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Hawke's Bay flooding: River blockage floods Haumoana properties, Wairoa River breaks its bank

Further 50mm to 70mm of rain expected to accumulate on top of what has already fallen.

$376 million for Hawke's Bay highways - what improvements are coming

A notorious intersection is set to be worked on, as is the road to Lake Waikaremoana.

12-year-old's vaccination message for her peers

"I want people to be brave and know it won't hurt."

'Better than lockdown in a house': Hawke's Bay's nomads on life in level 4

"This is way nicer than being locked down in a house," says Francois Thorne of van life.

Council realigns flooded Clive River ahead of high tide

Regional council contractors began work opening the rivermouth before high tide.

MPI raids multiple properties over 'highly organised' black market crayfish ring

About 80 fishery officers searched eight East Coast homes with police in support.

Hawke's Bay Māori wards: Key issues set to be known mid-2022

Three HB councils decided they will have Māori wards next year - but how many wards?

Baby on board: Boy born on a plane now wants to be pilot

"I was trying to hold him in, I was like 'oh no, this baby is coming out'."

Hawke's Bay weather: Heavy rain on way for parts of region

It's going to be fairly wet over the weekend in Hawke's Bay with rain warnings in place.

Feel-good film James & Isey cracks NZ top 10

Florian Habicht wasn't going to make another doco. Now he's made NZ's documentary top 10.

Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated

Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.

Wairoa DC improves performance

Mayor Craig Little said the report confirms that Wairoa 'punches above its weight'.

Sport-loving region is also a hub of sports injuries, ACC stats reveal

14,603 claims paid out in a single year related to sporting and recreational activities.

Online shopping in Hawke's Bay up 30 per cent in a year, NZ Post hires more staff

Covid forced the older generation to embrace online shopping. They're not stopping now.

Children staying home from pre-school due to lack of food

Children are turning up to kindy without food and sometimes not showing up at all

People are living in parks and tents in CHB

An opportunity to develop the abandoned Waipukurau Hospital site may have finally arrived.