Hawkes Bay
HB investigates 93-year-old's death after hospital discharge
The Hawke's Bay DHB is investigating the death of a 93-year-old man who died in agony less than 24 hours after he was sent home with a blocked bowel. Audio
Advocate says families being kicked out after taking in homeless
A community housing group says families in Napier are being kicked out of their rentals because they are taking in homeless people, but Housing NZ denies the accusation.
Nuhaka Dreaming 9: The wider world beckons as childhood ends
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 8: From sentimental slush to double-entrendres, music provided an escape from small-town life
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Hawke's Bay honey company stung by theft
A Hawke's Bay honey company has been stung by the theft of almost 500,000 bees.
Nuhaka Dreaming 7: Was 1950s cuisine colourless, bland and unhealthy? Or fresh, local, seasonal and hospitable?
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Council pulls backing for Ruataniwha dam plan
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council unanimously votes to withdraw financial support after spending $14m on the controversial water storage scheme.
Ruataniwha dam plan near death as council pulls support
As Hawke's Bay Regional Council expects to pulls its support for the Ruataniwha Dam project this morning, the controversial scheme is all but dead in the water. Local farmers now say they doubt it… Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 5: hazards? what hazards? - a 1950s childhood unrecognisable today
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 4: motors, machines, mechanics, and a very male world
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 3: Dads didn’t talk of the war in the 1950s
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Video, Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 2: what the shop, school, church and Post Office had in common
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Insight: How Safe is Your Drinking Water?
As warnings over threats to drinking water supplies continue to grow, Philippa Tolley asks what the final answer might be, how willing communities are to accept change such as universal chlorination… Audio
Hawke's Bay aquifer water takes at their limit group told
New analysis shows water takes from the Heretaunga aquifer in Hawke's Bay have reached their limit, that prevents streams and rivers running dry in the summer.
Hastings doctor David Lim jailed for indecently assaulting patients
The disgraced Hastings doctor has been sentenced to five years in prison for stupefying five men to indecently assault them.
Water inquiry: Assessors' training 'insufficient'
Failing to comply with drinking water safety standards and training have come under fire at the Havelock North inquiry.
Water contamination inquiry continues in Hawke's Bay
New Zealand's non-compliance with drinking water safety standards and its training of assessors have come under fire at the Havelock North water inquiry. Audio
All Hastings bores 'at risk of contamination'
An inquiry into Havelock North's water crisis last year recommends that all Hastings District bores where drinking water is drawn from should be considered as non-secure. Audio
Woodville businesses struggling amid gorge closure
Business owners in the small Tararua town of Woodville are facing the prospect of closing their doors because of the fall in traffic caused by the closure of the Manawatu Gorge Road. Video, Audio
