Kirsten Wise

Houses are underwater and roads have been washed out across Hawkes Bay following yesterday's extraordinary amount of rain.

People were rescued from their roofs by helicopters and boats to escape… Audio

Three hundred and seven people have died in car crashes on New Zealand roads this year.

It's on track to be our deadliest year since at least 2018.

The latest fatal crash was in central Napier on… Audio

The torrential rain continued overnight with the east coast of the North Island hit particularly hard. After a brief respite yesterday, it's been raining hard in Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay and it's… Audio

Covid-19 could be slipping south of Waikato, as Kmart in Napier gets added to the list of locations of interest.

A case reported yesterday has been deemed infectious while they travelled between… Audio

Napier City Council's decision to add Māori seats around the council table is being labelled a bittersweet victory by mana whenua.

The council has voted to establish Māori wards, but they won't exist… Audio

It's the local MP versus the mayor - disagreement has broken out on social media over whether Napier is in the grip of a crime wave.

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise is calling for more police on the ground… Video, Audio

The owner of a Hawke's Bay bar where a stray bullet from a shootout injured a staff member says the government is "delusional" about its efforts to quash gangs.

There have been several gang related… Audio

Flood ridden Napier fears an accommodation crisis will take hold this summer.

There's not only about 700 waiting on the housing register, hotels are shut for flood repairs and a holiday park had to… Audio

Napier City Council has announced a review into the response to the floods that crippled the city this month.

The one-in-250 year torrential rain that battered Napier left behind more than 50… Audio

Four days in and the scale of the damage from Monday's storm in Napier is still unclear.

Sixty-seven homes have been deemed unfit to live in, of which 22 are severely damaged by either slips or… Video, Audio

A clear forecast for the next few days means the clean-up in Napier can now begin in earnest.

It will be cold comfort for the residents of the 30 houses that are too damaged for them to return.

On… Audio

All eyes will be on the skies in Hawke's Bay this morning after a deluge of rain flooded low-lying suburbs this week. Sixty people had to be evacuated from their homes in Napier and Hastings and stay… Audio

A big clean up is on the cards after a one in 250 year flooding event hit Napier.

Water rose to waist-deep in some areas on Monday after a huge dumping of rain.

Napier mayor Kirsten Wise speaks to… Audio

A second night of wild weather is forecast for Napier and a special emergency telephone number - 0800-422-923 - has been set up to help anyone who needs help. Karyn speaks with Napier's mayor Kirsten… Audio

Torrential rain in Napier on Monday evening left thousands without power, flooded roads, and some evacuations.

More than 250 millimetres of rain fell on the Napier city centre from midday on Monday… Audio

A local state of emergency has been declared in Napier, after a record-breaking amount of rain dumped itself over the city in one day. The 237-millimetres of rainfall caused widespread surface… Audio