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Napier City Council Annual Report reveals impact of Cyclone Gabrielle
The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle across all areas of Council’s business have been laid out in detail in Napier City Council’s Annual Report. The re...
Gravel extraction underway at Waipawa
Tenders have been awarded by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to two contractors to remove up to 300,000 cubic meters of gravel from the Upper Tukituki ca...
SH2 south of Wairoa opens to one lane
State Highway 2 just south of Wairoa opened to one lane at midday today as work continues to clear a slip. Heavy rainfall over the weekend led to the slip, whi...
Woody debris being removed from rivers and beaches across the region
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and the Silt Recovery Taskforce continue to work hard to remove woody debris from beaches around bridges and from riverbanks...
SH2 south of Wairoa to remain closed overnight for safety
State Highway 2 just south of Wairoa will remain closed overnight following a large slip in the early hours of this morning. Heavy rainfall over the weekend le...
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi looks to steady waka after challenging 12 months
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated (NKII) after unprecedented challenges in 2023 due to the impact of Cyclone Gabriell...
One person dies, another injured, following crash on SH2, south of Wairoa
One person has died and one has been seriously injured in a crash on State Highway 2 south of Wairoa this morning. Their car is reported to have collided with...
Car crashes into slip blocking State Highway 2, south of Wairoa
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 2, south of Wairoa. A car is reported to have collided with a slip blocking State Highway...
Video: Hawke’s Bay tourism set for a big summer after “mammoth’ Robbie Williams concerts
Hawke’s Bay tourism is set of a big summer after two “mammoth” Robbie Williams concerts which attracted scores of visitors to the region. In...
Emergency services respond to serious crash on SH2, Dannevirke
Emergency services are attending a serious crash on State Highway 2 northeast of Dannevirke. Police said the crash, involving multiple vehicles and people, hap...
Video: Man winched to safety following injury off Napier coast
A fisherman was winched to safety and taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital after injuring his arm off the Napier Coast. Maritime New Zealand's Rescue Coordinati...
No collecting of shellfish
People are being warned not to collect shellfish from anywhere along the coast from Te Awanga to Bay View after harmful viruses and bacteria have been found in...
HazMobile collection postponed due to weather risk
A HazMobile event planned for tomorrow (Sunday) is being postponed due to the incoming weather warnings. The warning is for the area north of Napier, however,...
New SH51 Awatoto roundabout to bring safety and efficiency to intersection
Work to construct a new roundabout at Awatoto on State Highway 51 has been brought forward a year, as works progress to make that stretch of road safer for all...
Hawke's Bay power consumers to get dividend payment soon
Power consumers registered by Thursday 16 November will receive payment direct to their nominated account from Friday 24 November 2023. HBPCT Chair, Diana Kirt...
What the new Cabinet will look like
Incoming Prime Minister and National Party leader Christopher Luxon has announced his new Cabinet, which is made up of MPs from his own party, New Zealand First...
Luxon announces new government, with Peters and Seymour taking turns as Deputy Prime Minister
Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced his new government, with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and ACT leader David Seymour taking tur...
Multiple arrests made in relation to drug offences in Hawke's Bay
A significant months’ long police operation targeting the sale and supply of methamphetamine in the Hawke’s Bay area has this week culminated in a s...
