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Those still in the thick of the long slog cleaning up silt left by Cyclone Gabrielle are breathing a sigh of relief that more help is on the way.

The year of silt

Two events are set to be a big draw for crowds on Waitangi Day in Hawke’s Bay and both will focus on the importance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and strengthening...

Former Napier railway yards largely left as wasteland for more than 30 years are now set for housing development by the new owners, treaty settlement entity...

A marae which was a first port of call for stricken Cyclone Gabrielle victims before their evacuation to another marae last February is about to start...

OPINION Struggle Street is real. I see and hear about it every day from people living in all walks of life. That’s why, at a time when you have to mortgage...

A major shake-up to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s rating system could prove a barrier to people building homes the region “desperately needs”, according to...

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has adopted the Hawke’s Bay Navigation Safety Bylaw 2023 and it will come into effect in the new year in January 2024.  The purpose of the bylaw is to ensure that different users of coastal and inland ...

The caretaker Government, in consultation with the incoming Government, has agreed to provide an additional $10 million of funding for the Silt Recovery Taskforce which will allow sediment and debris collection and management to continue into December. ...

More than half of the silt dumped by the cyclone is still sitting, waiting to be cleared.