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The weather system bringing the torrential rain to Tairāwhiti is moving down the island.

An orange alert has been issued for Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa.

Metservice meteorologist David Miller is on… Video, Audio

The rain that has flooded Tairawhiti is now heading for Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa.

There are several road closures in place, including State Highway 2 and State Highway 38.

Wairoa District Council's… Audio

Pete Ashdown, the caretaker at Parkvale School in Hastings, tells us about finding conservation solutions in unexpected places. Audio

Mayors in Hawke's Bay are vowing to fight the new three waters legislation once it reaches Parliament.

They were underwhelmed by new recommendations from a Government-appointed working group and said… Audio

Hawke's Bay Hospital in Hastings has set up a dedicated Covid-19 ward to manage the growing number of patients with the virus.

The number of patients has climbed sharply - it's shot up from zero to… Audio

A popular Hawke's Bay restaurant was awarded a 'hat' in the Cuisine Good Food awards on the same night it was hit by a fire. Audio

New Zealand's biggest pip fruit region is bracing itself for another impossibly tough season.

Many in Hawke's Bay thought last year was the worst ever season - with thumping losses.

Now they fear… Audio

Hawke's Bay leaders may take the transport agency to court because they're enraged about the decision to drop the speed limit on the Napier-Taupo Rd to 80 kilometres.

In a meeting late yesterday… Audio

The Hawkes Bay Regional Transport Committee this evening voted against dropping the speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h that Waka Kotahi are bringing into force on February 18th.  Audio

The speed limit on a notorious stretch of road is being hotly debated in Napier tonight. Local mayors, councillors and other leaders have been meeting Waka Kotahi, over the decision to lower the speed… Video, Audio

Locals and leaders in Hawke's Bay are making last-ditch attempts to try and stop lower speed limits on the highway between Napier and Taupō.

The speed limit on most of the road is set to change from… Audio

Renting a home is getting more expensive, particularly in Hawke's Bay where rent prices have increased 20.4 percent in a year.

Massey University's latest Rental Report shows a 9.4 percent rent… Audio

Hawke's Bay farmer and owner of Tunanui Station, Andrew Russell is dealing with hundreds of feral cats who appear to be dumped domestic pets. The cats kill many birds and native lizards in the forest… Audio

Wairoa has been left behind in the new traffic light system - with the rest of Hawke's Bay in the orange setting, it has stalled in the red.

Just 74 percent of people are double dosed in Wairoa -… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay is so hot right now - temperature-wise at least.

The region has been basking in excessive warmth over recent days, and a couple more like them will officially have it as being in the… Audio

To Tairāwhiti, the East Coast now, where wild weather's downed trees, closed roads, and filled rivers right to the brim.

Metservice has issued an orange warning for heavy rain in Gisborne and Hawke's… Audio

Organisers of a Hawke's Bay cycling event have had to pull pin because someone's been scattering spikes and other sharp objects on the path it uses.

Cyclocross - which is like cross country cycling -… Video, Audio

The Hawke's Bay DHB is questioning the future employment of an anti-vax doctor working at the region's main hospital.

Dr Elena Bishop works for Southern Community Laboratories and is one of a handful… Audio

Magic Beans has more than 3,000 members who call themselves 'Beanies'. Video, Audio

A Hawkes Bay man is taking the housing shortage into his own hands - living on site while he builds houses for his whanau.

Like elsewhere, the region is fighting the scourge of homelessness as it… Audio

Some people are enjoying lockdown in the comfort of a campervan by the beach, and they're all allowed to.

A seaside site in Napier has been opened by the city council so people can self-isolate in… Audio

Budou table grapes can fetch up to $160 a bunch in Japan. Third generation grape grower Tetsuya Higuchi is growing the enormous, sweet, picture-perfect Japanese style grape in Hawke's Bay. The grapes… Audio

Because of Covid-19, tens of thousands of young people have flown home to Aotearoa while fewer than normal are leaving. But coming home, especially to a smaller town, can prove tough.

In Hawke's Bay… Audio

Iwi in Te-Matau-a-Māui are calling for the government to invest in their rohe so they can further develop housing to curb homelessness and invest in the future of their descendants.

This comes as the… Audio