COMMENT: Environment, drinking water and charges need to be dealt with separately, writes Iain Rabbitts.

Lawrence Yule talks to Local Focus about his 6th mayoral term and insists this will be the last. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Lawrence Yule talks to Local Focus about his 6th mayoral term and insists this will be the last. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Police in the Hawke's Bay area say they have had a busy 24 hours, catching a number of burglars, shoplifters, and a drug dealer.

Some of the costs for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's investigation into the Havelock North water contamination crisis could be

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has confirmed that the man diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Wellington Hospital on

William Barnes is auctioning off the Mastermind chair to the Samuel Gibson Memorial Trust next month. "I was so impressed by his

Helen van Berkel stays at a Hawke's Bay cottage that offers both sunrise and sunset views.

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.

Havelock North residents no longer need to boil their water. The Hastings District Council lifted the boil notice for the town water

Despite two negative E.coli tests from the source of Pahiatua's water yesterday afternoon, residents still need to boil their water. "Although

The Havelock North water contamination crisis could cost more than $700,000 of ratepayers' money. In a Hastings District council

Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule has apologised to a crowd of hundreds gathered tonight in Havelock North.

Our family of five were some of the early casualties of the gastro outbreak in Havelock North. It required time off work, doctor

A sewerage manhole, which overflowed on to the grass berm in Havelock North three weeks ago, had only just been cleaned up by council

A faulty test may be why Hastings District Council was unaware for five days that the Havelock North water supply was contaminated. In

COMMENT: Insurance cover for some businesses 'does not kick in unless a state of emergency is declared,' writes Michael Naylor.

A drug dealer has been told a lengthy jail sentence is likely after police charged him with bringing more than $300,000 worth of methamphetamine

Havelock North Schools were back in full swing yesterday. It comes after they closed because of the gastro outbreak, which saw

Laying charges over the Havelock North gastro outbreak will be a call for organisations like the council or police, Prime Minister John Key says.

A Government inquiry into the Havelock North gastro outbreak will consider improvements to water supply management across New Zealand.

An Auckland University extreme event expert is slamming Hawke's Bay officials for what she claims is a slow response to the gastro outbreak which has plagued Havelock North.

Numbers of people struck down by gastro illness in the Hawke's Bay is declining.

Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon. The tests were taken from

Scientists' analysis suggests farm animals may be behind the gastro outbreak in Havelock North.

The worst outbreak of waterborne disease in recent New Zealand history began as a trickle.

Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.

The latest test results into the origin of the gastro outbreak has revealed it is unlikely to have come from chicken manure.

Francky Godinho was taking a break last night after two days of cooking, providing soup for Havelock Norh residents afflicted with

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is yet to confirm whether the contaminated Havelock North water contributed to the death of