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Hastings District Council sets “realistic” savings target of 2.5 percent for first year of Long Term Plan
The Hastings District Council has set a “realistic” savings target of 2.5 percent for the first year of its Long Term Plan. In an agenda for a full...
Localised Cyclone Gabrielle report identifies triggers for flooding in Wairoa’s North Clyde township
Flood risk levels will dramatically increase for the Wairoa Catchment in La Niña type years, and an awareness of soil moisture conditions ahead of storm...
'Disappointing' result in latest search for Joseph Ahuriri at Esk River
Police investigating the disappearance of Gisborne father Joseph Ahuriri say it is "dissapointing" they have been unable to find anything in the latest search i...
Road spikes used to stop stolen vehicle driven by five youths taken in Central Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay Police have taken five youths into custody following a stolen vehicle incident on Sunday 14 April. At about 1.30am on Sunday, Police located a st...
Have you seen Jessica? Police ask for witnesses following disappearance of 26-year-old woman
Police are asking for help from the public following the disappearance of a 26-year-old woman. Jessica was seen getting into a vehicle on Te Ara Kahikate...
Resource Management Act changes to cut coal mining consent red tape
Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic develope...
The government continues to remove red tape, this time to help early learners thrive
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established and for existing services to operate, Associate...
Patterson promoting NZ's wool sector at International Congress
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool and ou...
Hope in search for Joseph Ahuriri
Crews continue to dig away at a spot near the Esk River mouth searching for Joseph Ahuriri and his white ute. Ahuriri was last seen refuelling his white Toyota...
Police make arrest after Wairoa incidents
A man has been arrested following an incident in Wairoa which left three people injured. Tairāwhiti Police Area Commander Inspector Danny Kirk said in a statem...
Work to create a safer, better-connected Waipawa main street starts next week
Work to deliver on the community’s vision for Waipawa’s main street is scheduled to start next week. From Monday 22 April Tūpore Infrastructure sta...
Cost of Cyclone Gabrielle to ratepayers set to be $250m plus interest
Hastings District Council ratepayers will bear the cost of a $250m Cyclone Gabrielle bill with part of a 25 percent average rates rise in the first year and 15...
Police dig near Esk River in relation to disappearance of Joseph Ahuriri
Police are combing an area near the mouth of the Esk River in relation to the disappearance of Joseph Ahuriri, who first went missing as Cyclone Gabrielle bore...
Video: Repair Cafe Hastings celebrates one year of repairing
If your seats don't sit or your toaster is not toasting as it should be or if your table has a terminal wobble, there's one place you need to go and that's a...
Hastings District Council to discuss proposed average rates rise of 25 per cent - largest of the Hawke's Bay councils
The Hastings District Council will this week discuss a proposed average rate rise of 25 per cent, which is the largest of all Hawke’s Bay The Hastings Di...
Damaged sections of Brookfields Bridge being removed
Damaged sections of Brookfields Bridge will be removed from the Tutaekuri River waterway from today until 1 May. The Council said on its website that work woul...
Video - Stainless steel engineer turned wine company owner standing in Hasting by-election because she understands the rates demand
Hana Montaperto-Hendry is standing in the Hastings District Council Heretaunga Ward by-election to represent ratepayers because she says she understands the &ld...
Community anger at vandalism of War Memorial in Central Hawke's Bay
The vandalism of a War Memorial in Central Hawke’s Bay has been met with anger in the community at the “senseless act”. The war memorial, at...
Two major hui to discuss kotahitanga to be held in Hawke's Bay
Two major hui will be held in Hawke’s Bay in April and May to discuss kotahitanga (unity) in the face of policy by the Coalition Government deemed b...
Video: Another major review into Cyclone Gabrielle response due out this month
A major review of the response to Cyclone Gabrielle, and other North Island weather events last year, is expected to be released this month. Former Governor-Ge...
