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Car flips, one seriously hurt in Hawke's Bay
The crash happened on Kaiwaitau Rd in Mahia about 8.45pm, police say.
Which part of NZ is most at risk of a house price drop?
New Zealand's smaller towns and cities are most vulnerable from house price falls
Crash victim well known in Wairoa
The woman killed in a crash in Wairoa on Friday was well-known to locals
Witnesses sought to fatal crash following police pursuit
Police would like to hear from anyone who saw the car in the hours before the crash.
Maori MP concerned about voting process
Complaints about voting experiences for those on the Maori roll have been aired.
Heavy rain causes slips to fall on roads
"Severe weather" warning: heavy rain in parts of Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay.
School shut half its students out of NCEA
Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.
Local Focus: 'It's shameful'
Hawke's Bay locals seek housing solution. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Lotto winner talks politics, drugs and Winston Peters
Lotto winner Lou Te Keeti talks to Gareth Morgan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Lotto winner talks politics, drugs and Winston Peters
Lou Te Keeti talks to Gareth Morgan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Woman sexually assaulted at Mahia Beach
The attacked is described as tall and fat with a beard or goatee.
Welcome relief from the weather as fine days predicted
One last band of rain will soak the country before a couple of days of fine weather.
Transient kids: Housing crisis hits home
Transience has hit a record high in low-decile schools as the housing crisis hits children
Watch NZH Local Focus: In the footsteps of Valerie Adams
AUT Millennium is coming to Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Supreme Court hears Affco case in Wellington
Affco's case is being heard in the Supreme Court in Wellington today.
Hawke's Bay housing supply lowest in NZ
Latest REINZ figures show regional growth driving national median price increase.
Ratepayers ready to pay for clean-ups
The regional council will hear oral submissions on the 2017-2018 Annual Plan today.
Wairoa body find: Investigations ongoing
Police appeal for information on "unexplained death".
High winds delay Rocket Lab launch
Rocket Lab has scrubbed a potential launch of the Electron rocket due to high winds.
Support your local (water) sheriff
Don't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.
Editorial: Sports gear goes another round
Donated second-hand gear to lift young players on the eve of the winter sport season.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Record summer season at Waikaremoana
Lake Waikaremoana was a top summer stop-off this season. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Cycle train' gets green light
Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Sealing the way to Waikaremoana
A plan to tar-seal State Highway 38 is underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Creative NZ backs Wairoa song
Wairoa butcher Kiri Gilbert believes any time is the right time to uplift a community, and he's done just that - through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
CHB councillors question co-operative deal
Some blast agreement as 'bunkum' but others see it as a useful framework
Sheep heads across highway after crash
A large amount of offal spilled onto State Highway 2 west of Wairoa.
Watch NZH Local Focus: No budget for Wairoa Budget Advisory Service
After serving the Wairoa community for 28 years the Wairoa Budget Advisory Service now faces an uncertain future after the Ministry of Social Development pulled its funding. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Watch NZH Local Focus: Wairoa's time to be revitalised
Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shop fronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town's visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Wairoa’s time to be revitalised
Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shopfronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town’s visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Arrest follows violent hitch-hiker incident
A man was attacked and his car stolen in the incident, police say.
Police hunt hitchhiker who beat man
Police would like to speak to anyone who saw a hitchhiker in the vicinity of the Gisborne Park Golf Club on Gladstone Road, Gisborne.
Fun and rodeo draw crowds at Wairoa show
A record number of entrants were hanging on for dear life as horses kicked and bulls bucked at the Wairoa A&P Show rodeo. The rodeo