22nd

may 2013

Deal of the day

Local Weather

Showers increasing

High

16°C

Low

6°C

Hot Topic

Auditor General clears council

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has been cleared by the Office...

Have your say on

Elderly group living in fear of crime spree

"I once had the whole ashtray stolen from car..." - Meggs

Have your say

Local News

Council chief executive Andrew Newman

Auditor General clears council

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has been cleared by the Office of the Auditor General from claims Transparent Hawke's Bay made against it.

  • News
  • 2:00 PM May 22nd
Share your Story

The part you play in making the news is very important. Your voice matters!

Share your story

Start sharing

Gull station hit by blaze

Gull petrol station on Omahu Rd is closed due to smoke and fire damage following a blaze in the early hours of Monday morning.

Tribute to Joshua Bennie gone

Taradale mother Tracey Gibb is giving up the battle for a permanent streetside memorial to her son killed while cycling to school.

  • Doug Laing

Plea: 'Give us water or orchard dies'

Nigel and Jacqueline Burbury are one step away from abandoning their Moore Rd orchard because there won't be enough water next year to grow fruit on the 24ha property they've worked for 22 years.

Spotlight on K2

A man has appeared in court charged with asssault.

Accused covered in blood, court told

A 27-year-old man charged with an assault that left a man in his 50s in hospital for more than a week appeared in the Napier District Court yesterday to stand trial.

The Hastings District Council has delayed it's planned webcasting of meetings due to glitches in the system.

Council webcasts on hold

Hastings District Council has put webcasting on hold until it finds out whether it'll be merged with other Hawke's Bay councils, a change likely to be made clear at the end of this year.

  • News
  • Lawrence Gullery
Join the conversation
Woodford House

Sleepover staff given 'benefits'

Woodford House matrons fighting in court for sleepover pay were given flats on site and provided with meals, internet, and phone access as part of their employment, a court has heard.

Latest comment

Join the conversation
Brian 123

the answer is simple close these schools down and send the kids to colenso

Brian 123 from Hamilton

Photos

Conservative Party leader blames hacker for offensive tweet

Conservative Party leader blames hacker for offensive tweet

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says his Twitter account was hacked after an offensive tweet was posted on his feed. The tweet appeared on his page early this afternoon but it was removed within five minutes. In that time it was retweeted 54 times and favourited seven times. Mr Craig said his Twitter account had been hacked and that he did not post the tweet. He later posted a message on his page thanking people for alerting him to the recent hacking of his account. "Passwords reset and security investigation now under way," he said. "Obviously we've regained control of our Twitter…

Search Hawke's Bay Today

Local Partners

Contact your local online rep now

1 of 1

Promotions

Check out our latest competitions and enter to win great prizes.

Find a business in your area

Most Popular Topics

Horoscopes

Taurus

You are like a dog a bone today trying to get to the bottom of an issue and in the process will irritate someone close to you.  There is...

more

Marketplace