Forty-nine Havelock North businesses have applied for assistance from the Hastings District Council following the contamination of

A kitesurfer has cheated possible death after becoming tangled in his kite lines at Muriwai Beach.

Levels of arsenic higher than the acceptable level for drinking water have been found in the Hawea Flat Kindergarten's supply.

COMMENT: Environment, drinking water and charges need to be dealt with separately, writes Iain Rabbitts.

A number of cars were crushed against the concrete ceiling when an underground carpark was deluged with water yesterday morning.

The business community has mixed reactions towards a greener and more anti-dam stance on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Hawke's

A North American dishwashing liquid claims to smell like 'New Zealand springs' - let's hope they don't mean Rotorua.

A man has been rescued by helicopter after his float plane crashed in the Marlborough Sounds this evening. The Nelson Marlborough

Neighbours of a Queensberry farm are concerned about earthworks ''obliterating'' a stream...

Greenpeace has erected anti-Ruataniwha dam billboards around Hawke's Bay this week in a bid to "send the message that these elections

From the moment you jump into the shower in the morning until you stagger back home later that night after a few post-work beers

Former National Party leader Don Brash says a new anti-separatist campaign may end up donating to one of his old enemies, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

Some of the costs for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's investigation into the Havelock North water contamination crisis could be

Shareholders have approved the second stage of a major South Canterbury irrigation scheme.

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has confirmed that the man diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Wellington Hospital on

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say they warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.

Market view statistics during the gastro outbreak showed about an $80,000 drop in retail and hospitality spend.

More than 30 events have been organised around the Auckland region for Keep New Zealand Beautiful's annual Clean Up Week.

Discoloured water they say they cannot drink has Foxton locals concerned they may be the next community to have an unsafe supply.

A Tauranga man is to hold a community clean-up after finding a shocking amount of rubbish dumped at one of the Bay's tourist hotspots. Nathan

After eight months' consultation Ruapehu iwi Ngāti Rangi has agreed to aerial 1080 operations in its area - with many conditions. TBFree

In New Zealand, we've recently been given painful lessons about what happens when waterways turn toxic.

The Havelock North water crisis continues with misinformation, misdirection and people being economical with the truth.

COMMENT: Question is not how supply gets toxic but why govt won't pay to keep it safe.

Havelock North Schools were back in full swing yesterday. It comes after they closed because of the gastro outbreak, which saw

A Waikato regional councillor found guilty of breaching the council's code of conduct twice in two weeks apologised in a tongue-and-cheek

Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon.

His science background could be helpful in communicating Horizons Regional Council's activities more clearly to voters, Allan Wrigglesworth