Thousands in Central Hawke's Bay without internet
A Chorus fibre cable damaged by road workers was the cause of a significant outage.
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Judge rejects Mob meth rehab programme as basis for reducing sentence
'One entity dominates the methamphetamine trade in Hawke's Bay ... the Mongrel Mob.'
Tā Pita Sharples named recipient of Waiata Māori Awards 'Keeper of Tradition' award
Sharples has been recognised for his contribution and promotion of traditional waiata.
$376 million for Hawke's Bay highways - what improvements are coming
A notorious intersection is set to be worked on, as is the road to Lake Waikaremoana.
'Massive jolt and shaking': 4.9 quake rattles the Hawke's Bay
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck 5km north of Waipukurau.
'Better than lockdown in a house': Hawke's Bay's nomads on life in level 4
"This is way nicer than being locked down in a house," says Francois Thorne of van life.
Lockdown stunners (and frosts) set to continue in Hawke's Bay
The weather's not unseasonal, but it sure is lovely.
Council realigns flooded Clive River ahead of high tide
Regional council contractors began work opening the rivermouth before high tide.
Following the script: The Hawke's Bay pharmacy giving Covid vaccines
"We are hoping to book 60 people a day. If we have the space, we can do walk-ins."
A garden of Eden for Taradale at McLean Park
Three finals in a row - Hastings 1, Taradale 1. Who wins this Saturday?
State tenant nails windows shut to protect himself from gang intimidation
Kāinga Ora says it is urgently trying to relocate a man nailing windows of his place shut.
Tamatea history on display to ground rangatahi
Ngā Ara Tipuna educating people about the history of Central Hawke's Bay tangata whenua.
'Makes amalgamation look like a tea party': Bay leaders dubious about water reforms
Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker said there could be significant cost savings.
Settled weather on the way for Hawke's Bay, but drive with caution
Temperatures set to stay at the 14C to 15C mark for rest of the week.
Bank closures in the provinces: Finance Minister pressed companies to extend 'hub' trial
Pressure from mayors sees Finance Minister press banks to extend bank hub trial.
Hawke's Bay weather: Heavy rain on way for parts of region
It's going to be fairly wet over the weekend in Hawke's Bay with rain warnings in place.
'Couldn't believe my eyes': Wasp nest found in paddock shocks beekeeper
Check out this wasp nest found in a paddock in Hawke's Bay.
Family violence 'red flags' raised in murder-suicide
Deceased woman, family and friends may not have been aware of man's domestic history.
People are living in parks and tents in CHB
An opportunity to develop the abandoned Waipukurau Hospital site may have finally arrived.
Weekend calm forecast after Thursday night's thunderstorm
Weekend weather set to be much less "active".
Huge demand for coastal Hawke's Bay property
New alternatives for those who can't buy into the Waimarama beach market on CHB coast.
'Addicted to cars': The decade-long plan to change Hawke's Bay's transport habits
Just 0.5% of people travelling to work in Hawke's Bay use public transport to get there.
Heatwave to hit Hawke's Bay as temps predicted over 30C four days in a row in Hastings
MetService is predicting the region to remain hot all week.
What books were we checking out of the library in 2020
Blue Moon by Lee Child was the most borrowed library book in Hawke's Bay in 2020.
Elderly man dies while driving ride-on lawnmower
The elderly man was unresponsive when emergency services arrived.
'How low can you go to steal off a boy in a wheelchair'?
A boy with special needs has had his specially-designed buggy returned to him.
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
Multi-million dollar plan to remove gravel from flood-prone Hawke's Bay rivers
"Gravel extraction has been a long-standing issue in the Upper Tukituki."
Te Mata Mushrooms investment to contribute extra $21.5m to Hawke's Bay economy
The funding will come from the $3b for infrastructure projects in Govt's Covid-19 fund.
Hawke's Bay set for a decent weekend weather-wise
The biggest gust of wind in the region on Friday was recorded at Cape Kidnappers (70km/h).
Hawke's Bay police chases: Man arrested after alleged seven-day joyride
Police say a driver who'd been fleeing them for nearly 100km drove another 18km on spikes.
'We have questions': Council stunned as newly strengthened library fails inspection
The building is potentially earthquake prone despite a 2016 renovation and strengthening.