Napier's venue is keen to put dire drainage in the past as it begins a nearly $5m turf replacement.
Kelly Donner was found with serious injuries and died at the scene.
The government is investing $5 million in the project which will take about 5000 trucks off the road.
A man was found with serious injuries outside a Flaxmere eatery at 10.45pm last night.
There a plenty of theories around, but no-one seems quite sure why so many more people have found work.
The soap box derby is an event that's been dominated by one local family for nearly 20 years.
It's hoped the mapping will help understand the phenomenon of "slow slip" earthquakes.
Jason Robert Trembath has pleaded not guilty to all 11 charges in court today.
A Supreme Court decision has allowed a group of home owners to fight their case against cladding company James Hardie in court.
Numbers of the bird have dropped by 80 per cent in the past three decades.
"We never intended to alienate or divide any part of our community by developing the public track" - Craggy Range CEO Michael Wilding.
Hawke's Bay iwi say they weren't consulted over a 2.4km walking track carved into a sacred peak.
Mycoplasma bovis has now been found on 12 farms.
A lack of initial consultation has upset locals over an exclusion zone during lift off attempts.
"All of our reservoirs are now looking more healthy."
Fourteen hundred people have signed up to climb Titirangi hill in Gisborne to fight the city's worrying health stats.
The danger posed by a huge fault line that runs through NZ is being discussed at a summit.
A 10-year-old boy died in hospital from his injuries today.
One resident said, "We should be able to turn on the tap and know that we aren't going to get poisoned".
"I just see the person that I am in boxing and I just shine," said Rebekah O'Keefe.
Around $14m already spent on planning and consents will be written off.
The group says urban areas also have a role to play if the goal is to be achieved.
Labour's Jacinda Ardern also paid tribute to the All Blacks great.
Police have said it will be a miracle if the men who fled police on Sunday are found alive.
A number of items, including clothing, have been found.
Over 1000 people attended the funeral of the popular 54-year-old.
Thousands were struck down in the 2016 outbreak.
The council had charged three people with breaching a council bylaw that forbids soliciting for money without permission.
Kini Naholo, younger brother of Waisake, is proving every bit as destructive as his older sibling.
Thee Ocean Drover is the world's largest stock carrier.
