Hawke's Bay

The government has reached a deal to share the cost of buying out cyclone-damaged houses in Hawke's Bay, but it is still not known how it will split the bill with local councils. Audio

Police say members of a drug ring operating in Hawke's Bay had links to organised crime groups in Auckland.

More than half of Hawke's Bay residents with cyclone-damaged homes have been moved from the higher-risk categories 2 and 3 to the lower-risk category 1.

Police are treating the death of a man whose body was found at Whirinaki Beach in Hawke's Bay on Sunday as unexplained.

Hawke's Bay has a hospital with an overcrowded ED, ICU that is not fit for purpose and a scanning department that just lost its international accreditation.

ACC has waived one of its usual requirements after the medical scanning department at Hawke's Bay Hospital ran into trouble.

Help for storm-affected residents to pay rent has been called a "lifeline" by homeowners.

The vineyards still remain under soggy silt as the cleanup from the storm continues amid ongoing heavy rain.

Hawke's Bay Hospital has had its medical imaging accreditation for doing scans such as MRIs and CTs suspended.

In Hawke's Bay, food trading platform Magic Beans is doing its best to combat the rising cost of food and interpersonal disconnection in some communities.

MetService says significant downpours are likely for the already fragile areas of Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.

Three teenagers are expected to appear in court today following an aggravated burglary at a jewellery shop in Napier this week.

Police have arrested five youths in Napier after a stolen vehicle used in a burglary was spotted by a patrol.

Plans are underway to set the Napier-Hastings shoreline alight for Matariki, using excess driftwood from Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio

Dolphins mating in a prime-time TV documentary was deemed a breach of broadcasting standards this week by the broadcasting watchdog - but dismissing official information and experts on air during…

After Cyclone Gabrielle struck Hawke's Bay, a country pub became a bustling community centre for locals needing to sort their lives.

A Hawke's Bay fruit grower has harshly criticised the government's loan scheme for cyclone-affected growers and farmers. Audio

A vet says the body of a cat killed when it caused a short at a Hawke's Bay substation knocking out electricity to 50,000 properties shows no visible signs of injury.

Puketapu residents say the loss of a bridge ripped away by floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle has torn the community apart. Audio