Hawke's Bay

A Covid-19 case has been confirmed in Hawke's Bay after the person visited Hawke's Bay hospital.

Napier residents are demanding health authorities be more upfront about a case of Covid-19 in the city.

Health officials thought a man diagnosed with Covid-19 in Napier was in Auckland.

Police in Hawke's Bay have arrested a 32-year-old man sought following an incident in Flaxmere this morning.

Covid-19 swabbers are preparing for a rush of people in Hawke's Bay today, after news of a positive case.

Sweltering temperatures in the Hawke's Bay city fall short of being officially declared a heatwave.

Napier Port has shaken aside the effects of Covid-related disruptions and fewer ship visits to post a record full year profit.

Hawke's Bay temperatures over the past few days would be considered unusually warm even in summer, and a forecaster says more is on the way next week. Audio

A year ago today, a weather bomb ripped through Napier. Council data shows 589 properties were damaged, with 115 left uninhabitable and 173 people having to evacuate from their home.

Napier residents have criticised the "appalling communication and lack of action" from the local health board over Covid-19 testing.

An Iraqi hairdresser living in Napier says he may be forced to close up and leave if he can't get his family into the country.

It comes after much controversy and anger from mana whenua and a protest on the city streets, after the council decided it would not add them in time for next year's election.

Hawke's Bay police are investigating an assault in Flaxmere where a man received stab wounds to his back and neck.

The government's beefing up efforts to vaccinate Māori against Covid-19 by getting the prime minister out on the road.

Fire crews have been tackling a blaze at a steel manufacturing building in the Rangitikei District this morning and last night crews battled a blaze at an equipment workshop in Hawke's Bay.

A Māori-led housing project in Hawke's Bay says the government's state housing agency is not helping out enough in their battle to guarantee shelter.

The union for nurses says Hawke's Bay Hospital is failing in its duty of care and is demanding change.

The Hawke's Bay A&P Show, due to be held late next month, has been cancelled due to the uncertainty and risks associated with the Covid-19 Delta outbreak.

A person is in a serious condition after being trapped for several hours when a truck crashed north of Napier.