'Extortionate': $10,000-a-year rates shock threatens railbike venture dream
Geoff Main built an attraction on the old rail line. He didn't anticipate the rates bill.
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Wairoa to mark cyclone anniversary by reflecting on loss, acknowledging progress
Mayor Craig Little said Wairoa's scars are still 'very raw' a year on from the flooding.
'Accounting anomaly': Forests in Hawke's Bay to pay less in rates than some homes?
Plans to shake-up Hawke’s Bay Regional Council rates is attracting criticism.
Wairoa to the world: William Little heads to cross-country champs in Serbia
The son of Wairoa's Mayor is on his way to making his own name.
Upper Mohaka Rodeo in 40th year, brought forward to Saturday
The Upper Mohaka Rodeo has been a fixture on the Hawke's Bay events scene for 40 years
'Very proud moment': Cyclone-hit Wairoa club bounces back
One waka snapped in half and training equipment was damaged.
'Doesn't seem very fair': Some homeowners to pay $100 more a year in HBRC rates shake-up
Farmers could get a big rates break, but there are hikes planned for urban landowners.
Questions around commercial viability could jeopardise future of Napier-Wairoa rail line
The line was damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, so is it worth rebuilding?
Mostly more sunny days ahead for Hawke's Bay
Wairoa will see the region's highest temperatures for the rest of the summer week.
Hot, Hot, Hot for Hastings and the rest of Hawke's Bay
A few showers early, but the next days revert to hot and fine.
Highway or the byway - Wairoa waits with hope
Questions about when the first big job on Napier-Wairoa road will start.
Hastings District Council nearly $400m in debt as cyclone costs compound
All Hawke’s Bay councils are expected to set high rates increases in coming years.
‘Treated like the poor cousin’: Waiting 10 months after the cyclone
Two families whose homes were inundated by floodwaters describe how the clean-up is going.
Jet skier saves lives in water incident
Two children and an adult fetching cray pots were in difficulty after their kayak flipped.
Wairoa council gives the thumbs up for voting-age change
Wairoa District Council is backing a proposal to lower the local election voting age.
NZ’s worst road toll was 50 years ago, but tragedies still haunt our highways
Safety on the roads has come a long way since 1973, but police are desperate we do better.
'All the bitumen is going soft': Wairoa farmer questions quality of cyclone-hit highway's new seal
Highway damaged by cyclone is breaking up again within weeks of being repaired.
Shearer from Tararua smashes record: first woman in the world to shear 700 sheep
'We haven’t seen the last of these girls yet.'
'Depressed, barely responsive and severely emaciated': Dog destroyed after neglect
SPCA says 'no excuse' for Tahi's condition.
'It didn’t come from the river': Town's flooding to be subject of independent investigation
"Some said the water came from the river but it didn’t, it came from behind us."
Prime Minister derails hopes for Napier-Wairoa link
The PM said the Government 'shouldn't be progressing' the 'poorly utilised' rail link.
Luxon says Cyclone Gabrielle-hit zones 'not forgotten', SH2 'in really bad shape'
The PM is in Cyclone Gabrielle-hit Wairoa in a change from his duties this week.
Three-year wait for $250m fix for 'critical' highway lifeline
The plan for the slip-site bypass will include what will be one of NZ's highest bridges.
Highways: SH2 Napier-Wairoa to reopen for three hours from 5pm
Waka Kotahi NZTA announces temporary reopening
Slip closes SH2 between Napier and Wairoa for second time in a week
Another slip has closed the road, a week on from a slip which caused a fatal crash.
From Kotemāori to the skies: 'I bloody love my career'
Travel for Nikara Ross used to mean catching three buses each day to get to school.
Christmas present for drivers as road crews tackle SH2 slips sites
Three sites have been one lane for almost 10 months since Cyclone Gabrielle in February.
SH2 reopens near Wairoa after slip claims life during bad weather
One person died and another was seriously injured after crashing into the slip.
The rescue a police officer thought he wouldn't be thanked for: ‘I had to go in after him’
The waters were raging and so was the man Willie Tran was rescuing.
Slip that led to fatal crash: Highway to open to one lane
The movement of a slip near Wairoa on SH2 had made it difficult to keep the road clear.
Two dead in crashes - one in slip near Wairoa, one near Dannevirke
Civil Defence and emergency services were on alert in Wairoa.
The Wairoa River - when the mouth opened, it all went
Police knocked on doors to wake families to alert them to the dangers of the rising river.
'We aren’t quite out of the woods yet' - Slip warnings in Hawke's Bay after deluge
Roads have been cut-off and communities isolated in Wairoa following the downpours.
Car hits slip: One dead after serious crash on SH2 south of Wairoa
A person has died after a car collided with a slip in very wet northern Hawke's Bay.