Hawke's Bay
Sunflower community project brightening central Hawke's Bay
A dairy farm field filled with sunflowers in Central Hawke's Bay is bringing joy and happiness to the local community, with people invited to walk through the flowers, and pick some to take away.
Volunteer firefighters released from hospital after veranda collapse
The two volunteer firefighters injured by a falling veranda in Te Pohue Hawke's Bay on Thursday have been released from hospital. Five people, including two firefighters helping a neighbour in...
Hawke's Bay Tourism secures $1m lifeline
Napier City Council has thrown its support behind the agency, which will have its Hawke's Bay Regional Council funding axed from June.
Splash Planet closes five weeks early
A significant drop in visitor numbers and hundreds of thousands of dollars down the drain means Hawke's Bay's Splash Planet will close five weeks early.
'I'm grateful to be here': Cyclone survivor spent hours clinging to a tree
Rikki Reed thought he was going to die without ever seeing his family again.
'We want our lives back' - Cyclone victims still struggling
On the second anniversary of one of the worst storms in NZ history, reporter Alexa Cook talks to Hawke's Bay families living in the red zone. Audio
Green shoots showing for grower two years after Cyclone Gabriel
When Cyclone Gabrielle hit two years ago, 4th generation orchardist Cameron Taylor sprang into action rescuing people from rooftops in his Taylor Corporation helicopter. Since then it's been non-stop… Audio
Drowned 2-year-old's parents fear another deadly disaster
'How many more children need to die?', asks Ivy Collins' mother, Ella, two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
Teens hitch-hike to school after school bus route cut
Two teenagers living in rural Hawke's Bay are hitch-hiking to school after their bus route was canned.
Two councillors step down while 22 confirm restand in Hawkes Bay
Napier City councillor Maxine Boag and Central Hawke's Bay councillor Tim Aitken have confirmed they were standing down, while others have confirmed their mayoral bids.
Woman charged after man fell to his death from top of car in Napier
Reif Cotter was travelling on a mattress on the roof of a station wagon before he fell onto the road.
Machete-wielding man tasered after chasing police officer
A man who pulled a machete on police and got Tasered and pepper-sprayed in response is facing a range of charges.
'Nightmare' - teacher quits to homeschool after daughter's school bus cancelled
A Hawkes Bay teacher quit her job to home-school her daughter after the teenager's school bus route was canned by the Ministry of Education. Audio
Full circle composting on a Tararua dairy farm
The team at Waka Dairies near Dannevirke is turning waste from milking cows into fertiliser that can be worked back into the farm. Audio
Champion young grower picks up another agriculture award
A young horticulturist in Hawke's Bay credits her family and the sector for supporting her to thrive in horticulture.
Hawke’s Bay biosecurity expert battles the baddies
Mediterranean fanworm and the clubbed tunicate were the most common marine pests in Hawke's Bay.
Cyclone-hit Bremworth reaches settlement with insurers
Bremworth has reached a final multimillion-dollar settlement with its insurers following damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Businessman who bought red zone land asked to leave a month later
The Category 3 land looked like a good deal - at first.
Police name girl killed after colllision between cyclist and car
Police have named the 11 year old cyclist killed by a car in Hawke's Bay as Emma Jane Kupa from Flaxmere.
