Hawke's Bay
'We knew this would be coming' - School with Covid-19 cases has 55 pupils isolating
A Hawke's Bay primary school where four children tested positive for Covid-19 has about 10 percent of its pupils and three teachers away self-isolating. Audio
'We get nothing' but lower speed limit: Opposition to SH5 change gathers pace
Regional leaders in Hawke's Bay have decided to oppose the decision to drop the speed limit on the highway between Napier and Taupō.
Colleagues isolating as airport worker's positive result announced
A staff member at Hawke's Bay Airport has tested positive for Covid-19.
Road speed advocate looking at new options to sway Waka Kotahi
Residents and leaders in Hawke's Bay are making last-ditch attempts to stop lower speed limits on the highway between Napier and Taupō.
Hawke's Bay locals' last-ditch attempt to keep Napier-Taupō road at 100km/h
Locals and leaders in Hawke's Bay are making last-ditch attempts to try and stop lower speed limits on the highway between Napier and Taupō.
The speed limit on most of the road is set to change from… Audio
NZTA pressing ahead with SH5 speed limit change despite local opposition
The national transport authority is standing firm in the face of local opposition to a lower speed limit for the road between Napier and Taupō.
Unlicensed driver caught speeding while twice legal limit for alcohol
Police in the Southern District have been kept busy with motorists breaking the road rules.
Petitioner says lower speed limit will have negative impacts for businesses
Locals living by the highway between Napier and Taupō are lodging a petition with Parliament to try and stop the speed limit being lowered to 80km/h along part of State Highway 5.
Person dies after car hits tree in early hours
A person has died following a single vehicle crash in Hawke's Bay this morning.
'Big and dangerous': Warning over wave surges at Hawke's Bay beaches
Hawke's Bay surf lifesavers are urging people to take care at the region's beaches, after large wave swells appeared across the area.
'Extreme sea conditions' close beach in Napier
Pacific Beach on Marine Parade in Napier has been closed and Hardinge Road Beach is also considered dangerous, police say.
Art Deco Festival planning for one of busiest years ever
One of New Zealand's most iconic festivals is on track for its busiest year yet, with more than 5000 tickets sold and organisers hoping they won't have to cancel for a second year running.
Police arrest senior gang members, seize 1kg of meth
Police have seized about $1 million of methamphetamine and arrested two senior gang members during raids in the Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa.
Napier resident tests positive for Covid-19
Public health officials are investigating how a Napier resident contracted Covid-19.
An RSE Christmas in Aotearoa
Many RSE workers around the motu are stuck here for Christmas and New Years. So what do they do? Our Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin spoke to some.
Water take attempt in Central Hawke's Bay about 'personal gain and greed'
Eight farms want to take 15 million cubic metres of water out of the local aquifer for extra irrigation. Water security is the top issue for many in the Central Hawke's Bay district.
Hawke's Bay pumpkin milk wins big in New York
A Hawke's Bay company making a pumpkin milk has been recognised at the World Plant-Based Awards in New York.
Napier: Rahui in place following child's drowning
The tragedy occurred at a beach known to be unsafe for swimming.
Wairoa finally gets a traffic light - but it's red on the Covid-19 framework
Wairoa locals talk with reporter Tom Kitchin about the introduction of the traffic light system and how to increase their vaccinations to move up out of red.
CDL Land planning residential development on 70ha in Havelock North
The company obtained Overseas Investment Office approval to buy the 69.4 hectares of land from the Lowe family, earlier this month, for an undisclosed price.
