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Truckies get excited response from isolated whānau in first convoy over SH5
The Osborne kids are used to trucks. They've missed them. So they didn't hold back when the convoy came through. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Councils back down and say they will collect silt on residential properties
Residential properties in Hastings and Napier will have silt collected at no charge, after all. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: 'Ugly, fast opening'
Rail lines twisted like pretzels bring home the force of water that coursed across Hawke's Bay in the cyclone → Read More
Road closures, slips keep popular forest park off limits after cyclone
Every hut, campsite and track in Hawke's Bay's Kaweka Range has been closed since Cyclone Gabrielle. → Read More
Toxins in floodwater prompt experts to tell council to erect hard cordons
Contaminants in the silt have led to hard cordons manned by security guards at Napier industrial area. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Generous bach owners open doors to those left homeless
Bach owners at Waimārama have provided accommodation for 13 families who lost their homes in Cyclone Gabrielle. → Read More
Coroner to investigate death of one-year-old in swimming pool
St John ambulance was called to a Napier address on Friday afternoon but could not save the child. → Read More
Orchardists tell PM they need financial help after cyclone devastation
One orchardist says he's never asked for the Government's help, but he is now. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Family watched on as home overcome by 'tsunami' of river
A wall of raging muddy water swept through the Dohmen family's home as they watched on helplessly. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Te Karaka locals rushed up hills to safety as usually benign river swamped their town
Four hundred people ended up atop one hill and one hundred up another. → Read More
State of emergency in Tairāwhiti, Cyclone Gabrielle forces evacuations, road closures
At-risk residents asked to move before dark as heavy rain continues to fall and roads begin to close. → Read More
State of emergency in Tairāwhiti, heavy rain expected to push slash down hills
At-risk residents told to get ready to self-evacuate before dark if river levels keep on rising. → Read More
Motorcyclist killed in Hawke's Bay crash
A motorcyclist has died in a crash in Hawke’s Bay. Police are responding to the one-vehicle crash on State Highway 50, near Ongaonga, around 2:15pm on Monday. The road was closed and there were diversions in place. → Read More
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta off to India to promote education, trade, tourism
The Foreign Minister flies to India on Waitangi Day in a bid to bring the nations’ relationship to a “new phase”. → Read More
Coastal property owners to pay 3% of Napier's $4m seawall
A seawall on Napier's Whakarire Avenue was recommended by engineers 20 years ago. Work on it starts next month. → Read More
Mongrel Mob leader's actions 'pathetic and juvenile'
Vinnie Herewini attacked a man in a KFC car park because he was wearing Black Power regalia. → Read More
CCTV shows thieves using axe to smash into Gisborne service station to steal $10k in tobacco and vape products
The thieves used two stolen cars and an axe to carry out the late night break-in of a Gisborne service station. → Read More
Woman still in critical condition, two weeks after fleeing car smashed into her house
The woman was sitting down to dinner in her Gisborne home when the fleeing car came crashing through a wall. → Read More
Youths make off with items after ram raiding sword shop in Napier
A vehicle was used to smash into the shop shortly after 3am on Monday → Read More
Person stabbed in crowd at LAB concert in Hastings
Police seek information from concertgoers around incident at LAB concert → Read More