Hawkes Bay

There's been a major bust on illegal fishing operations today. The Ministry of Primary Industries says Operation River has been gathering information on black market fishing and trading in Hawkes Bay… Audio

As the votes roll in, Hawke's Bay's amalgamation debate is heating up with shots being fired from both sides of the camp. Audio

Two Hawkes Bay iwi entities are backing a retired probation officer's urgent claim alleging the Crown has failed to cut the high number of Maori in prison and their reoffending. Audio

More than six hundred people showed up for a meeting on the Ruataniwha Dam in Napier last night to hear people from both sides of the debate present their arguments. Audio

A former senior GNS scientist says the Ruataniwha Dam may not be needed because there could be plenty of water in the deep aquifers of the area's plains. Audio

Charlie Owen's fruit is ready a few weeks ahead of most other Hawkes Bay orchards, He grows apples, nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums for the domestic market in a micro-climate a few kilometres… Audio

Half a million dollars worth of methamphetamine has been seized after police found more than half a kilo of the drug in a car. Audio

Arapata Hakiwai is the Kaihautu at Te Papa Tongarewa leading Matauranga Maori and the museum's engagement with iwi. He manages the Repatriation Programme, responsible for the recent return of human… Audio

The actor Cliff Curtis, composer Phil Dadson and authors Damien Wilkins and Georgina White discuss the importance of discovery in the process of creating new performances or writing. Justin Gregory is… Audio

Twenty two year old Hannah Wallace was recently named the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer of the Year. She won the award for her work in the sheep and beef sector but also has a love of dairy farming… Audio

The husband of a woman who died from listeria contaminated meat she ate in hospital blames the Hawkes Bay District Health Board and wants the Chief Executive Dr Kevin Snee to admit responsiblity. Audio

In The Secret Life of Aotearoa Juggalos, Sophie Wilson and Tony Stamp talk to diehard Kiwi fans of shock-rap duo, Insane Clown Posse, and discover how therapeutic horror-comedy drives one of the… Audio

Blocks of new apple trees have been planted in the Wairoa region...but none of the locals or even people overseas will get to crunch on them. The plantings are part of a new venture for fruit and… Audio

Vet Christine Hahn is used to working on lions, snakes and vultures but now she is turning her attention to working dogs and kunekune pigs. Christine moved to New Zealand earlier this year from South… Audio

The freezing conditions have brought the heaviest snow to the Hawkes Bay in 35 years, making driving hazardous on State Highway 5 - the Napier to Taupo Road and closing State Highway 2, north to… Audio

The closure of the Gisborne Hawkes Bay road has come at a critical time for market farmers and citrus orchardists. Audio

"What did you do in the War Gran?" That's a question researcher Professor Kay Morris Matthews from the Eastern Institute of Technology wants more people to ask. She's tracked down the stories of 64… Audio