Hawke's Bay

The council said it was choosing to focus on the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, rather than lengthy and pricey legal proceedings.

Doctors are grappling with mistrust around information entered into the IT systems at Hawke's Bay hospital, including what it tells them about patients and critical scan results.

Nearly 15,000 extra construction workers may be needed to repair infrastructure damage from this year's wild weather, experts say.

Hawke's Bay police are appealing for footage of dirt bikes being driven dangerously, after a spate of incidents in the weekend.

The first temporary village for those forced out of their homes after Cyclone Gabrielle is soon to be built in Hastings.

Heroes who came to the rescue during Cyclone Gabrielle have been honoured for their actions.

Twenty-eight people and seven organisations are being honoured for their actions during Cyclone Gabrielle, and in the aftermath, in Napier this evening.

Hawke's Bay farmers are being reminded to cover cuts and grazes and to wash their hands after an increase in leptospirosis cases.

The High Court forfeiture follows a long-standing investigation into the Mongrel Mob Notorious chapter.

Hawke's Bay's gannets are back for the breeding season and tours are starting up again, after last season was cut short by Cyclone Gabrielle.

One person has died after a single-vehicle crash at Waimarama about 26km south of Hastings.

One person was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a commercial building fire in Napier this afternoon.

A Hawke's Bay woman whose family lost everything in the cyclone says they are one of the lucky ones - but the temporary accommodation they were given came with a catch.

A school has been in lockdown this afternoon after a report of a person with a firearm at a property in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere.

Police have launched an investigation after a sudden death following disorder at a home in Hastings.

An investigation into a Hawke's Bay sanctuary has instead come down hard on the government department.

Radiologists warn ageing gear - which hit the headlines in Hawke's Bay this week - are putting patients at risk of misdiagnosis.

The Hawke's Bay settlement of Pakowhai lies between two cities, Napier and Hastings, and between two rivers which breached their banks during Cyclone Gabrielle inundating the district. Audio

A damning report Te Whatu Ora kept hidden for months using whistleblowing laws has finally been released.