NEWS
Te Karamū hits project targets, with more planned
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is celebrating improvements to Te Karamū Stream corridor and habitat after five years of mahi with the community and is looki...
Napier's newest millionaire to make dream of building a house a reality
Winning $1 million will enable a Napier couple to make their dreams of building a house a reality. But first, they plan to be "sensible" and pay off their mortg...
Police acknowledge sentencing of Hawke's Bay man
Police acknowledge the sentencing of 28-year-old David Sciascia in relation to the death of his seven-month-old daughter Hineteaorangi Maraki. Sciascia was sen...
Waka Kotahi brings forward business case to improve safety on State Highway 5
Hawke's Bay's two local MPs are crediting their efforts for a "breakthrough" decision by Waka Kotahi to invest in the Napier-Taupō highway. Labour MPs St...
Napier singer-songwriter has Heart Eyes for new single
Napier singer-songwriter Danica Bryant is one step closer to realising her long-held dream of making a career in music with the release of her new single Hear...
EIT Valedictorian selected for ANZ Graduate Programme
EIT Bachelor of Business Studies graduate and 2021 Valedictorian, Jasmeet “Jazz” Singh, has added another achievement to a long list of honours by b...
Karamu High School head boy eyes political future after debating experience
It was a “surreal experience” for Karamu High School’s Keelan Heesterman to be standing in Parliament’s hallowed chambers, but it reinfo...
Further changes to Napier speed limits proposed
Napier City Council is asking its residents for feedback on whether lowering the speed limit around schools and in the Napier CBD would be a "positive move". C...
Youth employment programme goes mobile with caravan
Hastings District Council’s successful Mahi for Youth programme is going mobile, with a new caravan now ready to hit the road, taking the service to the c...
Covid-19: No new community cases; no cases in managed isolation
There are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community and no cases in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yest...
Emerson Street to be transformed into natural snow slide
The top of Emerson Street will be transformed into a natural snow slide for a community event to be held next month. Napier City Business Inc General Man...
Napier residents feel unsafe, survey finds
A community safety survey, conducted by Napier City Council, has found a "significant" increase in the number of residents who feel unsafe. The survey, w...
Napier Lotto player wins $1 million
One lucky Lotto player will be celebrating a midweek windfall after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in last night's live Lotto draw. The winning t...
DGL expands geographic footprint with facility in Hawke's Bay
A new chemicals warehousing, distribution and manufacturing facility, to be built in Hastings, will be the first of its kind to service Hawke's Bay and su...
Covid-19: Australian traveller who visited Wellington tests positive
An Australian traveller from Sydney, who visited Wellington last weekend has tested positive for Covid-19 upon their return to Australia. In a statement this m...
Wide range of community groups and organisations receive funding
More than $800,000 in community grants has been allocated recently, the largest contribution of any grant round since this support began. Hastings District Cou...
Section of Kennedy Road closed for wastewater pipe repair
A section of Kennedy Road has been closed until further notice, while Napier City Council water teams carry out repairs on a suspected broken wastewater pipe.&n...
Deluge forces temporary closure of Waimārama Road cycle trail
Exactly a week after its grand opening, the Waimārama Road Cycleway has been closed due to scouring and surface damage caused by "intense rainfall". In r...
Suspected broken wastewater pipe under Kennedy Road
Napier City Council water teams are currently carrying out repairs on a suspected broken wastewater pipe under Kennedy Road. Households in Pirimai are being as...
