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Video: Email vowing to "name and shame" Hastings councillors for being "pro perversion" referred to police
A "threatening" email sent to Hastings District Councillors by local Destiny Church Pastor Michael Ngahuka vowing to "name and shame" them for being "pro-perver...
Pakowhai Road open after being blocked by two-vehicle crash
A crash involving two vehicles blocked Pakowhai for some time this afternoon, causing traffic to back up. A police spokesperson said the crash was report...
Video: peaceful protest for cancelled drag queen story time event held in Hastings' Civic Square
Rainbow flags flew, karaoke was sung, sausages were sizzled along words of encouragement and love for those in the rainbow communities in Civic Square Hasting...
Hawke's Bay Police investigating after body found in burnt vehicle
A body has been found in a vehicle that caught fire last night, police say. Detective Inspector Martin James, District Crime Services Manager, said in a s...
Police investigating vehicle fire at Hastings property
Police are making enquiries following the discovery of a vehicle on fire at a property in Hastings last night. The incident on Irongate Road West was reported...
Video: Young Hawks Team Ready To Take Flight
The Taylor Hawke's Bay Hawks are hoping to set their season off with a bang when they go up against Tauranga Whai on Thursday night. With a new coach and a y...
Video: Changes need to be made at a local, regional and national level, says head of review into Cyclone Gabrielle response
Changes need to be made at a local, regional and national level when it comes to handling natural disasters, says the head of an independent review panel into t...
Hastings District Council cancels Rainbow Storytime event due to public safety risk
Hastings District Council says disinformation being spread about an upcoming library programme has forced it to cancel a children’s storytime event, and a...
“Peaceful” protest planned for Drag Queen Rainbow storytime at Hastings Library
“Peaceful” protests are planned by local Destiny Church members at the Hastings Library tomorrow where Drag Queen Rainbow storytime sessions will be...
Video: Councils need to apologise after Independent Review finds Cyclone Gabrielle response failings
Hawke’s Bay’s local councils need to apologise to the victims of Cyclone Gabrielle, says Dan Gale, whose Eskdale Holiday Park was destroyed by the C...
Video: Regions leaders accept Civil Defence Independent Review findings, commits to overhaul of Hawke’s Bay’s approach to civil defence
Hawke’s Bay’s leaders have “fully” accepted all of the findings of the Independent Review into the Group’s response to Cyclone Gab...
Video: Review into Civil Defence handling of Cyclone Gabrielle finds failings and limitations
The early response to Cyclone Gabrielle, led by an "over-confident" local Civil Defence team, was "chaotic", with a State of Emergency declared too late and con...
Outdoor Fires Prohibited in Central and Coast Hawke's Bay
Rural Central Hawke's Bay and Hawke's Bay Coast move to a prohibited fire season as of today, until further notice. A prohibited fire season means no fires in...
Video: New, longer Awatoto Road intersection opens in the morning
State Highway 51’s (SH51) new roundabout will be open to all traffic from tomorrow morning (Monday 25 March). The north and sound bound lanes of the new...
Heavy police presence in Gisborne after 21st party brawl leaves two dead and three in hospital
Additional staff from around the Tairawhiti area have been called to the region to boost Police presence in and around Gisborne following a 21st birthday party...
Person dies following quad bike crash on private property, Crownthorpe
One person has died following a crash on a private property in Crownthorpe, Hastings yesterday afternoon. Emergency services responded to the incident at 2.30p...
Video: All the colours, All the light - the new exhibit at MTG Hawke's Bay
A dramatic new exhibit has transformed MTG Hawke’s Bay’s foyer into an immersive kaleidoscope. All the Colours, All the Light has been created by a...
Video: Takitimu Seafoods building to get new tenants
The Napier building that used to house the ill-fated Takitimu Seafoods Limited could soon be buzzing with life again. Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated (NKII) c...
Wairoa gets chemotherapy treatment permanently for the first time
Wairoa cancer patients are now travelling a matter of minutes as opposed to hours to get chemotherapy treatment. And it’s happened because of the advocac...
Video: Hawke’s Bay business singled out by Prime Minister for work done in EV charging sector
A Hawke’s Bay business has been singled out by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon for the work it is doing in the EV charging sector. In a recent visit to...
