NEWS
Student enrolment numbers up at EIT
Following a strong 2018, EIT is reporting the largest beginning-of-year intake in the last five years. EIT has currently enrolled just over 7500 students this...
Hastings council supports NZ war memorial museum in France
As well as supporting Anzac Day services across the district, the Hastings District Council is also supporting another commemorative activity – this one f...
This year’s Winter F.A.W.C! the biggest ever
This year’s F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic Winter programme will feature more than 65 events spanning four weekends in June. Returning for its seventh ye...
Anzac Day services around the Bay
Its Anzac Day tomorrow. Here are details of services around the region. Hastings 5.30am – Dawn service, Cenotaph in Civic Square 10am – Ser...
Unseen works from ‘NZ’s Jackson Pollock’ to show in Napier gallery
A rare opportunity to see – and purchase – works by the late Allen Maddox has art lovers from across the country booking flights in to Napier. The...
Water restrictions lifted in CHB
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has lifted water restrictions for residents connected to town water supplies in Waipawa, Waipukurau, Otane, Takapau a...
Junior doctor strikes set to put strain on local hospital services
Hawke’s Bay DHB says five days of upcoming rolling junior doctor strikes will place significant strain on hospital resource. It’s urging people to...
New half basketball court opens in Hastings
A new half-sized basketball court was officially opened at William Nelson Park in Hastings last week, aimed at adding to the activities available for young peop...
Police urge drivers to stay vigilant on the roads these school holidays
Easter may be over, but police want drivers to remain vigilant on the roads during the second week of the school holidays. They say traffic volumes increase du...
Two in hospital after crash near Waipawa
Two people are in hospital – one with critical injuries – following a two-vehicle crash near Waipawa last night. Emergency services were called to...
Missing Woman - Hawke's Bay
Update - Woman has been found in Central Hawke's Bay. Missing woman – Hawke's Bay Police are appealing for sightings of 77-year-old...
‘Age of Champions’ promotes strength and balance in later years
“Age of Champions” the inaugural Community Group Strength and Balance ‘Top Town’ games, a first of its kind event in Hawke’s Bay,...
Celebrating top British architectural designer Thomas Heatherwick
MTG Hawke’s Bay has partnered with The Arts Society Hawke’s Bay (TASHB) to present a special architectural event at the museum’s Century Theat...
Regional council planning 7.9% rates increase
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says following the path laid out in its long term plan last year, it is “well underway with the additional staff, struc...
Potential recognised through work experience programme
A stint working at Hastings City Art Gallery to build up her work skills and experience has turned into something more permanent for local Rangatahi Ma, Kia Eke...
Environmental snapshot ‘sobering reading’
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Chief Executive James Palmer has welcomed a national report on the state of our natural environment but says it makes “...
Napier viewing platform gets a Good Friday make-over
Napier’s ocean viewing platform underwent a floral transformation yesterday – the latest in a series of ‘flower-bombings’ that have been...
Funding boost for Hawke’s Bay Trails
The Hawke’s Bay Trails cycling and walking network has received a significant funding boost. Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced yesterday in Hawke&r...
More whitebait habitat on Tukituki
Work at the Tukituki River estuary near Haumoana will improve the biodiversity of this area, making it more suitable for whitebait spawning. The area where Tuk...
What’s on in the Bay over Easter?
Welcome to the long Easter weekend! There’s plenty happening in the Bay over the next four days, so let’s dive in and see what’s on. Don&rsq...
