Linda Hall

This year marks the 10th session of Mayor School, which began in 1998.

E-motorbikes are heavy, fast, and almost silent, making them a "serious risk to parks, reserves, and reserve users", says the Hastings District Council.

A former Hawke's Bay mayor is calling for a reprint of Hastings booklets delivered with voting papers after 27 candidate profiles were missed out.

A Hawke's Bay offroading club sick of being blamed for rubbish on riverbanks has embarked on a different kind of adventure.

The controversial Ruataniwha Dam was first proposed around 13 years ago - now two of the main agitators for and against the original proposal are making a bid to return to council.

Iwi group Mana Ahuriri intends to purchase the land Hawke's Bay Pistol Club has used for 48 years.

Hardeep Singh says he's been forced to abandon plans to open a brothel in Hastings CBD because of intolerable pressure from local body election candidates.

Former Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairperson Rex Graham said $300 was not a deterrent.

Camden Gaskin envisions it would employ 200 contractors and deliver significant economic benefits.

Residents living near five Havelock North streams will have a real-time view of their water levels.

The camera-covered car is functioning "very efficiently", a Hastings District Council spokesperson said.

The council's chief executive, Doug Tate, said they were made aware of an issue with the rating system on Friday morning.

A Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.

Carol Stewart, 63, was flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital with serious bite wounds to her legs and arms after the attack.

Last season the park ran at a loss of $326,000 so the council is looking for fresh ideas.

This is the first full collective check and restoration since their installation.

The local council questions whether his photographic evidence shows smoke or fog over the Heretaunga Plains.

Nigel Simpson says Napier has been let down by poor decisions, costly distractions, and a lack of consistent governance, and "the city deserves better".

Hastings District Council councillor Wendy Schollum says proposed changes would allow litter control officers to issue fines using vehicle registration and ownership details inside bags to identify…

Havelock North residents were not notified about the consent given to Terry Longley and Sons funeral home for the Crematorium.

Wooden barriers along Napier's Marine Parade are preventing fishermen from accessing the beach.

Many staff, some with decades of service, had been told their positions may no longer exist.

The project follows a four-year search by the council for the right development partner.

Minister for Regulation David Seymour has written in support of a watercress seller who after 30 years was told he needed to register to sell, at a cost of $619.

Early estimates to replace the damage on Napier's Marine Parade came to $20,000