New ZealandHawke’s Bay news in brief: Redundancies as Hastings company soldHastings-based company Kiwigarden, which produces healthy snacks for kids, has been sold.20 Jun 11:20 PM
New ZealandSchool lockdown lifted, police still working on 'ongoing incident' in WairoaCouncil offices were 'among sites immediately locked down as a precaution'.17 Jun 10:40 PM
New ZealandSH2 reopens after logging truck's rollLogging truck rolls in Hawke's Bay, leaving the main road littered with its load.17 Jun 09:39 PM
New ZealandMatariki in Wairoa involves lanterns and fireworksBring gumboots and a spade for harakeke planting and checking out inanga spawning sites.17 Jun 06:00 PM
New ZealandWet weather cancels Matariki-inspired event in FlaxmereThe event would have featured lanterns being floated in a pond at a park.17 Jun 03:28 AM
New ZealandWairoa Athletic's club day promises a community weekendIt's boom times for the club, which hosts rugby, squash, netball and football too.17 Jun 12:41 AM
New ZealandPurple patch after theft: Bay Blueberries bounces back with industry security adviceEvents and workshops will attract growers, exporters and suppliers.16 Jun 11:58 PM
New ZealandKeeping it Smedley: Trees grown on farm transformed into education facilities by cadetsThe cadets built an education hub. Now their attention is focused on a six-stand woolshed.16 Jun 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Killing our community': SH2 Napier to Wairoa road repairs far too slow, mayor saysA mayor is fed up with the repair work 'taking far too long' on the major highway.13 Jun 11:12 PM
New ZealandWairoa horticulture graduates a milestone in trust's plans for economic growthTātau Tātau o Te Wairoa announces its first five horticulture cadet graduates.13 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay gets Faulty Towers dining experience - step inside a 70s restaurant filled with comedyThree-course meals and five-star comedy will be on offer.13 Jun 12:22 AM
New ZealandWhat’s cooking in Wairoa? The classes that Gabrielle createdA new cooking class aims to teach affordability and nutrition of home meals.10 Jun 06:00 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting processStreamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.09 Jun 09:36 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay home to Lotto winnersThe top prize rolled over to a $50m must-be-won draw on Saturday.09 Jun 01:32 AM
New Zealand'Hope and progress': Keys to repaired home handed over to Wairoa whānauTātau Tātau Trust hands over keys to its first repaired home in Wairoa.04 Jun 11:38 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThey had to abandon their home of 53 years — now a trust has handed the keys back to themLavinia Waihape welled with emotion as she thanked all those who had made it happen.03 Jun 06:00 PM
New ZealandFrasertown hunt returns after three-year hiatus'It is in your blood, it is part of life. Hopefully, this carries on.'03 Jun 12:00 AM
New ZealandThe busiest man in the game has a lucky BounceNed George got a push into sheepdog trialling from his grandad and hasn't looked back.03 Jun 12:00 AM
New ZealandA bit unseasonal - a warm week for Hawke’s BayNapier was the warmest in the country at 10am on Monday.02 Jun 11:13 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay's Budget 2024 winners and losers'We now need to work through the detail around how much [money] is coming to Hawke’s Bay.'30 May 05:12 AM
New ZealandHastings Boys’ High nails Super 8 rugby win over New PlymouthSuper 8 first fifteens rugby started on Saturday.27 May 11:01 PM
New ZealandFirst council in NZ to introduce Māori ward readies for representation reviewAll councils have to review representation every six years. Now it's Wairoa's turn.27 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandCyclone survivor Gabrielle Mei, 89, to move back into her destroyed Wairoa house after 15 monthsA year and a half on from the devastation of her namesake, Gabrielle Mei can return home.27 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay's the place to be for King's Birthday - swells to ease, 20C-plus expectedTemperatures are expected to be in the low 20s on Thursday to Saturday.27 May 03:38 AM
New ZealandRugby boom in northern Hawke’s Bay: Could a Wairoa side win a premier club title?Early days yet, but Wairoa could have its first Poverty Bay premier rugby champions.26 May 08:17 PM
New ZealandWeather: Hawke's Bay poised for cool, dry, fine weekendRug up warm on Saturday sidelines.24 May 01:17 AM
BusinessKiwi teen sets up website for second-hand uniformsTeen creates one-stop second-hand uniform website.23 May 05:58 PM
New ZealandRain warning downgraded for Napier and Hastings; CHB residents asked to conserve waterA rain warning has been downgraded for much of Hawke's Bay, but not northern areas.21 May 10:13 PM
PremiumPremiumKahu'Cliff on the left, dropout on the right': Classrooms set to be transportedStudents got a glimpse of their new home before it makes a massive journey.21 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandRoad reopens after rescue as storm hits Hawke’s BayFlooding crossed two sections of SH2 north of Wairoa.21 May 06:23 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFire destroyed it, then it was sold for $1, now it could transform a townThe building was gutted, leaving concrete columns and beams. They've been kept.20 May 06:00 PM
KahuSweating through school: Welcome to shearing class at Wairoa College'It keeps the kids in school, and it’s definitely keeping the kids in tow.'20 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandFormer school site returned to iwi set to become village for cyclone rebuildersTuriroa School closed 20 years ago. Now the site will help house the cyclone rebuilders.20 May 02:03 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'It had to be done': Why a section of Napier-Gisborne railway line is being taken awayA railway line in northern Hawke's Bay is being removed to move the eroding road over.19 May 06:00 PM
