Hawke's Bay

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.

Potential locations for several small dams are being investigated by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council.

Training for disadvantaged youth and a packaging manufacturer in Hawke's Bay have received nearly $8 million from the Provincial Growth Fund.

Strict rules on water bottling in Hawke's Bay have been watered down by the regional council for a local company's benefit.

Hawke's Bay could transform into an unprofitable desert in 30 years if nothing is done to stop climate change.

Calls from Wairoa ratepayers for a zero rates rise have been unsuccessful with the town now facing an overall increase of 5 percent.

Forestry may be back but for many others it is a waiting game to see if employers will keep them on when the subsidy cash runs out.