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.
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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.
Mystery of the mural: Mayor fumes after library artwork sold at auction for $97,000
Council called in lawyer to try to stop the sale of an artwork that disappeared for years.
Murder at the Racecourse Hotel: Can a 90-year-old cold case be solved today?
Inspector clears up detective grandfather's unsolved cases.
Lodestone, Eastland, fire up solar projects
The switch has been flicked on two North Island new solar power facilities.
Let’s be fair — the Wairoa show is cancelled, but town gets a big day out
Cyclone damage at the showgrounds means a fair to be held in the main street instead.
Wairoa flooding shows need for long-term mental health support after Cyclone Gabrielle
The sound of rain now brings back terrifying memories for some Hawke’s Bay residents.
‘It’s hard on those children:’ Hawke’s Bay pupils flooded out of classrooms for second time
Principal: "We’ve been quite the refugee school."
Sacked council manager told to destroy documents he emailed to himself
A request for a tax form was 'demeaning' of his person and office, the manager said.
Video: ‘Twice in one year is unbelievable’ - homes flooded in northern Hawke’s Bay
"I’ve never seen water like this before."
Wairoa flooding: State Highways reopened as clean up begins
Major state highways have reopened after rain caused flooding in Hawke's Bay.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Dangerous driving on Waimārama Beach prompts calls for caution
Here's the latest news in brief from around the region.
'It was luck, really': The emergency resilience pods that aided Wairoa in hour of need
Twenty one emergency resilience pods arrived in Wairoa just days before Cyclone Gabrielle.
1.2 million cubic metres to go: Plea for funding to remove cyclone silt in Hawke's Bay
More than half of the silt dumped by the cyclone is still sitting, waiting to be cleared.
Plans under way for villages to house rebuild workers in Hawke’s Bay
Finding homes for the thousands of extra workers who will be brought in to fix roads.
Hawke’s Bay records above average temperatures for September
Wairoa led the way with smashing temperature records last month.
'Getting worse and worse': Sporty teen's bruises were blood cancer
Jhalena Lafaiki has powered through her first round of chemo with support from family.
Napier win Ross Shield with near-unprecedented dominance
It is arguably the most dominant performance since the Shield was first presented in 1902.
Housing help for homeless in Te Wairoa brings hope
Te Wairoa has received $14 million to develop cabins for families left without a home.
Ross Shield: Cap day with a difference at schools’ rugby tournament
Bill Blake and seven of his sons all played Ross Shield rugby for Wairoa.
Apprentice builders repairing flood-damaged Wairoa homes
There is no shortage of housing repairs needed in the Hawke's Bay town.
Weather extremes: Town left with eight hours of drinking water in Southland state of emergency
Roads are flooded and water is threatening homes across the southern region.
Wairoa mayor wants commitment on town’s post-cyclone recovery
The mayor hopes political parties will offer assurances with regard to helping his town.