Hawkes Bay
Popular Poplars
Former forester Tim Forde believes the humble poplar is one of the most under-rated trees in New Zealand. The trees on his farm are being milled and used for decking, polo mallets, toys, furniture… Audio
Flying Solo - Grandmother Jo's story
Flying Solo; true stories of what it takes to raise children on your own in NZ. In the first episode, we meet Jo Whiu, a grandmother to seven young mokopuna. Daughter Lisa is a recovering P addict and… Audio, Gallery
Police seeking damaged vehicle in fatal hit-and-run
Wairoa police are looking for a vehicle over a fatal hit and run in the town on Sunday morning.
Doctor found guilty of indecently assaulting patients
David Kang Huat Lim has been found guilty of stupefying and indecently assaulting male patients at a medical centre in Hastings.
'Everyone trusts a doctor... You don't expect them to do that'
A schoolboy has described his disbelief when a doctor touched him sexually while he was sedated.
Doctor denies indecent assault, stupefying charges
A Hastings doctor took advantage of his patients by sedating them so he could touch them sexually, the Napier District Court has been told.
Doctor stupefied patients and indecently assaulted them
David Kang Huat Lim is facing 13 charges of stupefying and indecently touching four men in 2014. Audio
Man denies murder, admits stealing victim's phone
A man accused of murder in a small coastal Hawke's Bay town in February has pleaded not guilty to the killing, but has admitted stealing the dead man's cellphone.
NZTA discuss time-frame of reopening Manawatu Gorge
John Campbell asks New Zealand Transport Agency's Regional Highway Manager Ross I'Anson when the gorge will re-open, and as it turns out the answer isn't very clear. Audio
Manawatu Gorge still closed - Mayors to meet
Mayors and Chief Executives from the Manawatu, Tararua, and Hawkes Bay regions are to meet to discuss the ongoing close of the Manawatu Gorge. Audio
Most people allowed to return after Hawke's Bay gas leak
Most people evacuated in Hastings because a major gas leak this morning have been allowed back.
Country's youngest female principal just 26
Checkpoint talks to Bex Skerman, the youngest female principal in New Zealand. Video, Audio
ACC urged to compensate Havelock North victims
Dunedin lawyer Warren Forster says ACC needs to be proactive and settle claims upfront from people made sick from last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North. Audio
ACC compensation for Havelock North Water contamination
Lawyer John Miller talks about getting ACC to compensate for Havelock North Water Contamination. Audio
Councils faulted over Havelock North gastro outbreak
Last year's gastro outbreak in Havelock North is unacceptable for a developed country, the government says. Audio
Call for heads to roll after mishandling of outbreak
Labour is calling for Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule to resign over the campylobacter outbreak, but he says he won't leave the job until he stands down to run for National in the general election. Audio
Hastings Mayor discusses inquiry into water contamination
Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says no one has been fired despite an inquiry finding the council, along with the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, contributed to the campylobacter outbreak in Havelock… Audio
Councils failed in handling of Havelock gastro outbreak
The inquiry into the Havelock North water contamination has found the Hawke's Bay Regional Council and Hastings District Council failed to protect public health. Audio
Havelock North water finding
Ian Rabbitts of Harrison Grierson engineers discusses the Havelock Water contamination inquiry finding. Audio
Feedback: Margery Renwick
After hearing last week's feature about the Anzac Day service in the small town of Wimbledon, Margery Renwick wrote in. Her father was a school teacher there in the 1920s, and he and her mother used… Audio
