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'Challenging times ahead': Real costs of devastating North Island storms emerge
Long clean-up ahead and millions in uninsured crop and stock loss.
Thriving, 'not dying': Town hurt by gang and drug woes hits back
Wairoa is a town on the rise, say proud locals and the district's equally proud mayor.
'Waves of rain' for NZ, severe thunderstorms possible for North Island
Rainfall of up to 40mm an hour is forecast in Northland this evening.
Costly road to recovery: Roading bill after three-day storm could top $50 million
Parts of State Highway 35, hammered by March's storm, have been described as a "disgrace".
'We cannot wait': Protesters call for end to forests on farms
About 70 people took part in the protest in Napier.
Strong wind watch may continue into weekend for Hawke's Bay following Levin tornado
MetService has warned of winds gusting up to 100km/h on the East Coast.
Airways boss quits after tumultuous Covid years, control tower closure U-turns
Plans to close regional control towers, announced when Covid hit, have been reversed.
'Real and urgent need': Emergency housing bill $10m for 3 months in Hawke's Bay, Gisborne
The cost of housing people in emergency motels has hit a record in Hawke's Bay.
Raid on Napier home nets drugs, cash and a firearm
Operation Bloodhound has led to another arrest.
Watchdog identifies police failings while investigating family harm
A woman was feared dead after police made multiple mistakes handling Gisborne incident.
Hero in a dozer: Flood disaster averted by contractor's actions
Not all heroes wear capes. Some drive bulldozers.
Wairoa and Gisborne councils will co-ordinate weather recovery efforts
Tairāwhiti and Wairoa will collaborate with recovery work from over a week of heavy rain.
Police say clues to Mahia bashing lie within Facebook
Man's injuries no accident, say police
Some rain forecast as Hawke's Bay gradually recovers
A heavy rain watch remains in place for Wairoa, as the rain largely seems to diminish.
'Significant impact': Warning of more foul weather in storm-battered areas
Road closures, power outages and a 'boil water' notice continue after days of flooding.
Heavy rain warning in place for Hawke's Bay, 15 to 25mm/hr expected
Heavy rain warning stays in place for the region.
A down year for Hawke's Bay shearing champs
Just four North Island shearing competitions this summer. There should have been 32.
Live: 1901 new Covid-19 cases as Omicron continues its surge
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
243 Covid cases - the highest since start of pandemic
The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.
Live: Second Auckland Airport worker tests positive; Palmerston North case has Omicron
The Ministry of Health has reported one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.
Cyclone Cody: Will Hawke's Bay bear brunt of storm?
High seas forecast for the coast - with impacts likely to begin on Sunday.
PM's wedding: Billionaire's homestead venue, Lorde to sing
Hedge fund billionaire to host prime minister's wedding.
Big wet hits Hawke's Bay before the dry
The worst of the week's wet weather has passed for Hawke's Bay.
175 community Covid cases today, in Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Taupō
There are 93 people in hospital with Covid, nine of whom are in ICU or HDU.
Heavy rain warnings for parts of the North Island
Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of the North Island.
'Jacinda hyped me up to get the vaccine': How PM got Raiha Tahuri 'over the line'
Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.
'It was a bad night': Five vehicle thefts and at least five thefts from vehicles
Top cop says for as little as $34 a steering wheel lock could deter car thieves.
'Enforcement action will be taken': Hawke's Bay's poor compliance rates with lockdown rules
Hawke's Bay residents disappoint police with lockdown breaches
Holidaymakers sent packing, iwi considers Covid checkpoints
Two vehicles had driven close to 500km before being told to turn around and go home.
MPI raids multiple properties over 'highly organised' black market crayfish ring
About 80 fishery officers searched eight East Coast homes with police in support.
Revealed: NZ Frost Fans is Hawke's Bay exporter of the year
Our best exporters honoured.
Data reveals Hawke's Bay and Gisborne residents targeted by hate speech online
Nearly double the NZ average reported experiencing hate speech online in the past year.