NEWS
Police name victims of SH5 crash at Rangataiki
Police have released the names of the two people who died in a crash on SH5 at Rangataiki on Monday. They were 29-year-old Leo Thomas Chittenden from Napier, a...
Diversions in place after crash on Pakowhai Road, Hastings
Police are responding to a crash on Pakowhai Road in Hastings. The single-vehicle crash was reported at 9.55am. There are no reports of any injuries. The roa...
Napier-Taupo Road closed following serious crash
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo. Police say the single-vehicle crash was reported at 3.01pm....
Bay police hand out hundreds of Christmas gifts
Over the past few weeks, the Hawke’s Bay Police Family Harm team have organised 50 hampers loaded with donated food and non-perishable items, over 200 wra...
Two people killed in SH5 crash at Rangitaiki
Police have confirmed two people have died and another is believed to have serious injuries following a crash on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō. The...
Napier-Taupo Road closed following crash at Rangitaiki
A crash near Rangitaiki has closed State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo. NZTA says the serious crash occurred near the intersection with Matea Road, about...
How to ‘choose well’ for healthcare in the Bay over the holidays
Local health authorities are encouraging Hawke’s Bay people and visitors to the region to ‘choose well’ for health care this Christmas/New Yea...
New app introduced to collect payment from freedom campers in Hastings district
Freedom camping is a popular activity in summer, and in the Hastings district a new app is being introduced to collect online donations from overnight campers....
Cape Kidnappers gannet reserve track to remain closed over Christmas
The track to the Cape Kidnappers/Te Kauwae-a-Māui Gannet Reserve will remain closed over Christmas while the results of a risk analysis report are fully reviewe...
Horse of the Year’s school art competition draws record numbers
A record number of Hawke’s Bay school students have been busily brushing up their painting skills working collaboratively on colourful banners in support...
Napier City Council CEO’s spending cap raised despite Mayor’s concerns
Napier City Council has voted to increase the delegated authority of chief executive Wayne Jack despite opposition from the mayor. At their meeting yesterday,...
Council makes new appointment to farming innovation trust
There have been several governance changes within a Hawke’s Bay organisation set up to encourage farming innovation. The changes have included the resign...
Napier City Council decides to charge for replacement recycling crates
Napier residents will now face a charge for the replacement of stolen, lost or damaged recycling crates. Since Napier City Council adopted a new recycling serv...
Napier City Council votes to demolish quake-prone civic buildings
Napier City Council’s Civic Building will be demolished next year following a decision today by councillors, almost two years after the complex was found...
Defibrillator donated to Hastings library
The Hastings library took possession of a new defibrillator this week, a much appreciated donation from the Friends of Hastings District Libraries Inc (FOL). T...
Move to rename regional council ‘Environment Hawke’s Bay’
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council could have its name changed to ‘Environment Hawke’s Bay’ under a proposal put forward by councillor Rick Ba...
Garden watering in Hastings restricted to every second day from tomorrow
Level two water use restrictions will be introduced in Hastings tomorrow in a bid to help conserve water in the summer months ahead. This level of restriction...
District Health Board gets down to business under new chairman
Faced with increasing financial pressure, the new Hawke's Bay District Health Board met for the first time since Health Minister David Clark changed its make-up...
Sir James Wattie Place in Hastings to re-open to vehicles tomorrow
Hastings District Council says clean-up work will continue overnight and Sir James Wattie Place is expected to be able to be re-opened to vehicles only by 9am t...
Man shot by police at Flaxmere school was carrying an imitation pistol
Police says the man they shot at a Flaxmere Primary School yesterday was carrying an imitation pistol. The man, aged 31, remains in hospital today where he is...
