Wairoa's mayor says the loss of the local paper will erode the community's democracy. The final edition of the Wairoa Star goes on sale on Thursday with the paper closing just over 100 years since ...

Hundreds of homes in Wairoa were ruined in recent floods and the town has been trying to find a solution since Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 Lawrence Yule was appointed as the Crown Manager to help ...

Since that meeting, the project team and the Wairoa Crown Manager have worked at pace exploring a refinement of the floodway design, ensuring it is still hydraulically efficient and delivers the ...