for $1, now it could transform a townThe building was gutted, leaving concrete columns and beams. They've been kept.20 May 06:00 PM
KahuSweating through school: Welcome to shearing class at Wairoa College'It keeps the kids in school, and it’s definitely keeping the kids in tow.'20 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandFormer school site returned to iwi set to become village for cyclone rebuildersTuriroa School closed 20 years ago. Now the site will help house the cyclone rebuilders.20 May 02:03 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'It had to be done': Why a section of Napier-Gisborne railway line is being taken awayA railway line in northern Hawke's Bay is being removed to move the eroding road over.19 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandStar newspaper closure highlights digital need in WairoaThe Wairoa Star's demise shows the need for 'digital resilience'.15 May 01:25 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay news in brief: Second division Lotto win for Hastings playerThe balls fell favourably for a Lotto ticket holder who bought theirs at a Four Square.12 May 12:16 AM
OpinionNZME revamps local newspaper: Will changes boost survival?OPINION: Editorial content key to Gisborne newspaper's survival, says column writer.08 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandHas winter come early for Hawke's Bay?Once the cloud clears frost is set to make a more noticeable appearance.08 May 02:57 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'A bit of banter': Competition on the maimai still high after 35 years of father-son duck shooting'If someone does a terrible shot we let them know.'05 May 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTest, fail, get a free critique: Woman giving driving lessons says she's lost 75% of her customersLearners are using free practical driving tests to replace lessons, business says.03 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay news in brief: Detour next week for SH51 southbound lane closurePeople should be prepared for upcoming night closures near Awatoto.03 May 12:42 AM
Freight and logisticsGovernment told heartland town's 'economic potential' undermined by roadsCouncil tells Government town's economic potential is "undermined" by roading network.02 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia InsiderOne of NZ's oldest newspapers closing, latest in string of media shutdownsThe community title, with 11 staff, has fallen victim to tough economic times.01 May 01:55 AM
New Zealand'Very difficult decision': Wairoa Star to close after more than 100 yearsThe northern Hawke's Bay newspaper has been printed for more than 100 years.30 Apr 11:14 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFour-lane Hawke’s Bay Expressway to lose funding if Government axes $6b infrastructure planThree major roading projects were set to be funded by the $6b National Resilience Plan.30 Apr 12:00 AM
New Zealand'It hurts the people who are already grieving': Thousands worth of rebuild material stolen from Hawke's Bay school and pre-schoolNuhaka School and a pre-school on-site have suffered a series of break-ins and thefts.25 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandMore than 30 Anzac Day services in Hawke's BayThe day starts with dawn parades and continues with civic and church services.22 Apr 04:00 AM
New Zealand$70M flood plan: 627 Wairoa properties moved out of limboMuch of Wairoa was in the 2A category post-floods.19 Apr 06:00 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay news in brief: Marathon returns next monthThe marathon returns to the region in May.18 Apr 11:16 PM
New ZealandWairoa flood investigation: Slipping more significant risk than slash, poplar tree riskForwarning of flooding should be predictable now, but time for action will remain short.16 Apr 04:01 AM
New ZealandMan arrested after reported stabbing and assaults in WairoaOne person has been arrested in relation to two incidents.15 Apr 09:26 PM
New ZealandNo storm, just hot April nights for Hawke’s BayBe ready for Thursday night - the minimum temperature is forecast to be 20C.10 Apr 05:07 AM
New ZealandEnd of highway bend known as 'Devil's Elbow' on table as NZTA considers new bridgeHawke's Bay's iconic and cyclone-smashed hairpin bend could be cut across by a bridge.09 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandMormon church doubles as school after cyclone and floodSince last year the school has been in full cyclone-response mode.08 Apr 02:00 AM
