Hawke's Bay
Damning report of Overseer programme prompts Hawke's Bay to change approach
In the wake of a damning report about a farm management programme called Overseer, the Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it will be reviewing its use when making rules around water quality.
Council infighting over Māori wards exposed
A Napier councillor infight over the unanimous decision not to go ahead with Māori wards in time for next year's election was kept from the public eye.
Cyclist hit by train in Napier
A cyclist has been injured after colliding with a freight train in Napier this morning.
Sniffing, swilling and spitting through the world of wine
The New Zealand National Wine Tasting Competition final is taking place at the New Zealand School of Food and Wine in the Viaduct this afternoon. Event organiser Celia Hay joins us to discuss. Audio
Summer Series - Growing for Gold
Budou table grapes can fetch up to $160 a bunch in Japan. Third generation grape grower Tetsuya Higuchi is growing the enormous, sweet, picture-perfect Japanese style grape in Hawke's Bay. The grapes… Audio
Summer Series - Growing for Gold
Budou table grapes can fetch up to $160 a bunch in Japan. Third generation grape grower Tetsuya Higuchi is growing the enormous, sweet, picture-perfect Japanese style grape in Hawke's Bay. The grapes…
AudioPolice investigate firearms incident at Napier house on Saturday
Police are trying to find the people responsible for firing a gun at a house in Napier on Saturday afternoon.
Teenager fights for the future of Napier aquarium
A teenage girl is fighting to keep the national aquarium in Napier open after the government denied the council funds for a redevelopment.
Breakthrough in Hawkes Bay TB response
The animal health agency working to eradicate TB in the Hawkes Bay has gained access to two large forestry blocks in order to cull possums.
Central Napier's social landscape creating 'sad reputation' for unsafety
Central Napier may be picturesque, lined with art deco buildings and palm trees. But people in the city say levels of insecurity are reaching an alarming level.
Firearms seized as police raid targets gang-linked property near Wairoa
Police have found multiple firearms after a raid on a Black Power-linked house near Wairoa in northern Hawke's Bay.
Killer dogs 'roaming feral through kiwi country' need to be controlled - trust
Hunters are being warned to have their dogs chipped and trained for kiwi aversion after another death of one of the endangered birds.
Former Cabinet minister takes top role at Hawke's Bay Regional Council
A former Labour government Cabinet minister has been elected as the new Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair.
Napier library evacuated due to 'potentially explosive substance'
Napier Library has been closed this afternoon after the discovery of picric acid, a potentially explosive substance, in a museum collection.
Helicopter pilot involved in fatal crash 'lacked training'
An investigation into a 2018 fatal helicopter crash has found the pilot lacked training and there was a mystery fuel control fault.
Extra police in Wairoa after gang tensions and firearms incidents
Police are cracking down on gang activity in Wairoa following multiple firearms-related incidents, including one where a house with two children sleeping in it was shot at.
Man remanded in custody after assault on elderly woman in Napier
A man charged with assaulting a woman in her 90s and her son in Napier has been remanded in custody.
Hawke's Bay man charged over assault on elderly woman, son
Police have charged a 25-year-old Wairoa man after the assault of two people at a house in Napier yesterday.
Officers acted responsibly in arrest after which man died in Hastings
A man who died shortly after being arrested in Hastings last August has been found to have had a heart attack attributed to drug toxicity and physical exertion.
Police thank people who helped elderly man after assault in Hastings
Police are thanking people who helped an elderly man who was seriously injured in an attack in Hastings this morning.
