Latest from Hawke's Bay

Inaction on sewer spill irks resident

A sewerage manhole, which overflowed on to the grass berm in Havelock North three weeks ago, had only just been cleaned up by council

Car dealer's message for tyre thieves

A local car dealer has warned the thieves who stole some mags and tyres off a vehicle behind his business that they may not have got

Faulty test may have led to outbreak

A faulty test may be why Hastings District Council was unaware for five days that the Havelock North water supply was contaminated. In

Court lets Lennox leave death row

Courts let dangerous American pitbull terrier cross live after nine months on death row. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Water crisis shows importance of insurance

COMMENT: Insurance cover for some businesses 'does not kick in unless a state of emergency is declared,' writes Michael Naylor.

Police chase ends in tree hut

A teenage boy who fled from a car during a police chase has been arrested after he was found hiding in a treehouse. Westshore, Napier

Scott Guy's mum: 'Hug your kids'

When Jo and Brian Guy's son Scott was murdered near Feilding six years ago it set into motion a series of tragic events and traumas.

Second death linked to gastro outbreak

There has been a second death linked to the campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North.

Possible chlorine effects raised and rebutted

A leading clinical nutritionist based in Havelock North says there can be long-term health risks associated with drinking chlorinated

Gastro outbreak: Mayor defends claims of poor response to outbreak

An Auckland University extreme event expert is slamming Hawke's Bay officials for what she claims is a slow response to the gastro outbreak which has plagued Havelock North.

Gastro outbreak: Illness reports decline

Numbers of people struck down by gastro illness in the Hawke's Bay is declining.

Gastro outbreak: Hastings water tests negative

Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon. The tests were taken from

Gastro outbreak: Tests point to cattle bug

Scientists' analysis suggests farm animals may be behind the gastro outbreak in Havelock North.

How the Havelock gastro outbreak began

The worst outbreak of waterborne disease in recent New Zealand history began as a trickle.

Tourist driver has jail term quashed

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 assure residents of water safety

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

Poultry unlikely source of gastro-bug

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

Shopkeeper left shaken by armed robbery

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