Hawke's Bay
Some still without homes on first Napier flood anniversary
A year ago today, a weather bomb ripped through Napier. Council data shows 589 properties were damaged, with 115 left uninhabitable and 173 people having to evacuate from their home.
Napier residents criticise Covid-19 testing availability
Napier residents have criticised the "appalling communication and lack of action" from the local health board over Covid-19 testing.
Iraqi hairdresser desperate to get family to New Zealand
An Iraqi hairdresser living in Napier says he may be forced to close up and leave if he can't get his family into the country.
Māori wards voted in by Napier City Council but won't be ready until 2025 term
It comes after much controversy and anger from mana whenua and a protest on the city streets, after the council decided it would not add them in time for next year's election.
Man stabbed four times on Flaxmere street
Hawke's Bay police are investigating an assault in Flaxmere where a man received stab wounds to his back and neck.
'Jacinda hyped me up to get it': Chat with PM before first vaccination
The government's beefing up efforts to vaccinate Māori against Covid-19 by getting the prime minister out on the road.
Two fires in Rangitikei and Hawke's Bay but no one hurt
Fire crews have been tackling a blaze at a steel manufacturing building in the Rangitikei District this morning and last night crews battled a blaze at an equipment workshop in Hawke's Bay.
Plea for help from social housing agency in rural Hawke's Bay
A Māori-led housing project in Hawke's Bay says the government's state housing agency is not helping out enough in their battle to guarantee shelter.
Nurses stressed, union says: 'Concerns need to be urgently addressed'
The union for nurses says Hawke's Bay Hospital is failing in its duty of care and is demanding change.
Hawke's Bay A&P show cancelled over Delta risk fears
The Hawke's Bay A&P Show, due to be held late next month, has been cancelled due to the uncertainty and risks associated with the Covid-19 Delta outbreak.
Person trapped after truck crash in serious condition
A person is in a serious condition after being trapped for several hours when a truck crashed north of Napier.
Hastings pastor partners with DHB to get homeless and vulnerable vaccinated
The Hastings community is on a mission to get rough sleepers vaccinated against Covid-19.
Moderate 4.9 quake widely felt in central North Island
Thousands of people have reported feeling a moderate 4.9 earthquake near Waipukurau in Hawke's Bay.
Napier businesses complain of behaviour and vandalism at outreach centre
The outreach centre for the homeless in Napier is stuck trying to find a home of its own.
Hawke's Bay farmers watching gathering signs of a third 'big dry'
Conditions in Hawke's Bay are being described as extremely dry as farmers prepare for another warm, dry spring.
Napier floods review: New builds should be elevated and city needs Civil Defence staff
Building new houses at least a metre and a half off the ground and basing Civil Defence staff in Napier are two of the suggestions coming out of a review into the Napier floods.
Search for person reported in trouble off Haumoana coast
A search is underway for a person believed to be in trouble in the water at Groin Point in Haumoana, Hawke's Bay.
Socially-distanced guitar jams at the beach
Some people are spending lockdown in the comfort of a campervan by the beach, and they are all allowed to.
Two deny charges laid over serious injuries to Flaxmere boy
Two people charged with an assault that left a four-year-old permanently brain damaged have pleaded not guilty.
Rocket Lab bid to raise US$467M on Nasdaq
Rocket Lab shares are due to begin trading on New York's Nasdaq exchange on Thursday.
