Auckland's Watercare will loan a portable filter to treat contaminated Havelock North water.

The disease which struck down hundreds of people in Havelock North was most likely caused by campylobacter, the Hastings District Council says.

A tourist driver has had her appeal heard in the Napier High Court this morning after being jailed for killing a young motorcyclist earlier this year.

Health officials believe the gastro bug that has made thousands of Havelock North residents badly ill has peaked.

It's up to the people to decide whether Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule keeps his job in October, following the largest outbreak of waterborne

All Havelock North schools have now closed because of the gastro outbreak with up to half the rolls sick.

The Gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay is likely to be because of animal faeces in the water.

Cafes and restaurants in Havelock North are also feeling the effects of the gastro bug with tables and chairs sitting empty.

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

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.

The damage to Hawke's Bay's power network is worse than first thought.

Man on sex charges dies before trial.

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.

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

A Flaxmere man jailed in 2012 for the manslaughter of his partner's son, Mikara Reti, has been denied parole.

The family of a Hastings man bashed to death with a taiaha are delighted his killer's appeal has been kicked out. The Court of Appeal

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.