Articles by Annette%20Hilton
-
National
Calls for all drinking water to be permanently treated
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 1:56PMThe government is considering making all drinking water in New Zealand permanently treated. Mandatory chlorination is one...
-
National
Councils supplying contaminated water should be prosecuted - experts
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 12:14PMNew Zealand needs to get tougher on councils supplying contaminated water. The comment's come during stage two of hearings...
-
National
Scientists: All NZ drinking water should be treated
Monday, 7 August 2017, 3:10PMFour international water experts believe all of New Zealand’s drinking water should be treated. The comments have come during...
-
Politics
Hastings' longest-standing mayor's hanging up the mayoral chains
Friday, 23 June 2017, 5:20AM“Some people think I should become Prime Minister.” Lawrence Yule is getting set to make the biggest move in his career....
-
National
Waikato Council: Farmers key to preventing spread of myrtle rust
Saturday, 27 May 2017, 6:36AMFarmers are being warned to take extra precautions when moving stock this year because of a recent outbreak of the destructive...
-
National
Drink driving hat trick for Black Cap Doug Bracewell
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 11:48AMBlack Caps cricketer Doug Bracewell has been sentenced to a hundred hours community work for driving at more than three times...
-
National
Bad weather hinders launch of NZ's first commercial rocket
Monday, 22 May 2017, 5:32AMHigh winds have delayed the launch of the country's first commercial space rocket. Rocket Lab was supposed to start trying...
-
National
Exclusion zones in place for rocket’s Hawke's Bay launch
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 8:25PMExtensive measures are being used to keep the public out of the danger zone when the country's first ever commercial space...
-
Health
Havelock water inquiry boss: Councils' failings lead to contamination
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 4:00PMThe head of the government's inquiry panel has laid the blame for the Havelock North water contamination crisis squarely...
-
National
Govt report into Havelock North contamination crisis released today
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 5:50AMToday is D-Day for those waiting to find out what caused the Havelock North water contamination crisis. The Government's...
-
National
Activists rage against 'indiscriminate slaughter' as duck shooting season begins
Saturday, 6 May 2017, 6:23AMToday marks the start of a season enjoyed by tens of thousands of people around the country, and a season reviled by animal...
-
Health
Stroke sufferers being denied life-changing drug
Friday, 7 April 2017, 6:32AMThe National Stroke Network is disappointed some stroke sufferers are being denied the life-changing drug alteplase. New...
-
Health
Hospitals failing to keep overseas doctors
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 2:22PMPublic hospitals are struggling to retain a high number of overseas-trained doctors. New Zealand has one of the highest proportions...
-
Emergency
Fires spark state of emergency on parched Hastings District hills
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 8:59AMUPDATED 1.12pm: A Hawke's Bay farmer's counting his lucky stars after caming within metres of losing his home in the major...
-
National
Hawke's Bay DHB to give evidence at water contamination hearing
Friday, 3 February 2017, 5:46AMThe Hawke's Bay District Health Board will give their evidence at today's hearing into the contamination of Havelock North's...
-
National
Havelock North water contamination inquiry finds cause
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 12:41PMThe government’s inquiry into the contamination of Havelock North’s water now knows what caused it, but not exactly how it...
-
National
Panel told Hastings water has been making people sick for decades
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 5:47AMThe Hastings District Council has been criticised for not learning any lessons from a serious water contamination nearly...
-
National
Hastings Council admits not fixing its bores the last time people got sick
Monday, 30 January 2017, 7:08AMUPDATED 6.40PM: The Hastings District Council's admitted it ignored recommendations to fix its Havelock North bores after...
-
Crime
Hastings mother spared jail after checking her phone leads to son's death
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 2:55PMA Hastings woman whose son was killed when she checked Google Maps and crashed her car, has been spared jail. Kim Crous has...
-
National
Hawke's Bay group combating food waste
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 5:15AMA new group in Hawke's Bay hopes it can reduce the excessive amount of food wastage from local eateries. 'Nourished for Nil'...
-
Crime
Hastings taxi driver ambushed by mob of youths
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 10:43AMA Hastings taxi driver has been ambushed and assaulted by a mob of youths. The driver was on McLeod Street on Sunday afternoon,...
-
Emergency
Injured fisherman winched from trawler
Monday, 16 January 2017, 1:53PMAn injured fisherman has been winched off a trawler north of Gisborne. The man, in his thirties, was seriously hurt after...
-
Lower North Island
Age Concern set to serve Christmas cheer in Havelock North
Saturday, 10 December 2016, 7:01AMAge Concern is putting on a free Christmas lunch for people in Havelock North struggling financially. The organisation is...
-
Crime
Driver in crash that killed Napier kindy teacher often joked about committing suicide
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 6:01AMThe driver in a car crash that killed a Napier kindergarten teacher will continue giving evidence today at a Coroner's hearing. An...