NEWS

Provincial Development Unit grants Regional Council $5 million to develop Bridge Pa water storage option

The Provincial Development Unit has allocated $5 million to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to accelerate investigations into a water storage development...

Calvary Chapel Church opens doors in Hawke’s Bay

A new way of worshipping and connecting with God has arrived in Hawke’s Bay with the establishment of Calvary Chapel Church, Hastings. The journey to Haw...

Police seek vehicle sightings of interest in relation to Pandora homicide

As part of the ongoing homicide investigation into the death of Peter Lui in Pandora on Monday, Police are seeking sightings of a vehicle of interest. Police w...

Hoops in Parks pilot programme on a roll in Flaxmere

A pilot programme to give people more places to shoot hoops in Flaxmere is on a roll, with a new court about to be built and another in the planning. The f...

New pathway proposed for Taradale western hills

Two prominent Taradale locations will soon be connected, with the Napier Rotary Pathway Trust and Napier City Council proposing to install a new pathway from Do...

Pandora homicide victim named

The man who was assaulted and killed in Pandora, Napier on Monday afternoon has been named. He was Peter Lui, 63, of Napier, police said this afternoon. Emerg...

No new community cases; 2 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no new COVID-19 community cases two new border-related cases to report in managed isolation. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at th...

Government offers more mental health and addiction support in Hawke’s Bay

The Government has announced a new support service for people in Hawke’s Bay who are experiencing, or at risk of, mental health and addiction crisis. Hea...

Newly minted citizens recognised at ceremony

An extra special Citizenship Ceremony was held at Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre last night to acknowledge 66 new citizens of Aoteaora,...

Water technology fascinates kids

There is at least one budding drinking water engineer in the making at Te Pōhue School, after the school’s 28 students got a close-up look at the settleme...

Watch Live: Is it time for Māori constituencies for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council?

  Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is consulting with the community on whether to establish Māori constituencies before the 2022 elections. Regional...

No new community cases; 2 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no new COVID-19 community cases and two new border-related cases to report in managed isolation. Both cases arrived from India via United Arab Emirat...

Rugby great to speak at St. John’s College Rugby Foundation fundraiser

All Blacks great Sir Michael Jones will pass on his knowledge and insights into the game at a St. John's College Rugby Foundation fundraiser next month. A nigh...

Increased police presence in Napier following homicide

There will be an increased Police presence in the Mersey Street industrial area following the fatal stabbing of a man yesterday afternoon.  Senior Sergean...

Regional Council shortlists sites for managed aquifer recharge

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has shortlisted potential sites for a Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) pilot in Central Hawke’s Bay and is now conduc...

Homicide inquiry launched in Hawke's Bay

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a person died following an assault in Pandora, Napier this afternoon.  Emergency services responded to...

One person seriously injured following assault in Pandora, Napier

A person has been seriously injured after an assault in Pandora, Napier this afternoon. Emergency services responded to the incident on Mersey Street in Pandor...

No new community cases; 11 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no new Covid-19 community cases and 11 new border-related cases to report in managed isolation.  Ten people arrived from India via United Arab E...

Special day for Eastern District Police: New Hawke's Bay Area Commander and Eastern District Manager Intelligence officially welcomed

New Hawke's Bay Area Commander Inspector Lincoln Sycamore and Eastern District Manager Intelligence Tane Robyns were officially welcomed with a pōwhiri at Pukem...

No new community cases; 1 case of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no new community cases and 1 new COVID-19 border-related case to report in managed isolation. The latest case arrived from Ireland via Qatar on March...