Hawke's Bay
Pressure on power companies to act as energy woes mount
Action is desperately needed as power companies profit while growing numbers of manufacturers and households power down, commentators say. Audio
Human cost of energy crisis mounts as jobs slashed
Hundreds of workers are affected by temporary shutdowns or facing the spectre of permanent closure of pulp and paper mills. Audio
Growing future growers in Wairoa
Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of… Audio
Growing future growers in Wairoa
Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of…
Audio'Lifeguards are not babysitters', coroner says in ruling over toddler's death
Ranger Hetaraka, 2, was found floating face down in a pool with no adult watching him.
'It will wipe out this village' - Fears about council's stopbank plan
A Hawke's Bay village says a plan to build stopbanks along its river will destroy the town out in future floods. Audio
Gisborne loses vital mental health service
A life-saving charity that works with men and their mental health in Tairawhiti has shut, a victim of funding struggles Audio
Gisborne loses vital mental health service
A life-saving charity that works with men and their mental health in Tairawhiti has shut, a victim of funding struggles
AudioFour injured, one critical after crash in Hawke's Bay
Police said a vehicle was reported to have left the road and hit a power pole on State Highway 50 in Fernhill late on Friday night.
IKEA owner to convert Hawke's Bay farm to forestry
A Hawke's Bay sheep, beef and deer station damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle will be planted into rotational forestry.
Five arrests after Wairoa post-rugby brawl
At least two people were stabbed and two people were hit by a vehicle, police say.
Police cars damaged, schools locked down following fleeing driver incident in Hawke's Bay
A 43-year-old man is now in police custody - and a firearm recovered by police.
Fire-fighters rescued others as they lost their own homes
Two fire-fighters saved the lives of people stuck in cars or bed-bound in their homes, even as their own homes succumbed to the rising waters.
North Island's turn in the weather firing line
The North Island is in the firing line for heavy rain and a cold snap later this week.
Civil Defence boss who was on leave during Cyclone Gabrielle resigns
Residents have been calling for Ian Macdonald's resignation for 16 months.
'Nothing has changed': Warning over NZ emergency response
Despite years of attempts to set one up, New Zealand is still no closer to a disaster coordination system.
Watch: 'There's no way I'm going to leave' - a month after the flood
Homes are badly damaged, some are stripped back to timber frames, and residents have big decisions to make.
Resident fears further flooding as river mouth problems go unfixed
A damning review has laid bare the regional council's failures before a deadly storm. Nearly 18 months on, "nothing has changed". Audio
Major failings in council's cyclone response found in review
Serious concerns have been raised about a lack of planning for floods that exceeded stopbanks in a 260-page report.
School bus cancellation leaves hundreds of families in limbo
About 500 families are facing an uncertain future because the bus service taking their kids to school is being cancelled. Audio
