NEWS
Search area for Joseph Ahuriri extended, say police
Police Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel are extending their search for missing Gisborne man Joseph Ahuriri into remote areas north of Bay View. Ahuriri...
Video: Development in Hawke’s Bay’s hazard zones needs to stop, says region's top emergency controller
Hawke’s Bay’s long-term risk reduction is of concern and development in hazard zones needs to stop, says the region’s top emergency controller...
Video: Hope and optimism remains for Twyford grower despite cyclone devastation
The mud and silt may have dried and the water subsided, but the devastation caused to Jerf van Beek’s house and orchards by Cyclone Gabrielle is still rea...
Stuart Nash resigns as Police Minister after admitting making controversial phone call to Police Commissioner
Napier MP Stuart Nash has resigned as Police Minister after revealing this morning that he made a controversial phone call to the Commissioner of Police about a...
Monster tractor gets stock moving at Rissington
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s “monster” tractor is helping get stock across the river at Rissington after the bridge was destroyed.&nbs...
Hawke's Bay Compilation Record Showcase - Campbell Burns
Celebrating the launch of Hawke's Bay's second exclusive compilation album, Under the Sun Vol.2, by showcasing each of the artists who have been carefully chosen to appear on it.
Video: Right tree, right place and right management regime important after slash damage, says Stuart Nash
Despite the damage slash caused to East Coast infrastructure after Cyclone Gabrielle, the Forestry Minister still believes forestry is the answer, but says it i...
Keriana Brooking appointed as Hawke’s Bay’s Interim Recovery Manager
Keriana Brooking, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and former CE of Hawke’s Bay DHB, has been shoulder-tapped to be interim Recover Manager for Hawke&r...
Major milestone for SH5 recovery with freight convoys underway
About 30 heavy vehicles were some of the first to travel State Highway 5 between Taupo and Napier since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the route, as part of a fre...
Hawke's Bay Compilation Record Showcase - Danica Byrant
Celebrating the launch of Hawke's Bay's second exclusive compilation album, Under the Sun Vol.2, by showcasing each of the artists who have been carefully chosen to appear on it.
Industry works with Napier Council on Awatoto recovery
The Napier City Council and an Awatoto working group are meeting multiple times a week in a bid to get the industrial area up and running following the devastat...
Video: Getting help for isolated Wairoa was Mayor’s first priority after Cyclone
With no power or communications to his Wairoa farm on the morning after Cyclone Gabrielle struck, Mayor Craig Little knew he needed to get help to his isolated...
State of National Emergency to end for Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti
The remaining state of national emergency over Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti will end tomorrow (Tuesday, March 14) - exactly a month since Cyclone Gabrielle caused...
Video: Hawke's Bay Cyclone response heading into recovery phase
Hawke’s Bay’s response to the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle is heading towards the transition into recovery, the region’s Civil Defence Eme...
‘Lend me your ear’ – a simple act that could make a big difference after Cyclone Gabrielle
The long tail of Cyclone Gabriel is now playing out. The adrenalin has subsided, and the media has left town; people in affected areas now have to pick up the p...
Progress being made to re-open Regional Parks
Progress is being made to re-open Hawke’s Bay’s Regional Parks which suffered significant damage from Cyclone Gabrielle. The parks were close...
Video: Nash stands by decision not to fight Mark Mitchell, but says he would have won
Police Minister Stuart Nash stands by his decision to not accept a challenge by National Party MP Mark Mitchell to a charity boxing match but says he would have...
Hawke's Bay Compilation Record Showcase - MC Mouse
Celebrating the release of Hawke's Bay's second exclusive compilation album, Under the Sun Vol.2, by showcasing each of the artists who have been carefully chosen to appear on it.
Video: Wairoa's rebuild needs to be resilient for the future, says District Mayor
Any decisions made to rebuild Wairoa need to be resilient for the future, says District Mayor Craig Little. Little spoke at length to Hawke’s Bay App abo...
Drinking water returns CHB towns
Residents in Otāne and Waipawa can safely drink from their taps af 26 days of tankered, boiled or bottled water,. The lifting of the boil water notice today wi...
