Hawkes Bay
Supreme Court to hear Ruataniwha Dam appeal
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal on whether the Ruataniwha irrigation project can go ahead in Hawke's Bay.
Investigators prepare to remove plane wreckage
Air crash investigators are preparing to remove the wreckage of a top-dressing plane that crashed, killing two people.
Council backs down over water contaimination court action
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council's dropped court action against the Hastings District Council over Havelock North's water contamination. Audio
Bodies of plane crash victims recovered
The bodies of two men killed in a plane crash near Wairoa have been recovered and taken to Palmerston North for post mortems.
Wairoa plane crash: Two dead, power out
Two "very experienced" pilots died when the plane they were in crashed into powerlines, knocking out power to Gisborne. Audio
Inquiry begins into Havelock North water contamination
The inquiry into the contamination of Havelock North's water supply, which caused 5000 people to fall ill, has started in the Hawke's Bay. Audio
Officers cleared of assault to face other inquiries
Four police officers found not guilty of assaulting a man during an arrest in Napier last year will now face employment and IPCA investigations.
Crown gives closing address in officers' assault trial
Four police officers accused of assault during an arrest deployed their weapons but failed to deploy time during the incident, a jury has been told.
Woman indecently assaulted at school as children arrive
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attacking a woman outside a Hawke's Bay primary school.
'You can negotiate for as long as it takes': AOS leader gives evidence in officers' trial
A group of officers charged with assault should not have used tasers on a wanted man who refused to leave his car, an AOS senior manager says.
Police use of dogs not not appropriate, court told
Officers made the wrong decision to let dogs loose in a man's car during an arrest, the chief assessor of police dog training has told a court.
Council charged over river contaminations
Hawke's Bay Regional Council has laid charges against Central Hawke's Bay District Council for breaches of its wastewater treatment plant consents in Waipukurau and Waipawa.
Firefighters feared explosion at sulphur blaze
Firefighters feared a dust explosion while battling a toxic blaze at a fertiliser plant near Napier.
Free doctors' visits for Hawke's Bay under-18s
The Hawke's Bay DHB is making it free for those aged under 18 to visit the doctor at 14 practices in the region.
Accused officers were left without leader during arrest, court told
The police officer in charge of four others accused of using excessive force during an arrest was not present for all of it, a court has been told.
Sulphur fire at Hawke's Bay fertiliser plant
A toxic sulphur blaze that broke out at a Ravensdown fertiliser plant is now out.
Officer in charge of arresting Greg McPeake got glass in his ey
The police officer in charge of an arrest that saw officers use pepper spray, tasers and police dogs says he left his team leaderless after getting glass in his eye. Audio
Motorists told to avoid area around Napier fire
A hazardous fire has been burning at the Ravensdown fertiliser plant just south of Napier. RNZ reporter Edward Gay joins us from the cordon. Audio
Court shown last moments of man's life, captured on police came
A court has been shown the last moments of Greg McPeake's life captured in police camera's, at the trial of four officers charged with assaulting him with weapons last year. Audio
Moratorium sought over Ruataniwha Dam plans
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council wants its investment company to halt the Ruataniwha Dam until a review of the scheme is complete.
