Havelock North
Body in burnt out car: Police launch homicide investigation
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman's body was found in a burnt out car in Havelock North last weekend.
Police investigating unexplained death in Havelock North
A police investigation is underway in Havelock North after a body was located in a burnt out vehicle earlier today.
Waste Not - from cow feed to high-value functional food
Te Mata Figs' Murray Douglas and Helen Walker were left with piles of fig waste once they'd made their fig molasses. The waste was initially given to cows as a feed but knowing its nutritional value… Audio
The mysterious disappearance of Kim Jong Un
New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield is the Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post and last year she wrote the book on controversial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. She joins the show to discuss… Audio
Neil Gaiman happily stuck in New Zealand due to Covid-19
Author Neil Gaiman has been coming to NZ for appearances for years now, but he never envisaged he'd be locked down here for the better part of a month along with his wife, musician Amanda Palmer and… Audio
Local hero: 46 years fighting fires - Rodney Triplow
Rodney Triplow has been on the front line fighting fires for forty-six years. He joined the Havelock North Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1973, working his way up the ranks to Chief Fire Officer. On… Audio
First Light - the first choice for Californian 'meat geeks'
Americans are joining a waiting list to belong to a New Zealand meat company's Steak Club. Each month Hawke's Bay-based First Light delivers four, 100 percent grass-fed Wagyu beef steaks to members… Audio, Gallery
Mushroom farm neighbours sick of 'cow poo...putrid' smell
Havelock North residents living near a smelly mushroom farm say they've been let down by both the district and regional councils which have allowed the farm to get away with breaching its resource… Video, Audio
Waikato DHB loses accreditation to assess water
The Waikato District Health board has lost its accreditation to assess drinking water safety because it lacks competent staff. The country's accrediation agency IANZ says the DHB is chronically short… Audio
Drinking water may be chlorinated across NZ
Hundred of thousands of people may be forced to have their water chlorinated after a hard-hitting report said they are at risk of getting sick. The Government inquiry into Havelock North's drinking… Audio
No council money to fix water supplies as gastro threat looms
Many local councils say they cannot afford to upgrade infrastructure which would help prevent hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders getting sick from drinking water. An official report into the… Audio
Clean water: 'It's the communities that have to pay'
Many councils would struggle to pay for mandatory water treatment and other proposed measures to make drinking water safer.
800,000 at risk after 'mess' left by previous govt - Parker
Experts investigating the Havelock North gastro outbreak warn 20 percent of the entire country's water supplies are "not safe".
Politicians can't hide behind private email - Ombudsman
The Ombudsman has sent a message to politicians they cannot hide from the Official Information Act using private email addresses and phones.
Masterton wins most beautiful town in NZ
Masterton has been named the most beautiful city in New Zealand as decided by the Keep New Zealand Beautiful charitable trust. The "Beautiful Awards" look at the efforts made by communities to protect… Audio
Compensate us for water crisis costs - Havelock North victims
Victims say a report revealing the $21m cost of the campylobacter outbreak shows they need more financial help. Audio
Havelock North gastro costs $21m, compensation boost unlikely
Last year's water-contamination crisis cost each Havelock North household more than $2400 in lost wages, extra cleaning and time off work. A new Ministry of Health report says the total cost of the… Audio
Havelock North gastro cost households $21m - report
A report revealing Havelock North's campylobacter outbreak cost households $12 million is putting pressure on the council to give victims more financial help. The contaminated water crisis hit the… Audio
Gastric illness outbreak cost $21m
The Ministry of Health has found Havelock North's water contamination cost about $21 million - with residents the worst affected. Audio
Cost of last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North
There are revelations that a campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North last year cost about $21 million with residents the worst affected. Video, Audio
