Hawke's Bay

Logan Howard arrived at popular swim spot Maraetōtara Falls roughly 15 minutes after longstanding branches and swing rope were cut down from an overhanging tree.

A council has removed tree branches allowing a rope swing to be hung over at a popular summer cool-off waterfall in Hawke’s Bay as swinging into the pool has been deemed too risky.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones said the perilous state of water security and resilience in Hawke’s Bay can no longer be ignored.

Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Commercial CE Aayden Clark says he is offering support and advice for fellow community newspapers who are facing closures in the near future.

Ngāti Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber says this is a good sign, heading into the summer.

Plans have been revealed for 500 new homes bringing homes, jobs and opportunities to a community that has been on the end of bad publicity for many years.

The family of slain Hawke’s Bay teenager Ariki Rigby will have to wait more than a year for a scheduled trial of two men charged in connection with her death.

Video was shot on Wednesday at a vote on whether to keep Māori wards and shows several Mongrel Mob members wearing their regalia.

Despite challenges and delays to repair projects in Wairoa, Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa are working tirelessly to get whānau home.

Pōrangahau school is seeing an increase in students lashing out, hurting others and swearing.

A Pasifika community leader's legacy will be immortalised as he becomes the first Sāmoan to have a street named after him in Hawke's Bay, 23 years after his death.

Thousands gathered in Hastings for Toitū Te Reo, a first of its kind Māori language festival.

A Hawke's Bay sheep, beef and deer station damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle will be planted into rotational forestry.

The Cyclone Gabrielle flood review for Hawkes Bay reveals resourcing and funding of river and flood management was inadequate in many areas.

The flood response in Wairoa will be at the centre of a rapid government review, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds has announced this morning.

Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa CE Lewis Ratapu says this is a chance for the Minister to see first hand the devastation caused by recent floods and the cyclone.

Local woman Ngaromoana Raureti said the harsh southerly swell brought intense and fast-moving water that had eroded the bank.

Skipper Henry Van Tuel took to Facebook to detail the rescue effort.

Dame Cindy Kiro toured Cyclone Gabrielle damage just a week prior to the new flooding.

During Cyclone Gabrielle the region was heavily affected and left stranded for weeks with no communication but this time they're ready.