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The Immigration Minister says the government is considering options to help foreign nationals relying on emergency help from Civil Defence.

It comes as Civil Defence Hawke's Bay is worried a "slow… Video, Audio

Some Hawke's Bay businesses are coming up with innovative solutions to survive in the post-Covid-19 world.

Like in most of the country, the region's hospitality and tourism businesses have been the… Audio

The Hawke's Bay drought fund set up by local mayors will be handed out to farmers from today.

A million dollars will be divided up between thousands of farmers struggling with one of the worst… Audio

Hawke's Bay officials will today start splitting up a relief fund for farmers battling a once-in-a-lifetime drought. So far there's a million dollars in the kitty from local, regional and central… Audio

Hawkes Bay has only had a quarter of its expected rain fell in the region over the past six months.

Jim Galloway is Hawkes Bay Provincial President of Fed Farmers Audio

As the drought in Hawke's Bay becomes particularly acute, farmers are being faced with crucial decisions about what to do with their stock. As Covid-19 was cutting a swathe across the world, large… Audio

Hundreds of bales of donated hay, emblazoned with smiley faces and messages like "kia kaha", are heading to Hawkes Bay this weekend as part of the Rapa Feed Run. Organisers Sophie and Daniel Hansen… Audio

The harsh reality of the ongoing drought in Hawke's Bay has been captured on camera by a young budding photographer.

Twelve-year-old Selby Jowsey lives on his family farm in Kereru -- 45 kilometres… Audio, Gallery

We speak to 32-year-old Hadley Boyle from Tikokino in central Hawke's Bay. Audio

Farmers in Wairarapa are banding together to send feed north to their drought-stricken neighbours in Hawke's Bay. That's despite feed for livestock being in short supply nationwide.

Wairarapa farmers… Audio

A Facebook page for Hawke's Bay farmers struggling with severe drought is being credited with saving lives.

The lack of rain, lack of feed and trouble selling, or sending stock to the meat works… Video, Audio

People in rural parts of Central Hawke's Bay are being urged to test drinking water bores as nitrate levels in some areas soar.

A new study shows nitrates at some bores are nearly twice the maximum… Audio

A Hawke's Bay farmer says the government's latest drought relief package - a $500,000 fund for advisory services - is a 'drop in the ocean' and will not go far to alleviating struggling farmers'… Audio

Hawke's Bay Hospital is hoping a complete reconfiguration into Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 areas, will reassure the public that it is a safe place to seek help in a medical emergency.

The number of… Audio

Fourteen dementia residents in isolation in a Napier rest home will learn today if they have Covid-19.The residents and some staff were tested after being linked to a visiting cruise ship with 133… Audio

It's nearly a year since the attacks on Al Noor and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch.

RNZ spoke to people around the country about their recollection of March 15, 2019.

Here's what they said in the… Audio

Hawke's Bay farmers and leaders are urging the government to declare a drought, as parts of the region experience the driest period on record.

Central Hawke's Bay and Hastings are the worst hit, with… Audio

Drought and the effects of coronavirus are hitting farmers hard. Mark Warren from Waipari Station in central Hawke's Bay has taken a break from hauling lambs out of mud to tell Jesse about his… Audio

Hundreds of eels are dying as waterways dry up in Hawke's Bay.

Residents near Waipawa have reported having to dispose of five wheelbarrows full of dead eels from a dried-up creek. And a mass… Audio

A teenage boy has described being beaten, stabbed and fed only stale food by the man accused of using him as slave in Hawke's Bay.

He is the last, and youngest, of the 13 complainants to give… Audio

105 years after it opened, the Hawke's Bay Opera House's multi-million-dollar earthquake strengthening and refurbishment are about to be revealed. Audio

A Hawkes Bay kaumatua says the whānau of a boy severely beaten are distraught and devastated and says Oranga Tamariki need to accept responsibility for their part in the case. 

The police say they… Audio

A Samoan man brought to New Zealand for horticultural work in Hawke's Bay was allegedly not paid for 17 months and was beaten if he didn't perform chores at home.

The man who is charged with the… Audio

Hawke's Bay fruit and vegetable growers say they'll be hit hard by a ban on taking water from two rivers, as levels drop in hot, dry weather.

The ban on the Tukituki and Waipawa rivers and streams… Audio