Stories by Linda Hall

Landowners whose homes were submerged by Cyclone Gabrielle say it is unfair to force them to pay the exact same rates as they were before the destruction.

A tyre specialist says the damage caused to dozens of cars from driving through roadworks in Napier is the worst he has ever seen, and there is "no solution" for...

Rodger Shaw reckons he has got one of the best jobs going.

Hawke's Bay Fish & Game said it was working closely with Napier City Council and Hawke's Bay Regional Council to collect any more distressed or dead birds.

A crashed car left sitting on council land is now in a "precarious position" after months of vandalism, a worried property owner says.

Eels hauled up from a stream during digger work wound up dumped on the ground at a compost facility, infuriating a local environmentalist.

Wiki Hauraki's land is the direct path of a proposed spillway. Her message is stop the grandstanding.

First-term councillor Marcus Buddo announced over the weekend he would run for mayor on a platform focused on financial responsibility.

It says the closure will keep the proposed rates increase for Napier ratepayers below 7.9 percent.

Napier City Council has thrown its support behind the agency, which will have its Hawke's Bay Regional Council funding axed from June.

Mediterranean fanworm and the clubbed tunicate were the most common marine pests in Hawke's Bay.

The Category 3 land looked like a good deal - at first.

A Hastings golf club has requested a change to the Hastings District Plan to rezone land in Bridge Pā.

A memorial service will be held in Napier a day earlier this year so more people can attend.

"I live in Cornwall Rd but in the post it said 'Pornwall Rd'. I just thought it was a joke," one local said.

A mum is calling for change after her child's lip was torn open when a menacing dog bit her on the face at a Hastings property.

Hastings District Council says criticism of pricing at Splash Planet is unfair because the attraction compares well with similar tourist drawcards in New Zealand.

Ahuriri councillor ward Keith Price said it was a visible reminder of the impact of the environment and the ocean.

The aquifers in the Hawke's Bay will not be giving up any more water than they do today.

There have been 12,864 fewer visitors to the amusement park this summer, meaning a drop in revenue of $320,000.

A recording of a dangerous level of air pollution near the coast of Hawke's Bay turned out to be salty sea air.

Marine pests such as caulerpa, Mediterranean fanworm and clubbed tunicate often hitch a ride on boat hulls and anchors.

After being smashed into and left with no contact details, Hawke's Bay woman Tracy Murfitt made a request for council CCTV footage that saved her $500.

Hastings District Council says it is taking action again.

While Napier and Hastings residents are being asked to conserve water, there's unlikely to be any disruption to water bottling operations.