Rachel Wise is Hawke's Bay communities team leader and CHB Mail editor.
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'The eels started picking at my leg': Farmer's harrowing ordeal trapped beside creek
'My dogs stayed with me and they were reacting — they could hear the searchers.'
Beach residents call for visitor ban as concerns for damaged bridge grow
'If no one does as the signs say, one day that bridge will go and no-one will get in.'
'The aroha, the manaaki, and the wairua': Thousands turn out to commemorate Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay
Emotions and community spirit were strong as people from all over came together.
'They just swerved around': The whistler who saved a herd of swimming cows
'I was calling them out of sheer panic. They started coming towards my voice.'
'They're wrecked': Retiree's Christmas display hit by vandals
"I do it every year for the community and this is the first time I’ve had any trouble.”
Split decision but yes to Māori ward for CHB
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has voted in favour of introducing Māori wards.
'The flames were up to the clouds': One critically injured in house fire
Man flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital with burns.
'Fear is the main theme here': Ministry intervention as bullying claims rock small town's high school
Concerned parents formed a group to address what they claim were assaults and threats.
Popped tyres and smashed rims: CHB’s pothole carnage
At least five cars, including a police car, were taken out by SH2 potholes in one morning.
Small town's post-cyclone hub delivers warm homes and warms hearts
The Ngāti Kere Flood Response Group continues to care for the Pōrangahau community.
Fire crews working to rescue people stranded in Hawke's Bay
A state of emergency has been declared by the mayors of Napier and Hastings.
'Ludicrous': Motorcyclist clocked at 220km/h on infamous road
Two motorcyclists were caught speeding - one at 220km/h, the other at 170km/h.