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Police are launching a targeted safety initiative on State Highway 2 following a severe spike in road incidents over the past eighteen months.

Approximately 400 participants will gather in Napier for a large-scale recreational marching event, highlighting community engagement and local tourism in Hawke's Bay.

A volunteer group in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, known for donating hundreds of baby coffins to hospitals annually, is struggling to meet demand and is searching for a new facility.

Police successfully located a 'low risk' man within hours after he left a mental health facility in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, without alerting staff.

The discovery of live ammunition at a wool processing plant in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, has prompted an urgent safety warning for the wool industry.

Residents of Takapau in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, have signed a petition demanding the repair of a bridge that was damaged three years ago by Cyclone Gabrielle, expressing growing impatience over the delay.

Joseph Matamata, also known as Viliamu Samu, the first person convicted of both human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand, has been granted parole.

The Hawke's Bay Expressway has been closed following a crash, impacting traffic in the area.

Ten little spotted kiwi birds have been successfully transferred from Zealandia to Hawke's Bay. The birds were carefully placed in large wooden boxes lined with ferns, with known pairs kept together during the relocation.

New Zealand's Education Ministry is facing criticism over changes to a rural school bus service in Hawke's Bay. A nine-year-old student with epilepsy and other medical needs now has to travel 3km to the nearest transport point.

The upgrade of the Hawke's Bay expressway is proceeding on schedule, with an innovative approach involving the use of silt left behind by a recent cyclone. This method helps in both construction and managing the aftermath of the natural disaster.

The states of emergency for Northland and Waikato regions in New Zealand have been lifted. This follows similar actions earlier in the day for Tauranga, Hawke's Bay, and Western Bay of Plenty.

The Associate Minister for Regional Development, Mark Patterson, visited a Central Hawke's Bay orchard today to announce new funding for the project.

Councils in flood-prone areas of New Zealand, including Wairoa in Hawke's Bay, are investing in flood barriers as additional security measures, with Wairoa crews deploying them for the first time last month.

The tool, known as Heidi, was trialled in Hawke's Bay Hospital's ED, before the government announced it was being rolled out to all hospitals earlier this month.

Sunny weekend feast: Meatball fest, beer day and Holi colour party in Hawke's Bay  NZ Herald

Local volunteers and environmental groups in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay region are undertaking a significant restoration project to preserve A'Deane's Bush, one of the last remaining examples of the original podocarp forest on the Ruataniwha Plains. The effort aims to protect native flora and fauna from invasive species and habitat degradation.

MetService reports intense downpours reaching 120 millimetres per hour in some areas, causing road closures in Whangārei and issuing wind warnings for Hawke's Bay and Southland.

A new study reveals that wild deer are costing Hawke's Bay farmers tens of thousands of dollars due to extensive pasture and crop losses, as well as damage to native plantings and bush.

A bid by Hawke's Bay growers to acquire McCain's Hastings vegetable factory collapsed after the company withdrew access to essential processing equipment, leading to the abandonment of the takeover attempt.

Andrew McCrory, a runner from Hawke's Bay, is raising money for a Rotorua center that provides intensive therapy for children with neurological disabilities and disorders.

The Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa is cleaning up after the Wairoa River burst its banks, leading to at least 14 properties being yellow-stickered due to flood damage.

A 60-year-old decommissioned fishing trawler was intentionally sunk off the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, to establish an artificial reef and dive site after three years of planning.

A new $7.2 million police station has been unveiled in Hawke's Bay, constructed in just eight months using 19 modules built in Wellington and then transported to the site.

A multi-million dollar research project kicking off in Hawke's Bay aims to discover if lowering the ocean's acidity could help to fight climate change.

A rural community in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, is grappling with significant flood damage after 240 millimetres of rain fell in just 30 hours, with locals describing it as worse than Cyclone Bola in 1988.

A whistleblower has triggered a new investigation into medical scanning services, following a previous inquiry three years ago that found patients at Hawke's Bay Hospital suffered harm from poor radiology technology.

The mayor of Hawke's Bay refused to declare a state of emergency for Cyclone Vaianu, controversially labeling the concept 'woke'.

A tramper in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, reported seeing a zebra in the wild bush, an unusual sighting that immediately indicated he was in a precarious situation.

Joseph Matamata was jailed for 11 years in 2020 for using 13 people as slaves and 10 charges of human trafficking.

A teenager from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, is set to receive an academic award from the Prime Minister, with a message that 'your grades don't define you'.

Strong winds have fueled two separate vegetation fires along Swamp Road in Ongaonga, prompting emergency crews to contain the spreading flames across the region.

A firewood company in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, owned by a young rapper who collaborated with Snoop Dogg, has been liquidated. Sales from the company were used to fund the rapper's music career.

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, where Sonique Glodean Campbell was killed. Her silver Holden VX Commodore left State Highway 2 near Ōtāne and crashed.

Hawk Technology, a manufacturer based in Hastings, New Zealand, is experiencing significant changes due to high US demand for its apple industry robotics. The company is shipping these machines to apple packhouses in Washington DC, which are eager to acquire them.

Joseph Matamata, a convicted trafficker and slaver from Hawke's Bay, has been denied parole following an altercation with another inmate. He was originally scheduled for release in July.

An 18-year-old and a 24-year-old have been charged with drug supply and unlawful possession of ammunition following a drug bust in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Medical students at Otago University will have fewer regions available for their placements as the new Waikato medical school has secured placements in Nelson/Marlborough, Hawke's Bay, and Whanganui.

A group of young people from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, have developed their own healthy eating guidelines and initiated a supporting social media campaign.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests is boycotting an apology event organized by the Marist Brothers, opting instead to hold a counter-event in Hawke's Bay.

The Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand is experiencing severe flooding, with a heavy rain warning in effect, turning valleys into an 'ocean'.

An investigation three years ago found patients had suffered harm for years from poor radiology technology at Hawke's Bay Hospital.

A cyclone has prompted a mayor's plea for residents to move inland in Hawke's Bay and evacuation orders for coastal Whakatāne, while Northland was spared the worst but still experienced gale winds and outages.

The mayor of Central Hawke's Bay, Will Foley, has expressed concern and questioned the timing of the closures of Wattie's and McCain facilities in the region, noting it comes amidst a period of other negative news.

Pumps ran dry in Wairoa and Eltham on Thursday when the Stephenson Transport truck and trailer units from Central Hawke's Bay were on a freezing works run.

Police are searching for a man who entered a home in Mahia, Hawke's Bay, seriously assaulted a person, and was subsequently hit in the head with a golf club by the victim.