‘Down she goes’: Boat scuttled off Napier to become artificial reef
A 60-year-old decommissioned fishing trawler has been sunk off the Hawke’s Bay coast to become an artificial reef.…
Bounce of confidence in the wool sector as prices boom
Optimism is surging among sheep farmers with global shortages fuelling a boom in prices for wool and meat.…
Concerns as boy racers pour diesel over Hawke’s Bay roads
Boy racers dumping diesel on rural Hawke’s Bay roads for burnouts and drift racing have sparked concerns that…
Flames shoot from car as driver tries to evade Hawke’s Bay police
Two people have been taken into custody after a Hawke’s Bay driver attempted to evade police even as…
Child, 12, assaulted by stranger at BMX park
Police are on the hunt for a person suspected of assaulting a 12-year-old at a Havelock North park.…
Former vineyard director charged by Serious Fraud Office
The former director of a prominent Hawke’s Bay vineyard has had 18 charges laid against him by the…
New tech to streamline emergency management ‘will save lives’
The Government today announced plans to overhaul outdated technology that has hampered the response to major natural disasters.…
Alcohol sales approved for Woolworths at new Flaxmere supermarket
A liquor licence for Flaxmere’s new Woolworths supermarket has been approved. By Linda Hall of Local Democracy Reporting…
Hastings businesses ‘blown away’ by rates surge
A commercial property company owner in Hastings says he fears struggling businesses will either abandon the city or…
City’s tap water runs brown days after making final for ‘best water’
Just days after Napier City Council made the final of the competition to find New Zealand’s best tap…
Hawke’s Bay growers explore options to save McCain processing plant
Hawke’s Bay growers are calling for an urgent pause on any moves to dismantle machinery at the McCain…
Napier mayor denies calling youth council a ‘bunch of idiots’
Leaders of the Napier Youth Council wrote to the chief executive of Napier City Council after a public…