Stories by Anusha Bradley

Brown, silty water coming out of Napier taps is the result of sediment being stirred up by maintenance work on old pipes, and a chemical reaction caused by introduction of chlorine, a water expert…

The full cost of removing the controversial track built up Te Mata Peak will be borne by Hastings District Council.

Political strategist Simon Lusk is threatening to take more court action against a regional council after receiving a $7900 bill to cover its legal costs.

The Prime Minister is being told she must make it clear to China that attempts to intimidate and silence academics here will not be tolerated.

A looming apple picker shortage is worrying Hawke's Bay growers despite more workers from the Pacific being brought into help.

Some businesses and farmers in Central Hawke's Bay may start rationing water as parts of the Waipawa and Tukituki rivers are already bone dry.

An early warning system alerting residents living near Esk River in Hawke's Bay of rising water levels could be on the cards after a devastating flood earlier this year.

Councillors at Hawke's Bay Fish and Game Council are being investigated for possible conflicts of interest and breaches of the Wildlife Act.

Heart attack patients in Hawke's Bay are waiting too long for specialist tests and treatment in Wellington, Hawke's Bay DHB says.

Consultation on the sale of Napier Port will be extended by one week following concerns that hundreds of people in Central Hawke's Bay haven't received their consultation documents in the mail.

Health officials in Hawke's Bay are trying to curb the high rate of bowel cancer deaths among Pasifika people by encouraging them to take screening tests.

A $350 million upgrade of Napier Port is being questioned by the shipping industry, which says the port's recent growth could be short-lived.

The Mayor of Rotorua is not concerned the town will lose its only rescue helicopter but the city's MP says the community will be outraged. Audio

Nearly half of Napier Port should be sold unless people are prepared to stomach rate rises of more than 50 percent, local councillors say.

Forest and Bird wants a review into some of Department of Conservation's partnerships to ensure the welfare of native species is at the forefront of any project.

The country's largest privately-owned conservation project has been allowed to show off kiwi to wealthy tourists without a permit, despite welfare concerns about the birds.

Napier families who are desperate for housing are applying for flatshares and one-bedroom units.

The owner of the only bottle stores in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere says he doesn't know why he's being singled out by those who want his premises shut down.

The owner of a forestry company blamed for tonnes of debris washing up in Tolaga Bay has been fined twice for illegal logging overseas, but the Overseas Investment Office took nine years to realise.

Free alcoholic drinks will no longer be served at an awards night supported by the Hawke's Bay District Health Board.

Millions of litres of emergency water could be made available to some Hawke's Bay farmers if a drought hits the region this summer, Hawke's Bay Regional Council says.

A controversial technology that Forest and Bird says is "untested and experimental" is being considered to replenish a Central Hawke's Bay aquifer that's running out of water.

A senior manager at Hawke's Bay District Health Board who resigned following an investigation into misappropriated funds, has been cleared of any wider fraudulent activity.

A law change to give police stronger powers to tackle makers and sellers of synthetic drugs could be on the cards, the police minister says.

Synthetic addicts in the Napier suburb of Maraenui are giving up trying to quit the drug, saying getting help is simply too hard after a local free walk-in addiction clinic closed last year.