Hawke's Bay

Flood-ravaged West Aucklanders are rejoicing after the government announced it will offer buyout options to people whose land is too risky to rebuild on. Audio

Two people have been arrested in Hawke's Bay in relation to firearm possessions, and a third charged over alleged illegal hunting.

News of a joint buyout scheme for those affected by extreme weather has been met with relief by local politicians, but they say the work is just beginning and the devil will be in the detail. Audio

A stoush between a Hawke's Bay council and the National Emergency Management Agency over who pays for some Cyclone Gabrielle costs could leave ratepayers with a hefty bill. Audio

Napier police are seeking more information about an alleged assault on three men in the city on Saturday 27 May.

Analysis - Hawke's Bay dodged a much worse cellphone and internet blackout in Cyclone Gabrielle when fuel supplies ran critically low, papers show. Audio

Oliver Candy, one of New Zealand's last living World War II veterans, still remembers the moment he heard the war had ended.

Amid national outrage over the treatment of a kiwi at Miami Zoo, DOC and a private sanctuary are under investigation over whether our national birds have been mistreated here at home.

Three teenagers have been charged following an aggravated robbery at a service station on Hyderabad Road in Napier.

Napier Port said its first half had been strong with an uplift in container volumes and a return of cruise ships, but the outlook has been tempered by the impact of the cyclone.

Four people have been arrested after more than 80 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in pallets arrived at Napier Port in March.

It is a welcome boost for the wine industry as it recovers from Cyclone Gabrielle.

Residents affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods say their accommodation money is running out.

Napier has received a shipment of back-up generators to run its stormwater pump stations, more than two years after it identified they were needed.

Māori place names are being added to new road signs in Hastings.

The Hawke's Bay District Council is questioning whether enough funds have been allocated from Budget 2023 to repair the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Labour Party has revealed its new candidate to contest the Napier seat, replacing the disgraced Stuart Nash.

A group of volunteer students say they will work "bloody hard" to finish re-fencing a 30 kilometre stretch of farmland in Hawke's Bay this week.

The Hawke's Bay meatworks was sentenced after a teenage worker who was just weeks into the job was seriously injured by a cutting machine in October 2020.