The Chinese driver who'd faced imprisonment for causing the crash that killed a Tauranga motorcyclist has had her jail term quashed by a High Court judge.

Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.

The latest test results into the origin of the gastro outbreak has revealed it is unlikely to have come from chicken manure.

A Hastings shop keeper is feeling shaken after being threatened with a knife in an aggravated robbery this morning.

Francky Godinho was taking a break last night after two days of cooking, providing soup for Havelock Norh residents afflicted with

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is yet to confirm whether the contaminated Havelock North water contributed to the death of

The disease that laid many Havelock North residents low is under control, with a reduction in new cases, the Hawke's Bay District Health Board said.

Hastings people have been reassured there is no physical connection between Havelock North and Hastings water.

Small businesses have been hurt by the gastro outbreak in Havelock North.

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is operating well despite increasing demands caused by the gastro outbreak, the Ministry of Health says.

1. What day and time were you first told that a test of the water was positive and what action did you take? On Friday at 2.30pm

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.

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.

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.

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