Hawkes Bay

A decision to renew a Flaxmere bottle store's liquor licence for another two years is "deeply disappointing," Hastings District councillor Henare O'Keefe says.

Fifty senior doctors at Hawke's Bay District Health Board have warned board members that chronic shortages of beds, staff and delays in elective surgeries are putting patients' safety at risk.

Napier Councillors were warned by the chief executive not to attend a public meeting on a pool development, saying they could be disqualified from participating in decision-making if they did.

A group of Napier residents have filed High Court proceedings against the city council over a controversial decision to build a new $41 million pool complex.

Hawke's Bay is on track to become the first region to charge ratepayers for mitigating the effects of climate change, but it won't cover damage to private properties.

An investigation has found police breached their duty of care to a man whose death in the cells at Hastings police station was not discovered for nearly six hours.

A boy and girl missing from the Maraenui area in Napier have been found, police say.

The death of possibly hundreds of natives eels, dumped on a river bank by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, is being investigated by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Video

The government has declared a seasonal labour shortage for the Hawke's Bay, which invites some visitor visa-holders to take up six weeks of work in the horticulture industry.

The government has declared a seasonal labour shortage in Hawke's Bay, which will allow tourists on visitor visas to get work in orchards and vineyards.