'Ambitious' cleanup for Hawke's Bay rivers
An annual cost of $10.16 million is estimated to be needed to meet swimmability targets.
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Only the lonely: The New Zealanders plagued by loneliness
Urgency grows for proactive solutions as New Zealand's elderly population burgeons.
Rio Olympians clinch eventing favouritism
Clarke Johnstone and Balmoral Sensation live up to eventing script in Hastings
Frosty start for some as summer slips away
Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.
Dehydration woes at Horse of the Year
At least 12 horses at a national equestrian event have become ill from dehydration.
Lees-Galloway on refugees, skill shortage
Immigration Minister says he is addressing the Hawke's Bay's seasonal worker shortage.
Car dispute prompts fast and furious chase
At one stage the cars were on the footpath endangering pedestrians in Napier.
Lawyer suspended after assault conviction
Two year suspension for Hawke's Bay lawyer who brought legal profession into disrepute.
Record house prices second month in a row
Prices are up $26,000 in Hawke's Bay in just three months.
15yo spends five nights in police cells: 'Totally unacceptable', says judge
The 15-year-old was looking at a sixth night in the cells until yesterday morning.
Industrial building boom hits Hastings
Heretaunga Plains the site of several multimillion-dollar developments.
Hawke's Bay economy gets four-star rating
With the region's ''main industries firing'', the good times are expected to continue.
Two bodies found in car at Hawke's Bay hot pools
Mystery over discovery of bodies near remote forest campsite.
Flaxmere killing described as 'merciless'
Police have released an image of the man who was found dead outside a Hawke's Bay pub.
Saddle Rd reopened after truck crash, further smashes in Hawke's Bay
There have been a number of crashes in Hawke's Bay this afternoon.
'The cows were floating... swimming over the fence'
Twenty-eight millimetres of rain fell in Napier in an hour early on Tuesday night.
Local Focus: Flash Flood shocks Eskdale residents
The Esk River's flash flood has shocked residents. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Residents warned to be prepared if weather gets worse
At the moment the rain is easing, but another heavy downpour could mean trouble.
Free fees: Student numbers jump in Waikato, Napier and Nelson but flat overall
Only two polytechnics report significantly more students this year despite free fees.
Community comes together after slaying
Hundreds paid their respects in Flaxmere to a man who was known by many.
Wall of wood on move towards Napier Port
Trucks queue for port as tonnage tipped to rise 25 per cent from last year.
Māori fume at jagged Te Mata Peak track
Another u-turn over the Te Mata Peak track. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Courier admits stealing parcels worth $22k
Woman tells police she stole courier items to buy drugs for her partner.
Inside the curious world of a New Zealand charter school
Parents say charter schools picked up children excluded from other schools.
Local Focus: Don't Blame Māori says kaumātua
Waimarama kaumātua says iwi upset over the Te Mata track was not the reason for the decision to remove it. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Maori trust to appeal Hastings District Council decisions
Hearing comes after uproar over the construction of a walking track on Te Mata Peak.
Former prison gets TV makeover
The prison makeover included installing new displays and repainting.
Four Square sells winning $333k Lotto ticket
Other winning tickets were sold in Whangarei and Auckland.
Schools win toothbrushes in competition
"It is amazing how many kids don't brush their teeth and haven't got a toothbrush."
Building company collapses: Dozens of new homes unbuilt, 100 firms in lurch
Liquidators are still finding how much home-builder owes.
Weather holds up moling operation
Marton contracting business finds most soil too hard to mole plough this summer
New NZ Post stamps celebrate Rocket Lab
NZ Posts' new Rocket Lab and Mahia stamps are on sale now.
Local Focus: Gisborne mayor off the rails?
Gisborne mayor Meng Foon faces criticism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.