Latest from Hawke's Bay Today

Teachers pick up a shovel, not a placard
Teachers in Hawke's Bay observed national strike action in varying ways.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Motorists need to adapt while congestion has grip over Hawke’s Bay roads
Rather than easing, congestion remains after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Up to date info offered by CAB
CAB has been inundated with enquiries related to a variety of flood issues

Stuart Nash, and the challenge of being a leader when a cyclone upends everything
OPINION: An electorate devastated amid new portfolios. That’s a heck of a job for one man.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Road destruction set to hit Heartland rugby heroes hard
Rugby - a unifying force on the East Coast - will be hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle damage.

Helping out those helping out: Generators for marae
Customer support teams have been out and about connecting with locals.

Waiohiki artists share how community spirit soars as recovery continues
Creatives back on track after art lost.

Sixty inquiries per rental: Cyclone compounds Hawke’s Bay rental crisis
Cyclone deepens rental crisis in Hawke's Bay.

New emergency shipping route a ‘lifeline’ for Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne
New route a lifeline for hard-hit economies.

Neil Kirton: Resilience in the face of increasing climate disasters
As communities grieve, many seek answers.

Family brings in psychic to find Joseph Ahuriri
Whānau of missing Gisborne man seek psychic's power to locate him.

Elderly man says he ‘didn’t know’ possessing child abuse images was illegal
Man had 68,500 images and videos on his computer and hard drives.

Drop-off points set up for vital supplied to help farmers
Federated Farmers and Rural Support Trust have set up drop-off points for fencing gear.

Cyclone Gabrielle damage to Tairāwhiti farms estimated at $80m
Survey reveals the cost of recovery is more than the region can bear without support.

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence boss was on leave for tramping trip when cyclone hit
Ian Macdonald was 'out of mobile coverage'.

Oxygen mystery: ‘We just want answers’ - heartbroken family of cyclone victim
Helen Street is remembered as a much-loved grandma and a 'strong woman'.

Stuart Nash is a controversial minister who isn’t afraid to speak his mind
Nash has said questionable things, sworn at airline staff and got into a gym fight.

Stuart Nash resigns: Parliament debate calls to relinquish all portfolios
Napier MP Stuart Nash will no longer act as Police Minister.

Children happy to be back at school after flooding and to see the Chiefs
"The kids are happy," says the school principal, from his temporary office.

Hawke’s Bay restaurants cooking up a storm to raise cyclone relief funds
“We are attempting to create the country’s biggest-ever dinner party."

Claire Trevett: Stuart Nash thought he could have a chat with a 'mate'. Fat chance
OPINION: Nash thinks there was nothing wrong with his chat with Coster - there was.

Traffic gets limited access to parts of Napier-Wairoa Rd
Road part-open to livestock and essential traffic 7am-7pm Thursday-Friday.

‘Venting frustration’: Police Commissioner recalls phone call with Stuart Nash
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said he would have asked for Nash's resignation.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Flooding helped church engage
Engage pastors Amy and Andrew Dishroon talk about the church's response to the floods.

CAN exhibition to raise money for Waiohiki Arts Village
CAN is holding a fundraising exhibition to support Waiohiki Arts Village.

The new Kiwis who came for love and stayed
Tararua District welcomed 20 new Kiwis in a citizenship ceremony.

Persian New Year comes to Hawke's Bay
Locals invited to help celebrate Persian New Year.

Book review: The Wakes by Diane Yarwood
Louise Ward from Wardini Books reviews The Wakes by Diane Yarwood.