Hawkes Bay
HB recreational fishers say ocean fish catch in steep decline
Commercial over-fishing in Hawke's Bay is being blamed for a steep decline in the recreational take, a decline that is angering those on the end of a line. Audio
One In Five: Sailability Hawkes Bay
There are Sailability clubs dotted around the globe - nine of them are in New Zealand. Their aim is simple - to spread the joy of sailing to anyone. Sailability Hawkes Bay was the third club to be set… Audio
European settlers brought heavy philosophical baggage here
Dame Anne Salmond's exploration of how different Maori and European ideas about land have played out over 200 years begins with the first European settlement in the Bay of Islands and the… Audio
Bikenomics : What’s cycling worth?
A report published this month estimates cycling contributes $350 billion to the European economy annually and employs more people than mining and quarrying combined. And a University of Auckland study… Audio
Board of Inquiry ordered into the Ruataniwha Dam
The High Court has ordered the Board of Inquiry into the Ruataniwha Dam to change a controversial rule that allowed farmers to breach pollution limits while at the same time saying they weren't. Audio
Captain Cook’s naval charts embody Enlightenment imperialism
Dame Anne Salmond discusses Maori relations with the ocean, comparing Te Whanau a Apanui's opposition to the oil company Petrobras' drilling ship to the time 250 years earlier when canoes headed out… Audio
Spectrum for 7 December 2014
Napier's homeless have been thrown a lifeline by one local family, determined to try and help through the common language of food. Kiri and Kevin Swannell, along with their children, spend every… Audio
NZCU baywide accused of trying to destroy woman's careers
One of the country's largest credit unions has been accused of stealing the private information of a former employee and using it to try to destroy her career in the finance industry. Audio
Chance to reopen Napier to Gisborne rail line
A mothballed rail link between Napier and Gisborne has been thrown a lifeline, with Kiwirail agreeing to lease the line to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Audio
New Zealand A to Z - Wairoa
The northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, Wairoa is located on the northern shore of Hawkes Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the SouthWest of Mahia Peninsula. Bruce Kenyon, bus… Audio
Taste the Exotic
Brian Hales farms exotic sheep alongside his commercial flock in Wimbledon, southern Hawkes Bay. Recently he invited the public onto his farm so they could see the sheep being shorn, run their fingers… Audio
Ambulance abuser maintains his innocence
The 48 year old Waipukurau man, who has quit St John, will be sentenced on December the 18th. Audio
Ambulance officer guilty of sex abuse
A Hawke's Bay ambulance officer who stupefied a teenager with laughing gas and sexually assaulted patients while out on calls has been found guilty. Audio
Ambulance officer struggles to explain videos
A Waipukurau man accused of sexually assaulting four women in his St John ambulance has conceded it's extraordinary images were created on his phone at the exact time a girl alleged he abused her and… Audio
Environmental groups go to High Court
Environmental groups have gone to the High Court in Wellington today to try to overturn the resource consents granted for the huge Ruataniwha dam. Audio
Police trying to figure out where Hastings grenade came from
Police are trying to figure out how a live grenade came to be at an abandoned industrial property in Hastings. Audio
Phone forensics show ambulance officer took video
The trial of a St John ambulance officer has heard evidence showing he made two video files on his cellphone at the time a teenage girl claims she was abused. Audio
Farmers urged to sign up to Ruataniwha scheme at meeting
Hawke's Bay farmers have been told it's "now or never" for them to sign up to buy water from the proposed Ruataniwha water scheme. Audio
'Now or never' meeting for Ruataniwha dam tonight
Federated Farmers is urging Central Hawke's Bay farmers to sign up to buy water from the Ruataniwha Dam scheme immediately, warning the opportunity may be lost otherwise. Audio
One In Five for 2 November 2014
Jim Morunga's been serving his community for 40 years. Last year he was named New Zealand's Local Hero of the year. Other regional winners were in the running, but Napier-based Jim took the top award… Audio