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Residents protest at rates on cyclone-affected lands
Wairoa residents see property values halved, yet face higher rates.
On The Up: Lower Kingsgate Reserve reopens after repairs from Cyclone Gabrielle
Five footbridges were repaired, and a culvert was replaced during restoration.
Hawke’s Bay bar owner calls council plans for earlier closing times ‘crazy’
Chris Sullivan says it’s bar operators who have to change, not opening hours.
‘We all had a ball’: Close to 5000 people taste the best meatballs in Hastings
Around 4500 to 5000 people attended the inaugural Hastings event.
How to keep NZ water park afloat: ‘Your customers get a bit bored’
Hanmer Springs has turned profits for 25 years, while Splash Planet leaks ratepayer cash.
Flaxmere gym to close amid Hastings Council budget cuts
A petition with 137 signatures urges the council to keep the gym open.
Hastings Civic Square revamp to cost close to $1m
New pavers will feature designs by tribal artists, celebrating Hastings' diversity.
‘Hidden and quiet’: The libraries raising eyebrows for their internet search histories
Hastings District libraries reveals the top 10 sites searched-for and blocked.
CHB tries to lower rates hike to 10% as cyclone-hit Hastings sticks with 15%
Hastings can't accommodate any new projects in 2024/25.
Hawke’s Bay Tourism secures its $1m lifeline
Napier City Council is backing $450k in funding for Hawke’s Bay Tourism's lifeline.
Splash Planet pulling the plug early to cover costs
Visitor numbers to the water park are down more than 15,000 on the previous season.
Claim part-timers won’t solve Hawke’s Bay’s problems
A departing councillor says amalgamation to create fulltimers could fix the issues.
Police pose as 13-year-old girl, lure sex offender to the library
He wanted to have sex with the fake girl even after she told him her age.
‘Was a hero, now it seems I’m a villain’: Businessman asked to leave flooded land a month after buying it off council
'Good on them for showing up. But there's no place for their business in Pākōwhai.'
‘The grief is heavy’: Driver charged, community mourns after 11-year-old cyclist killed
'Flashbacks of what happened come and go all the time.'
Roll call - how many meetings are Hawke’s Bay’s councillors missing?
Hawke’s Bay’s councils have released their meeting attendance sheets.
How two tiny at risk geckos paused a roading repair project
Works have been on hold since early November after the discovery of a protected species.
'Whole different scale': Piles for new Puketapu bridge driven 41 metres into the ground
Engineering ‘legacy’ being created in Hawke's Bay to replace bridge swept away by floods.
Revealed: The independent grocery operation taking a punt on vacant Flaxmere supermarket
'We are happy to have someone who believes in the people and community of Flaxmere.'
‘At this rate, we will reach capacity’: Water-restriction head-scratcher in Napier and Hastings
'We have a culture of believing the aquifer is limitless,' Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise says.
Awatoto and Te Awanga littered with rubbish, locals call for more bins
Coastal rubbish piles frustrate locals and fishermen.
Neil Kirton: Hawke's Bay councils 'gamble' on urban development
OPINION: Napier's vote is 'akin to a high-stakes game of poker'.
Should over 65s get free parking? Petition presented to Hastings council
Hastings council to consider free parking for Super Gold cardholders after one man's push.
Councils say buyouts of homes destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle almost completed
More than 300 properties across Hastings and Napier were deemed Category 3.
'If it's yellow, let it mellow': Advice as water restrictions arrive in Hawke's Bay
Councils have imposed restrictions to help conserve water due to dry weather.
'Really sad': Couple's last-ditch attempt to save beloved pool with $38k of their own money fails
A Hastings couple offered almost $40k to save the pool. The council said thanks, but no.
Roaming dogs on a cat-killing spree: 'Something has to be done'
Pet owners might soon 'start to take matters into their own hands', a resident says.