The regional council has made its first application to the government's $100 million Freshwater Improvement Fund.
Questions remain as to whether or not Napier council acted unlawfully when it discharged 10 million litres of sewage into Ahuriri Estuary.
The regional council may today decide to take money from oil and gas company OMV NZ, mere months after it wanted nothing to do with oil and gas drilling in the Bay.
The region's rural sector is advised to prepare as the year's worst storm is set to batter the Bay.
CHBDC may have escaped a $600,000 fine for discharging contaminants into the Waipawa River, but it has only set aside $100,000 on addressing the ongoing issues at its troubled wastewater treatment plant.
Napier's water will continue to be chlorinated despite no positive E. coli tests since May.
Supreme Court dismisses land swap needed for RWSS to proceed.
Winter viruses push hospital to the brink.
The Whangawehi Catchment Management Group reigned supreme at this year's Green Ribbon Awards.
Hastings CBD will return to metered parking next month ending the 18 month, $800k free parking trial.
Prime Minister Bill English was in town today to personally deliver the news.
It's registration time in Hastings district.
Good news for both the Napier and Hastings housing markets.
The findings of the review will feed into the 2018-2028 long term plan.
State Highway 3 still blocked by slips.
The man was caught last December by a DoC ranger.
Despite the ongoing indecision around the water storage scheme, the environment scored a win this week.
A second court case looms over the controversial water storage scheme.
Resources minister Judith Collins has raised ire with the regional council's proposed moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Bay.
A report has revealed the extent of last month's unconsented sewage discharge into Napier's Ahuriri Estuary.
The robotic game's afoot at EIT!
Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans festival is on again in Napier.
For the eighth year, lantern light will cast a glow across Hastings' Osmanthus Gardens.
One man is set to partner with the new Hawke’s Bay Community Health and Sport Centre to tackle obesity.
Napier's Affordable Art Exhibition is back for a third year running.
The 1931 earthquake will be under the microscope to help researchers better understand the phenomenon.
The regional council is asking for the community's help to kick start a fund with $1 million to fix the Bay's waterways.
Acclaimed medical practitioner Professor David Tipene-Leach is set to join the EIT faculty.
A little piece of Napier's rich history is up for sale with the Gaiety Theatre on Dickens Street to go to auction next month.
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