Lauren Crimp

In his first week on the job, new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell is visiting cyclone and flood-ravaged regions to hear what they need from the government.

Mayors in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are urging new Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell see for himself the mountain of work that still lies ahead after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Scientists have created a new framework designed to help Aotearoa better manage pandemics.

A handful of hardy souls braved heavy rain on Monday to be the first to experience the spruced-up Splash Planet.

British comedian John Oliver's cameo in this year's Bird of the Century competition has done more than ruffle some feathers.

The roadside sign is worse for wear and the shelves are still a little bare, but Springfield fruit and vege shop is back in business.

People in Hawke's Bay with property deemed too unsafe to live on may soon have a chance to purchase new land close to home.

Around 20 people spoke in support of the decision at today's council meeting.

At its worst in 2019, two-thirds of the city's motel rooms were being used for emergency accommodation.

Students of 17 courses at EIT Te Pūkenga will continue to be taught off-campus next year, after the Napier site was badly damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Owners of flood-wrecked Hawke's Bay properties are inching closer to answers about the fate of their homes.

People living in Hastings senior council flats have accepted an imminent rent increase is necessary - but wish it had been managed differently to avoid one big hit to the pocket.

Wanted: three to four acres of flat land in the Napier-Hastings area.

A Māori birthing unit recommended for Hawke's Bay is languishing in a queue of work Te Whatu Ora has had to pick up after DHBs were folded into the entity.

A man accused of kidnapping two children and threatening to harm one of them has pleaded not guilty.

The government and five Hawke's Bay councils have signed a $556 million cost-sharing cyclone recovery package that includes buying out flood-wrecked homes.

The prisoner's alleged vandalism has caused extensive water damage to Napier's courthouse.

An owner of a flood-damaged Auckland home is appalled at the council's communication about whether it is safe to live in.

Hawke's Bay growers have been treated to a small bit of respite from the tough task of rebuilding their livelihoods after Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed orchards throughout the region.

Some Hawke's Bay residents forced from their whenua after it was destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle may soon have a temporary place to call home.

Plans are underway to house some of the thousands of extra workers who will be brought in to rebuild crumbled roads and bridges in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti over the next few years.

Owners of some cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay homes say they are depressed, desperate, and still in the dark about whether they will ever return home.

The owner of a fence crashed into by a Hawke's Bay rugby player says the man was extremely apologetic when he knocked on his door on Monday morning.

Rural communities in Hawke's Bay will soon be better prepared for disasters thanks to new facilities designed to help them cope when they become isolated.

Car tyres and rims have been falling victim to a giant pothole that has opened up on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō.