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'Pretty cold': Wet weather grips Hawke's Bay before sunny break

Showers and cold temperatures are expected in Hawke's Bay from Friday evening.

Power bill increase in Tairāwhiti, but better infrastructure promised

FirstLight Network has increased resilience work as power bills rise in Tairāwhiti.

The race for Wairoa: Long-serving deputy taking on mayor for top job

Deputy Mayor Denise Eaglesome-Karekare has had five terms – now she wants the top job.

2.2 million gone: Sheep numbers almost half what they once were in Hawke's Bay

'It’s looking like it’s going to become an industry that is not sustainable.'

Improving Māori health could boost Hawke’s Bay economy by $120m a year: study

'Hawke’s Bay’s working-age Māori aren’t accessing health care early enough.'

HBRC unveils new flood management plan for Wairoa River

Mayor Craig Little stresses the importance of mitigating flooding risks.

On The Up: Rugby club bands together to build new changing rooms in two weeks

'When they took the trees away, they took away our changing rooms.'

Editorial: If freezing works close, rural towns die. We need a plan to save them

OPINION: The shape of traditional sheep and beef country has changed over the past decade.

'Take a calendar to time us, not a stopwatch': Three brothers, six new hips, one epic challenge

'We pulled each other through it, we are lucky as brothers.'

'Off the scale' drug supply fuelling gang clashes in the regions

Homes shot at, cars rammed, drug busts during two months of gang tension.

Wairoa has one supermarket - a new study examines if its prices are fair

'We are seeing the same story - just insufficient funds for the basic costs of living.'

Record rainfall for parts of Northland in sodden April

Wet wet wet! April was one of Northland's wettest on record.

Second council pulls out of Hawke’s Bay climate committee

'It did not involve a visit to Wairoa, that we are aware of.'

'Colder' trend continues: Hawke's Bay braces for winter's arrival

Cooler weather for Hawke's Bay weekend and rain and wind expected near exposed coast.

Senior Mongrel Mob member faces drug charges after police raids

Police found drugs, cash, an air rifle, and an air pistol during the searches.