Hawkes Bay
Playing Favourites with Aaron Dustin
Product Design Director at Xero, and Creative Director for the last twenty years. He was the founder of early 21st century online community NZMusic.com, built SmokeCDs.com into New Zealand's leading… Audio
Playing Favourites with Kris Sowersby
Wellington typeface designer whose Klim Type Foundry sells a range of typefaces internationally. Financier, his new typeface for the Financial Times, won him a Purple Pin for graphic design at this… Audio, Gallery
Dogs being destroyed after attacks on two women
Two dogs are being put down and a third could suffer the same fate after they viciously attacked two women in the Hawke's Bay, leaving both with multiple puncture wounds and lacerations. Audio
Stars Return Home
They've come from as far as London and Las Vegas. International and local stars are returning home. They're back to celebrate their high school's 40th anniversary in style with a fund-raising arts… Audio, Gallery
Cultural diversity in childbirth
For babies born into the Islamic faith, azaan is the prayer whispered into baby's ears by the father just after birth. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is in Hawkes Bay following Rizwanna Latiff on the job, a… Audio, Gallery
DoC decides to swap land in dam deal
The Department of Conservation has revoked the protected status of part of Ruahine Forest Park in Hawke's Bay to enable the Ruataniwha Dam to be built.
Kay Baxter - Planting the Seeds for a Healthy Future
Kay Baxter is the founder and managing director of the Koanga Institute which holds New Zealand's largest collection of heritage organic seeds and fruit trees. The institute recently relocated to… Audio
Regional Wrap
Five people from the land talk about farming conditions in their region, including one million apples trees have been planted in Hawkes Bay this season and in Canterbury tailing is in full swing. Audio
Councillor says Ruataniwha Dam faces major hurdles
A Hawke's Bay regional councillor says its still uncertain whether the business case for the Ruataniwha Dam can be completed by Christmas.
Families stranded by road washout in Hawke's Bay
The heavy rains and flooding that have swamped the Hawke's Bay have left one farming community cut off at Te Pohue between Napier and Taupo. Audio
Bridge plunge blamed on manufacturing fault
A manufacturing fault is being blamed for causing a suspension bridge to break, which sent four French tourists plunging 8m into a river on one of the country's Great Walks. Audio
Residents in a stink over flooding
Residents in one of Gisborne's worst flooded areas fear their homes are contaminated with sewage - and are accusing the council of not being straight with them. Audio
Paddy Macklin: floating anarchist
British adventurer who sailed into the Southern Ocean in mid-winter, a journey he wrote about in his book Captain Bungle's Odyssey: Singlehanded Round the World. Audio
Tsunami alert for Gisborne
Tsunami waves generated by an 8.3 magnitude quake in Chile yesterday have reached New Zealand overnight. Radio New Zealand's Gisborne correspondent is Murray Robertson. Audio
Hawke's Bay says 'no' to amalgamating councils
Hawke's Bay voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to turn five of the region's councils into one. Audio
Hawke's Bay voters reject amalgamation
Hawke's Bay voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to amalgamate five councils into one. Audio
Hastings votes for change but amalgamtion rejected overall
Hawkes Bay voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to amalgamate five councils into one. Audio
Tattoo Oil - Georgina Langdale
A Napier woman's beauty product is making an indelible mark overseas. Georgina Langdale's Tattoo oil is a finalist in the UK-based Pure Beauty Awards. Audio
Hawke's Bay officially GM Free
Hastings District Council has declared the district the first official genetically modified free food producing zone in New Zealand.
Napier mayor subject of complaint
Napier's mayor is in the firing line after reportedly suggesting sponsors would stop supporting the Magpies because its assistant coach supports amalgamation.