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Missing Hawke's Bay man's body found by contractor
Police said Earle 'Pat' Taka was found by a contractor carrying out flood protection work.
Aotearoa's Madonna: Important Rita Angus works on show
Rutu is an updating of the Madonna figure - a Pacific goddess who owes a debt to the East.
Nick Stewart: Reflecting on a quarter century of financial learnings
OPINION: There have been five bull markets and four recession bear markets.
Zappa Jak’s fresh up win a bonus for his HB connections
A roundup of the week's racing
‘It’s just vanished’: Wairoa flood devastates lime juicing operation
Forty-foot containers have been uplifted and moved at the Limery.
Rain clearing but frosty nights ahead for Hawke's Bay
The end of the low pressure system means near zero-degree nights ahead.
Waipawa’s new roundabout creating community conversations
Waipawa's new roundabout causing concern, mayor says it is a "no brainer".
‘Worse than Gabrielle’: Locals where dead fishermen found describe horrible rescue conditions
The wild weather had been the worst one local had seen in three decades.
Listening to Luke Combs' ageless music
Lyrics nothing new but comforting coming from someone else.
Wairoa hall shifts from hosting Matariki celebration to flood shelter
About 100 homes were flooded and 400 properties and homes were impacted.
Timeline of a flood in Wairoa: Why didn't Hawke's Bay Regional Council act sooner?
HBRC staff say river mouth opening would not have stayed in place if it was done earlier
'My kids are screaming': Wairoa mother’s frightening escape from rising waters
'It was bad. I have lived here my whole life and never seen it like this.'
HB medics share newborn life support skills in Samoa
Samoan medical staff have to travel to NZ or Australia to train in newborn life support.
'I could cry': 300 donuts sold in 20 min after Hawke’s Bay storm ruins business' event
Emily Whiu thought a Matariki cancellation meant their stock would go to waste.
CHB traffic updates page helps keep drivers safe and on time
Alerts about police checkpoints are not welcomed on the site.
'They were part way up the tree': Sheep surrounded by flood water lifted to safety
'I drove past and looked at them and thought ‘crap they are going to have to move’.'
Homes urgently needed for pets in wake of storms
Gisborne, Napier and Hastings SPCA Centres have run out of space for displaced pets.
Havelock North High School students draw women they admire, respect or aspire to be like
Hastings Art Gallery educators take over a Havelock North High social studies class.
Haumoana state of emergency lifted
Haumoana and Cape Coast residents settle in at home after two evacuations.
'Steep rise': Tararua council considers ‘smoothing’ of rates
Tararua mayor conscious of 'intergenerational debt'.
State of emergency continues in Wairoa but lifted in Haumoana as clean-up continues
Floodwaters have gone inside properties, flooding carpets and walls.
Hawke's Bay's main Matariki events to continue despite wild weather amid lead-up
Some of Hawke's Bay's most anticipated Matariki events are set to go ahead.
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Rāhui in place following fishermen death
Ban on the collection of kaimoana after discovery of three men who went missing at sea.
Superstars from 70s and 80s to tour NZ next summer
Boy George, Little River Band, Bonnie Tyler and Starship in the line up.
Showers forecast to continue along storm-hit East Coast, flooding forces hundreds of evacuations
Hundreds were evacuated from their homes after states of emergency were declared.
Family cannabis business: Daughter was boss, mum did deliveries, dad kept the accounts
'Blood is thicker than common sense,' says defence lawyer.
Hawke's Bay battles floods: Homes evacuated, power cut off, roads closed
Thousands were left powerless, homes were inundated and rocks pummelled roofs.
'Only machinery': Diggers lost in bid to open Wairoa River bar
Wairoa contracting team lost three parked digger during a mission to open the bar.
A new round of Shield Fever starts with a splash.
The Magpies started a new shield reign with nine tries on a sodden field in Hastings
400 Wairoa homes impacted by flooding, highways closed across Hawke's Bay
The storm-hit East Coast begins to emerge from heavy rain, flooding and gale-force winds.
'Was a community and now it's a family': How the Cape Coast reacted as 6m swells bore down
'It's a wonderful community – it was a community and now it's a family. It is remarkable.'
Hawke's Bay car show to return next year 'bigger and better'
The show was the fifth Neville McKay has organised.
Plunged into darkness: Dannevirke tradie left homeowner at risk of electrocution
"Exposed live wires left protruding into rooms could have been fatal for the occupants."