Hawke's Bay

The Wairoa project is the largest in the region's Flood Resilience Programme and is funded by the government.

A cyclone-hit village in Hawke's Bay is struggling to get mental health support for its tamariki, with requests for a social worker being repeatedly turned down or ignored. Audio

Multiple heavy rain, snowfall and strong wind warnings and watches are in place across the country.

One person has died following a crash in Hawke's Bay earlier this week.

A man has been arrested following a manhunt in Whakatu, Hawke's Bay.

Action is desperately needed as power companies profit while growing numbers of manufacturers and households power down, commentators say. Audio

Hundreds of workers are affected by temporary shutdowns or facing the spectre of permanent closure of pulp and paper mills. Audio

Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of…

Ranger Hetaraka, 2, was found floating face down in a pool with no adult watching him.

A Hawke's Bay village says a plan to build stopbanks along its river will destroy the town out in future floods. Audio

A life-saving charity that works with men and their mental health in Tairawhiti has shut, a victim of funding struggles

Police said a vehicle was reported to have left the road and hit a power pole on State Highway 50 in Fernhill late on Friday night.

A Hawke's Bay sheep, beef and deer station damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle will be planted into rotational forestry.

At least two people were stabbed and two people were hit by a vehicle, police say.

A 43-year-old man is now in police custody - and a firearm recovered by police.

Two fire-fighters saved the lives of people stuck in cars or bed-bound in their homes, even as their own homes succumbed to the rising waters.

The North Island is in the firing line for heavy rain and a cold snap later this week.