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Hastings District Council's three waters survey to remain open

A survey by Hastings District Council on the Government's initial three waters management reform proposal will remain open for the next few months in order to g...

Aerial survey to provide 3D snapshot of Hawke's Bay's Unison network

Using state-of-the-art LiDAR technology, more than 400 kilometres squared will be covered in a comprehensive aerial survey of Unison's full electricity network...

EIT plays host to judging in Hawke's Bay A&P Bayleys Wine Awards

About 400 of Hawke’s Bay’s finest wines have been sampled in an intense two-day judging process held at EIT last week. The wines, entered into the...

Covid-19: 22 new community cases reported ahead of Cabinet's alert level decision

Just hours away from the Government's announcement on whether there will be alert level changes, the Ministry of Health has reported 22 new cases of Covid-19 in...

Phase two of pilot programme begins at Hastings District schools

Student safety on the roads around four Hastings District primary schools is being improved through a pilot programme trialling a range of measures to deal with...

Experienced academic manager to head EIT Business, Computing Schools

EIT has appointed John West, an experienced academic leader and tertiary manager, as the new Head of the Schools of Business and Computing. Mr West was the Pro...

Last chance for submissions to Hastings District Council's three waters survey

Hastings District Council's community survey on the Government’s initial proposal to move the management of wastewater, drinking water and storm water awa...

EIT graduate lives her dream in television

Harata Taurima-Thomas is living her dream. The EIT graduate, with a Bachelor of Arts (Māori) through Te Ūranga Waka on the Hawke’s Bay Campus, is current...

Napier police return belongings to Taupō woman after accused tries clothes on

The quick actions of Napier Police have meant a Taupō woman has got all her belongings back less than an hour after they were stolen from her car. The woman wa...

"No tolerance" for anti-social drivers leads to 133 cars disposed of in six months

On average Police impound around 25 vehicles a month for undertaking burnouts and anti-social driving, 16 in two weeks of COVID Alert Level 4 lockdown. In the f...

Family supportive of Katie Nimon's new role as council's transport manager

The decision to leave the role of General Manager at Nimon and Sons by Katie Nimon was taken with the "full support" of her family. Nimon announced this week s...

Hawke's Bay firefighters return to duty after Auckland motorist returns negative Covid-19 test

Four Hawke's Bay firefighters have returned to duty after the Auckland motorist whom they came into contact with at the scene of an early-morning crash, returne...

Watch Live: Deputy Prime Minister and Director of Public Health give Covid-19 update

There are 11 new cases in the community - All in Auckland. The total number linked to the current outbreak is 1007. Of these, 549 have recovered.

Road open following serious crash at SH2 and SH5 intersection

State Highway 5 has reopened following a serious crash where one person was taken to hospital. Emergency services were called to the collision between a truck...

Ground-shaking seismic trial provides insight into magnitude 4.9 earthquake

Analysis into this month's widely-felt 4.9 magnitude earthquake near Waipukurau has found location, local soil variation and building classification is key when...

Heavy rain watch in place for Hawke's Bay

A heavy rain watch has been issued for the region and will continue for the remainder of the week.  Metservice Forecaster Sonja Farmer says there will be...

Community feedback rolls in for new relocated Flaxmere skate park

More than 200 skateboarders, scooterers, school students, parents and Flaxmere residents are having their say on the new Flaxmere skate plaza, and that input wi...