Stories by Lauren Crimp

Almost 12,500 broken orchard and vineyard fenceposts ripped from the ground during Cyclone Gabrielle have found new homes in farms across Hawke's Bay.

"If you're going to make a complaint, you have to have ground of your complaint. If somebody disturbs you for one reason, you can't use another reason to justify something."

Police say it is possible they have uncovered a human trafficking and migrant exploitation ring in Hawke's Bay, sparked by a "distraught" victim raising the alarm.

A groom has made it to Auckland in time for his own wedding, after a desperate call to the owner of a small East Coast airline.

An on-demand bus service trial in Hastings has put a "significant load" on the regional council's call centre, and is double the cost of a regular fixed-route bus.

Tairāwhiti's rescue helicopter service is sounding the alarm that lives are at risk due to its inability to fly in low cloud. Audio

Luxon drove the crumbling SH2 with a handful of MPs on Friday morning to reach the small town, gauge progress of its recovery, and learn what it needs from the new government.

A Hawke's Bay charity says the number of young people waiting to be matched with a mentor had jumped following Cyclone Gabrielle.

Manu masters are descending on a Hastings pool on Saturday in a bid to become the district's next bomb champion.

In his first week on the job, new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell is visiting cyclone and flood-ravaged regions to hear what they need from the government.

Mayors in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are urging new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell see for himself the mountain of work that still lies ahead after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Scientists have created a new framework designed to help Aotearoa better manage pandemics.

A handful of hardy souls braved heavy rain on Monday to be the first to experience the spruced-up Splash Planet.

British comedian John Oliver's cameo in this year's Bird of the Century competition has done more than ruffle some feathers.

The roadside sign is worse for wear and the shelves are still a little bare, but Springfield fruit and vege shop is back in business.

People in Hawke's Bay with property deemed too unsafe to live on may soon have a chance to purchase new land close to home.

Around 20 people spoke in support of the decision at today's council meeting.

At its worst in 2019, two-thirds of the city's motel rooms were being used for emergency accommodation.

Students of 17 courses at EIT Te Pūkenga will continue to be taught off-campus next year, after the Napier site was badly damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Owners of flood-wrecked Hawke's Bay properties are inching closer to answers about the fate of their homes.

People living in Hastings senior council flats have accepted an imminent rent increase is necessary - but wish it had been managed differently to avoid one big hit to the pocket.

Wanted: three to four acres of flat land in the Napier-Hastings area.

A Māori birthing unit recommended for Hawke's Bay is languishing in a queue of work Te Whatu Ora has had to pick up after DHBs were folded into the entity.

A man accused of kidnapping two children and threatening to harm one of them has pleaded not guilty.

The government and five Hawke's Bay councils have signed a $556 million cost-sharing cyclone recovery package that includes buying out flood-wrecked homes.