Napier MP Stuart Nash called yesterday for bottled water companies to "step up and provide a couple of truckloads of water to the

Financial help may be available to those struck down with gastro illness in Havelock North.

An ecology and zoology academic says future outbreaks of waterborne diseases could be prevented if New Zealand farmers moved livestock away from waterways.

A major investigation has been launched into why a thousand people have been affected by contaminated water in Havelock North. The

Nearly 200 sick people sought medical treatment yesterday as a severe gastro disease continues to spread across Havelock North and Hastings.

Havelock North residents say Hastings District Council knew the town's water supply was contaminated hours before they told people to stop drinking it.

A Chinese woman jailed for killing a motorcyclist is appealing her sentence.

Hundreds sick from town's contaminated water supply

Havelock North's water supply may be behind a vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak which is affecting a number of people in the area.

Around 400 properties in Hawke's Bay and Taupo have been without power since wild weather hit on Saturday morning, and it's unlikely to be restored to many for more than a week.

Seal ends up in the back garden of a Napier home, warming himself on the deck, and then falling into the hedge.

A Napier man who killed one and seriously injured two others while driving drunk has appealed his sentence, claiming it is "excessive". Tyler

A teenager driver was caught leaping from the roof of his car after losing control and driving into a creek.

A former NZ volunteer fire chief who was killed in an accident in the US has been remembered for his humour and commitment to the Fire Service.

Hunters need to be more aware of the importance of properly identifying their targets to prevent tragedies, a local deerstalkers'

Hawke's Bay rocked by a moderate quake in the early hours.

Heinz Wattie's is building a $4 million beetroot storage and grading facility the size of a rugby field as it moves to more closely

After three days of competition between 39 kapa haka groups, the final day of the National Secondary Schools Kapa Haka Festival will

Rock-throwing youngsters tracked down through prank calls.

Instra Corp founder and Super Black Racing team owner Tony Lentino has died aged 42, after a battle with cancer. His father migrated

A Hastings hunter's decision to stop and make a cup of tea proved fatal when he lifted his rifle and fired a single shot.

The moderate intensity earthquake was 31km deep and 15km east of Waipukurau.

A number of sources are tipping news soon that ACC will invest in the controversial water storage scheme. Will the NZ Super Fund also invest?

Capacity at Hawke's Bay Prison is being increased by 100 beds as New Zealand tries to house a record national muster likely to hit 10,000 inmates by the end of the year.

Police are appealing for any sightings of a Hawke's Bay man who's not been seen all weekend.

An olive ridley turtle that washed up on a Hawke's Bay beach last week has died at Auckland Zoo.

A teenage boy was airlifted to hospital after his car hit a farm vehicle in Hawke's Bay yesterday.

A man bleeding from the head after being bashed with a skateboard had to wait outside Napier Police Station after going for help and finding the station closed.

A Hastings teenager charged with the manslaughter of a toddler has given up his fight for continued name suppression.

Hastings builder Cody Knox is reeling after thieves stole his car and the tools inside it, leaving him without even a hammer for his first week on the job.