Hawke's Bay

Ten months after Cyclone Gabrielle, bad weather has left the recovery for many East Coast and Tairāwhiti farmers stuck in the mud.

"They can't sell alcohol to the kids, and we can't sell vape to the kids, it's the same thing."

Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a man who was critically injured in the early hours of Wednesday.

A landowner is so frustrated with a council over access to a beach he won't now accept thousands of dollars in payment even if it is offered.

One agreement will be settled this week, and the other early in the new year, Hastings District Council says.

No further contaminations had washed up on Haumoana Beach and it is safe to swim, the local council says.

The missing man got into trouble in the water yesterday afternoon, triggering a large search by multiple different agencies.

A section of highway has been closed in central Otago after a serious crash.

"If you're going to make a complaint, you have to have ground of your complaint. If somebody disturbs you for one reason, you can't use another reason to justify something."

Policies tying migrants to single employers need to be dropped to avoid more incidents like what has been uncovered in Hawke's Bay, a migrants advocate says. Audio

Hastings will also shift to level two, and Waimārama to level there, next Wednesday.

A new report has revealed large swathes of Napier will be at risk of seawater flooding in the next 75 years. The council says it'll now have to include that information on LIMs.

Police say it is possible they have uncovered a human trafficking and migrant exploitation ring in Hawke's Bay, sparked by a "distraught" victim raising the alarm.

Workers at a Hawke's Bay clothing factory say they were blindsided by a decision to close its doors.

The chief ombudsman says the country has work to do to build a robust emergency management system.

Three people were rescued in the Hawke's Bay after thunderstorms ripped through the region on Tuesday night.

An on-demand bus service trial in Hastings has put a "significant load" on the regional council's call centre, and is double the cost of a regular fixed-route bus.

Luxon drove the crumbling SH2 with a handful of MPs on Friday morning to reach the small town, gauge progress of its recovery, and learn what it needs from the new government.

Christopher Luxon says the new government is going to continue everything that the previous one put into place to help with the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle.

The High Court has found a judge "effectively teamed up" with the lawyers of an ex-husband in a post-separation court battle.