Hawke's Bay

Waipukurau's library fails to meet earthquake standards, despite significant strengthening work carried out five years ago, a new report has found.

A helicopter company has pleaded guilty to operating an aircraft carelessly during a fatal crash in Hawke's Bay in 2018.

A climate mitigation unit could be set up at Hawke's Bay Regional Council if the community agree, but there is disagreement around the council table.

A man who promised his workers a better life in New Zealand but instead beat them will be sentenced in Napier today.

A new regional aquatic centre in Hawke's Bay with an Olympic sized pool is being heralded as a "game changer".

Hungry kiwi in Hawke's Bay have put their own survival ahead of producing more eggs, as the region was gripped by a prolonged drought.

Eighty-eight percent of submitters to the council's annual plan say that will allow it to stick to its plan to increase rates by 4.8 percent while helping those struggling due to the pandemic.

A review has found Hawke's Bay District Health Board ignored its own staff before cancelling home help for hundreds of elderly and disabled people.

Tow trucks are being used to get people across a closed part of State Highway 1 in the Far North.

Parts of the Far North remain cut off after last night's 'once in 500 years' rainfall and flooding. Video

A Hawke's Bay tour operator is accusing DOC of exaggerating the dangers at Cape Kidnappers, where a track has been closed since January 2019.

An officer who shot and wounded a man in the grounds of a Hastings school has been cleared by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.

A risky Hawke's Bay walkway on Cape Kidnappers will reopen at the end of the year, even though the walk is unpredictable and potentially fatal.

The government today announced it will give out another $40 million in support for small and medium enterprises from the Covid-19 response and recovery fund.

A small group of Hawke's Bay landowners are fighting what's described as "a cancerous" spread of urban development.

One of the world's rarest shorebirds, a shore plover chick has been successfully bred at a Hawke's Bay sanctuary for the first time. Audio

Hawke's Bay Hospital says the best solution for air conditioning in its wards could be 10 years away, despite doctors' urgent concerns.

Radiology and surgical services in Hawke's Bay will get a large funding boost from the government.

Tests have shown that a toxin is accumulating above the safe limit in shellfish between the Mohaka River and Cape Kidnappers.

Seasonal workers stuck in Hawke's Bay are suffering from depression and anxiety because they don't know when they can return home.