Hawkes Bay
Lines company defends solar levy
Hawke's Bay residents planning to cut their power bills by installing solar panels are in for a shock with local lines company Unison slugging them with an extra charge. Audio
Power company charging more to solar panel owners
The Hawke's Bay lines company Unison is putting an extra charge on most householders who from today put solar panels on their roof. Audio
Time running out for Kaimanawa horses
Time is running out for dozens of Kaimanawa horses if rescuers don't come forward by this Friday with offers to rehome them. Video, Audio
Wairoa locals want Govt to wade in over silt issue
Wairoa locals want the government to investigate why it has taken months for a privately-owned dam, which is letting silt into waterways, to be fixed. Video, Audio
Wairoa locals want Government action on silt issue
A Hawke's Bay farmer says she's been forced to sell her underweight stock because a broken privately-owned dam allowed silt to contaminate the water supply. Audio
Wairoa iwi angry over river pollution
Wairoa iwi are angry at the way a private company has treated local waterways, after a dam broke three months ago, contaminated rivers and stopped people from fishing and swimming over the summer. Audio
Eastland Groups CEO speaks to Wairoa council
Gates owner Eastland Group declined to be interviewed by Checkpoint and released a statement. Audio
Broken sluice gates muddy Hawke's Bay rivers
Wairoa District Council ratepayers are tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket due to broken sluice gates, which have caused silt to flow from the Waihi Dam into local rivers. Video, Audio
Damage to graves shocks cemetery manager
The knocking over of headstones by people doing burnouts has deeply disappointed the manager of a Hastings cemetery.
Meatworks cleaners win pay dispute
A group of cleaners working for the company Biogene at meat cooperative Silver Fern Farms has won a pay dispute.
Hawke's Bay whanau seeking answers over missing taonga
A Hawke's Bay whanau that says it had 65 taonga stolen while the items were supposedly safe in a bank vault. Video, Audio
Police investigate sexual assault in Hastings
Hawke's Bay police are investigating a sexual assault on Wednesday near Flaxmare Park.
Hitchhiker killed in car crash named
Police have named the hitchhiker who was killed in a car crash in Hawkes Bay this morning, as they continue to search for the driver.
Mallory Ortberg: Texts on Toast
Mallory Ortberg has made a name for herself in the cyber world. She's co-founded the website The Toast and was named by Forbes in its "30 under 30 media game changers". She chats to Courtney Johnston… Audio
Warning over family contact in sieges
Letting family talk with an alleged gunman while he was holed up near Kawerau would have been a bad idea, says a former negotiator. Audio
Rare for police to be shot in NZ
Shootings of police officers have been rare in New Zealand, with the most recent fatal shooting in 2009 when Constable Len Snee was shot in Napier.
Painter Nigel Brown
New Zealand artist Nigel Brown discusses his exhibition I AM / WE ARE at MTG Hawkes Bay. The exhibition is a major retrospective spanning 35 years of the painter's career so far, and includes… Audio
Emerging designers and the changing face of fashion
This year iD Fashion Week is in its 17th year. Thirty-nine emerging designers from 15 countries will have the opportunity to show their work before a panel of local and international judges. The… Audio
Napier Port Development - Garth Cowie
A new wharf at Napier Port will be the port's biggest single investment since it was established. The CEO of the Port of Napier is Garth Cowie. The big question is what it is going to cost? Audio
HB regional councillors vent frustration over Ruataniwha Dam
A group of Hawke's Bay regional councillors say the 600-million Ruataniwha water storage project is a ratepayers nightmare that can only be stopped at the ballot box. Audio