Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay farmers managing to cope despite dry conditions
A recent survey of Hawke's Bay farmers shows most finding ways to manage the dry conditions gripping the region.
Hastings to add Māori wards while Napier to await consultation
Hastings and Napier might be 20 minutes apart, but the cities have come to different conclusions on the Māori wards debate.
Body of diver missing off Māhia has been found
After a diver's body was found this morning, a rāhui has been placed on the Māhia Peninsula in Hawke's Bay.
Woman charged with Napier murder and remanded on bail
A woman has been remanded on bail after being charged with murder in Napier.
'You become a project manager of your own catastrophe'
More than 20 families remain without a home after the horrific floods in Napier six months ago. Patience is wearing thin for some.
Overwhelming support for Māori wards in Hawke's Bay
A majority of people submitting to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council on Māori wards are demanding the council introduce them.
Man wants offensive number plate removed from circulation
A Hawke's Bay man is calling for an offensive number plate to be removed from circulation after he found one on his new car.
Waters reforms 'pretty scary' for local government - mayor
Hawke's Bay mayors are now divided over new water reforms, despite all of them singing from the same song sheet less than six months ago.
'Sacred and significant': blessing ceremony as moa bones moved to museum
When moa bones were found 3m deep in the earth during a road construction project, it was heralded as a discovery of great significance.
Pāua poachers banned from fishing after repeat offences
Two repeat pāua poachers have been banned from fishing for three years.
Man seriously injured after airborne car gets stuck in fruit bins
Police are investigating how a speeding car became wedged in a stack of fruit bins on a Hastings orchard, trapping a man inside.
Police name man killed by two people in assault in Napier
The man killed by two people in Napier has been named - and police have released a picture of a car they want sightings of in relation to his death.
Man suffers serious injuries in early-morning assault in Hastings
The police are investigating a serious assault in Hastings early this morning.
Social housing waitlist highest in Napier
The latest figures show there are 741 applicants on the city's social housing waitlist, the highest per capita in the country.
Two arrested after glass bottles thrown at police during car chase
Two people have been arrested after stealing a car, throwing glass bottles at police and evading officers this morning in Hawke's Bay.
Napier's water woes could cost $284m to fix
Fixing Napier's brown water problem could take two decades and almost $300 million, a new report has revealed.
Moa bones found during highway excavation near Hawke's Bay
A team working on the new highway between the Manawatū and Hawke's Bay have uncovered moa bones.
Fear spills and contamination could lead to 'no return' for Napier waterways
Napier people fear waterways in the city could be at a point of "no return" if nothing is done to stop their destruction.
Apple picking 'a walk in the park'
Huge shortages of pickers coupled with significant staff turnovers, it's been a nightmare of a season for orchard growers across the country, but a few brave souls have come to the rescue.
Dairy farm fined $48k for allowing effluent into stream
A Hawke's Bay dairy farm has been fined for illegally discharging 80,000 litres of effluent into a stream which turned it green.
