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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence response review could take until December
Terms of reference have been agreed for a review into the Bay's cyclone response.
Napier boarding houses with highest fire risk to be assessed more regularly
Authorities are working to prevent a Loafers Lodge-style tragedy in Hawke's Bay.
Council proposes rates remission for up to two years for cyclone-damaged properties
'We know that recovering from this disaster is going to take quite some time.'
Hastings city centre revitalisation earns top Local Government award
The 10-year regeneration of Hastings city’s East Block, including the Toitoi Municipal Building restoration project, earned a top award at the Taituarā Excellence Awards. Video / Hastings District Council
Hukarere Girls' College buys motel for new dorms
Te Aute Trust Board have purchased the Wine Country Motel in Havelock North for dorms.
The slow road to the Civil Defence review
The terms of reference for the Cyclone Gabrielle response review are still a month away.
Bound for the bulldozer? Interest in moving free two-storey villa tumbles
Talks with more than 30 people who wanted a free Tudor-style villa have come to nought.
$2.4m to fix Splash Planet, entry price to rise
Hastings District Council will upgrade the tourist attraction ahead of summer re-opening.
Sliding into success? Council-provided Splash Planet becomes temporary EIT classroom
Students still unable to use the flooded Taradale campus instead use community venues.
Many truckloads of silt to move in Hawke's Bay's $266m clean-up
Moving and disposing of silt is the biggest job in the region.
Ratepayers to fund Samoa trip for Hastings mayor and council CEO
A friendship agreement will be signed with the Samoan district of Falealili.
Hawke’s Bay Airport plans to build a second road entrance off SH2
It would improve access and make the airport more resilient to natural disasters.
Something in the water: What's causing mass cylinder failures in Hastings?
The big bills for residents keep coming, so can international experts solve a mystery?
Waipatiki Holiday Park nears re-opening date
Months of back-breaking work will hopefully pay off for Shane and Fay Ashforth.
Ten ‘genuine prospects’ for future of Hastings Tudor-style villa
Ten prospects have been identified for the future of a Tudor-style villa in Hastings.
A supermarket ripped away - the Foodstuffs decision that should infuriate Hawke’s Bay
OPINION: “I don’t buy it,” a councillor said of Foodstuffs’ excuses, and fair enough.
Hastings suburb has new New World supermarket canned
Hastings District Council and Foodstuffs North Island cancel bid for a new supermarket.
Hastings council reveals 8.5 per cent rates rise, other councils to announce rises
Rates rise in the pipeline for Hastings ratepayers.
Hastings District promises to change inequities in rates relief system
Decisions around rates relief after Cyclone Gabrielle has caused some frustration.
From silt to sanctity: Eskdale and Pōrangahau communities still cleaning gravesites
Communities and the Remembrance Army are cleaning up at Eskdale Cemetary.
Demolition to begin on Hastings' Heretaunga House - what will replace it?
The council has revealed what the site will likely be used for in the future.
One month on from Hawke's Bay's 'most significant' recorded weather event
Cleared silt on residential properties in Hastings will be collected and disposed of.
Most Hawke's Bay councils still leaving silt clean-up to homeowners
Only the Wairoa council is picking up the bill for silt clean-up on private property.
Months of work ahead: Hastings reveals estimated re-opening times for its rural roads
Dartmoor Road is expected to open with a temporary bridge in four to five weeks.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest Hawke's Bay updates
“At the moment there is no need for residents to evacuate."
Hastings: Work begins on Cornwall Park aviary upgrade
Work on the Cornwall Park aviary upgrade begins next week
Forced-out icecream shop's goldfish to get their own wetland
Rush Munro's goldfish have been a centrepiece of the shop's garden - but they can't stay.
Local Focus: Fabulous Flaxmere Night Market is back with spot prizes
Great kai, pleasant karaoke, friendly vibe and exciting prizes - in Flaxmere.
Local Focus: Last chance to vote as Hawke's Bay local elections turnout drops
Early predictions are that voter turnout will be lower than in previous elections.
Local Focus: Sarah Greening-Smith on Candidate Camera
Sarah Greening-Smith says council work needs more transparency and consultation.
Local Focus: Eileen Lawson on Candidate Camera
Eileen Lawson has worked as a Hastings District councillor for four and a half years.
$400k-plus to help build new stables at Tōmoana showgrounds
$460,000 investment will allow stables to be built in time for 2023 Horse of the Year.
Local Focus: Rion Roben on Candidate Camera
Rion has been interested in politics for a long time and encourages everyone to vote.