Stories by Linda Hall

What was going to go there and why didn't it? Local Democracy reporter Linda Hall takes a look.

Wairoa mayor Craig Little is thrilled the town has been handed some much-needed good Christmas tidings.

A Flaxmere resident says he cannot stop smiling now "the damn monstrosity of a sign" put in front of the suburb by Hastings District Council has been taken down.

The government has announced it is partnering with Hawke's Bay farmers and the council and co-investing $995,000 to grow the Land for Life project.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones said the perilous state of water security and resilience in Hawke's Bay can no longer be ignored.

Are Hawke's Bay water restrictions going to be an obstacle for the region's booming cruise ship trade?

Seven years later, a Hawke's Bay teen says for now, she has no interest in quitting.

Some people love the scenery, but others say the fluff is making their lives miserable.

A Napier retail worker got the "shock of her life" when she returned from maternity leave to find her parking costs had doubled.

A plan has been devised to unleash the Wairoa River in periods of heavy rain through land near North Clyde, fixing a troublesome kink in the river that failed the suburb in Cyclone Bola and Gabrielle.

A plan to give the Hastings Youth Council voting rights on council subcommittees caused a storm in a bouncy castle teacup.

Mike and Sue Brown were trapped on their Pākōwhai roof eighteen months ago. Now they're trapped underneath it.

Halloween is here, but the scariest monster in Napier has been lurking underground all this time.