Hawke's Bay

Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule is defending billboard and newspaper ads claiming he has secured funding for millions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects for Hawke's Bay.

The extension was requested earlier this month, because the Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland meant contractors and equipment couldn't come on time.

The mayor of Napier holding out for a $500,000 government grant to keep the loss-making National Aquarium of New Zealand running is a sign that talks for a $77 million rebuild of the tourist…

Hastings ratepayers will have to fork out an unexpected $5.5 million to finish the renovation of an iconic downtown building.

A community fears their beloved park will be gone forever if a proposal to transform it into a mountain bike hub goes ahead, but the local council insists it's still just that - a proposal.

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Napier.

A new housing development for disabled children in Napier is specially designed with them in mind - they reduce sensory overload, cutting down on noise and colour.

The region will face overwhelming rates bills and crippling debt if it doesn't take action to fix its drinking, waste and storm water, according to a report released today.

A mayoral fund to help Hawke's Bay farmers cope with one of the worst droughts ever will likely be underspent.

A Hawke's Bay Regional councillor fears authorities have given "mouth to mouth to a rotting corpse" over a controversial strategy to fix water storage in Central Hawke's Bay.

Two urban water catchments in Hawke's Bay are in a "dreadful" state, with the worst water quality in the region, according to a new regional council report.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not dented Napier Port's plans to expand its facilities.

Just 12 houses of a promised 200 that are meant to get homeless people in Hastings out of motels have so far been finished.

If elected, the party said it would fast-track improvements on the dangerous Napier-Taupō road, four lane part of the Hawke's Bay Expressway and upgrade the Napier-Wairoa Rd.

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman says it's an "outrage" his fellow councillors won't take quick action to reduce outdoor burning while people's health is at risk.

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council insists it's not pursuing a "farming versus forestry" strategy, as a Wairoa farmer fears a report commissioned by the council is a nail in the coffin.

It took nearly four hours to free a critically-injured truck driver after their vehicle careened 10 metres down a bank in Hawke's Bay this morning.

A rural council in Hawke's Bay has agreed to relieve the financial stress of a controversial group that owns the rights to a failed dam project. But some think ratepayers shouldn't be picking up the…

The Hawke's Bay Rural Advisory Group has broadened the eligibility criteria of the regional drought relief fund to support more farmers.