Hawke's Bay

Five police officers have received awards for putting their lives on the line to save others in Hastings during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Plans are underway to house some of the thousands of extra workers who will be brought in to rebuild crumbled roads and bridges in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti over the next few years.

Volunteers are still travelling to Hawke's Bay from around the North Island to help with the clean-up, eight months on from Cyclone Gabrielle. Some of those who host them say they've made life-long…

A man accused of kidnapping two children in Havelock North and threatening to harm or kill one of them is being held in custody.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died at an address in Hastings overnight.

Plants have been donated to hundreds of Hawke's Bay gardeners whose properties were inundated during Cyclone Gabrielle.

The 38-year-old will appear in court charged with threats to kill and kidnapping two children he approached in the street.

Owners of some cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay homes say they are depressed, desperate, and still in the dark about whether they will ever return home.

All Blacks and Hawke's Bay halfback Brad Weber says they need to win back the respect of the rugby community after breaking the Ranfurly Shield.

The buyout of nearly 300 cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay homes that are too unsafe to live in will kick off by the end of this month.

The owner of a fence crashed into by a Hawke's Bay rugby player says the man was extremely apologetic when he knocked on his door on Monday morning.

A Hawke's Bay Rugby Union player has been charged with drink driving. It comes as the team is in the spotlight after an image was shared on social media of white powder on a half of the broken…

A passenger rail advocate says Hawke's Bay would benefit from reinstating its passenger rail connection.

Car tyres and rims have been falling victim to a giant pothole that has opened up on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō.

Police have blocked off part of a highway in Napier, as they carry out a search warrant.

Apprentice builders in Wairoa are earning their qualifications by repairing flood-damaged homes.

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says a $10 million boost to help clean up silt is still nowhere near enough.

Police said the victims also attacked officers and ambulance staff trying to help them.

A former chef who has cooked about 170,000 meals for cyclone-affected families and volunteers in Hawke's Bay will soon hang up her apron - for now. Audio

The current runway at the town's airport was too short to land large planes during the Cyclone Gabrielle response.