Lawrence Yule talks to Local Focus about his 6th mayoral term and insists this will be the last. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Some of the costs for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's investigation into the Havelock North water contamination crisis could be

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has confirmed that the man diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Wellington Hospital on

William Barnes is auctioning off the Mastermind chair to the Samuel Gibson Memorial Trust next month. "I was so impressed by his

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.

Market view statistics during the gastro outbreak showed about an $80,000 drop in retail and hospitality spend.

A group of Havelock North Intermediate students now know what it's like to trek for water. Room 6, led by Karen Stephenson, yesterday

The southerly blast did not stop people flooding through the door to watch the battle of the Hastings mayoral candidates last night

From the Te Mata Mushroom Farm to Ruataniwha Dam to free parking - a fiery debate raged last night as the issues facing Hastings were

Despite two negative E.coli tests from the source of Pahiatua's water yesterday afternoon, residents still need to boil their water. "Although

The Havelock North water contamination crisis could cost more than $700,000 of ratepayers' money. In a Hastings District council

Two men vying for a seat on Hastings District Council are determined to show authorities "enough is enough" with a march following

Our family of five were some of the early casualties of the gastro outbreak in Havelock North. It required time off work, doctor

A sewerage manhole, which overflowed on to the grass berm in Havelock North three weeks ago, had only just been cleaned up by council

Letters are being sent to well-owners and councils around the region in the wake of the Havelock North water contamination, as the

A faulty test may be why Hastings District Council was unaware for five days that the Havelock North water supply was contaminated. In

COMMENT: Insurance cover for some businesses 'does not kick in unless a state of emergency is declared,' writes Michael Naylor.

Bayden Barber is a man who wears many hats in the community and has thrown another hat in the ring as he runs for the Hastings District

Cattle can freely walk into our rivers and defecate despite heightened water safety concerns in the wake of the gastro crisis.

With winter drawing to a close, a mixed bag of weather is in store for Hawke's Bay. The final week of winter will continue to stir

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is rejecting claims the bacteria which brought Havelock North to a standstill came from the Tukituki

Havelock North Schools were back in full swing yesterday. It comes after they closed because of the gastro outbreak, which saw

Sitting in a hospital bed at Hawke's Bay Hospital, Havelock North's Kerry Mackintosh wriggles her toes to prove the feeling is coming

An Auckland University extreme event expert is slamming Hawke's Bay officials for what she claims is a slow response to the gastro outbreak which has plagued Havelock North.

Numbers of people struck down by gastro illness in the Hawke's Bay is declining.

Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon. The tests were taken from

Scientists' analysis suggests farm animals may be behind the gastro outbreak in Havelock North.

The worst outbreak of waterborne disease in recent New Zealand history began as a trickle.

The latest test results into the origin of the gastro outbreak has revealed it is unlikely to have come from chicken manure.

Francky Godinho was taking a break last night after two days of cooking, providing soup for Havelock Norh residents afflicted with