Hawkes Bay

Among the many less political things happening at Parliament: this year's NZIER Secondary School Debating Championship, with a very political final. Audio

It's six months since a flood tore through the streets of Napier, causing chaos and sending hundreds of people out of their homes. Some people have got their lives back to normal but many are still… Audio

The game of croquet is taking off around the world and a small factory in rural Hawke's Bay is reaping the benefits. Wood Mallets produces polo sticks and croquet mallets and exports them to 50… Audio

Are you old enough to remember walking through the red saloon-style doors of Cobb & Co? New Zealand was a 'hospitality desert' when the restaurant chain launched back in 1973. Hawke's Bay social… Audio

The owner of a Hawke's Bay bar where a stray bullet from a shootout injured a staff member says the government is "delusional" about its efforts to quash gangs.

There have been several gang related… Audio

The Napier Art Deco festival was set to take place last week, but after the latest Covid-19 scare it was cancelled for the first time ever. Audio

A special service has been held in Napier today to mark 90 years since the deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck.  Audio

A Hawke's Bay council review has found the region has a mess of business support groups trying to do the same thing.

One of the groups fears its days are numbered and its removal could hobble Hawke's… Audio

Dr David Ivory is Head of the Commerce Facility at St John's College in Hastings and been recognised with a National Excellence in Teaching. He talks to Jesse about the accolade and the work he does… Audio

A witness says people were screaming and crying after yesterday's Central Hawke's Bay crash, which killed three people.

Silver Fern Farms has confirmed they were all their employees

They died after… Audio

Officials in Napier have been meeting this morning to discuss the next steps as the cleanup in the flood-ravaged city kicks up another gear.

At least 35 homes have been declared unsafe since the… Audio

There's been a strong community response - among them, Ngati Kahungunu and its iwi services have mobilised to help whānau affected by the floods in Ahuriri.

Marae in the rohe are on stand by for… Audio

The clean-up is well and truly underway in Napier, where torrential rain caused extensive flooding and slips across the city.

RNZ's Napier reporter, Tom Kitchin, has been out among the most impacted… Audio

Nearly two dozen homes in Ahuriri Napier have been decleared uninhabitable following the torrential rain and flooding that hit the city over the past two days.

Civil Defence says 60 people are being… Audio

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise, local MPs, and the Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allen have just held a press conference to discuss next steps on day two of the flooded city 's state of emergency… Audio

Dozens of people are being evacuated and thousands are without power as ongoing heavy rain causes of slips and flooding in Napier.  Audio

The people of Napier are being told there's no need to panic after a local child returned a weak-positive Covid-19 result when they arrived in Japan.

The child attended a local childcare centre and… Audio