Hawke's Bay

Fly-tippers illegally dumping rubbish could be in for a shock if new laws are passed allowing councils to crack down on them and use clues such as old car registration plates or names on letters or… Audio

Hastings District Council councillor Wendy Schollum says proposed changes would allow litter control officers to issue fines using vehicle registration and ownership details inside bags to identify…

"At the end of the day our final outcome, the only outcome, is for that mountain to be back in Māori hands, Māori ownership."

Havelock North residents were not notified about the consent given to Terry Longley and Sons funeral home for the Crematorium.

The council has backtracked on its rate-saving proposal and will instead keep the library open for at least five days a week.

A drunk woman who was also high on methamphetamine was driving to the home of the woman she was convinced was sleeping with her partner when she fatally ploughed into a young girl who was biking with…

Police have made plans to minimise any disruption to residents and holidaymakers.

The electricity distributor's board is putting $100,000 towards a re-scope of the controversial project. Audio

At least two people have been injured by riders using dirt bikes illegally on roads, footpaths and parks.

The port of Napier has had a strong profit rebound.

The Norsewood-based factory beat a number of serious international competitors to secure the deal. Audio

Many staff, some with decades of service, had been told their positions may no longer exist.

Three violent but unrelated crimes have resulted in charges for three men.

A person has died in a fatal car crash in Hawke's Bay.

Firefighters have extinguished a scrub fire that had been burning near Wairoa's landfill since Thursday afternoon.

Water rates in Central Hawke's Bay are set to surge over the next decade, and residents wonder how they'll pay. Audio

The project follows a four-year search by the council for the right development partner.

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash near Takapau on Tuesday morning.

The police cordon has been lifted at the scene of a homicide in Napier where a teenage boy was killed, and another injured.