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The five fires south of Hastings are largely under control after a tense battle overnight. Our reporter Eva Corlett is near the cordon on Tuki Tuki Road. Audio

Hawkes Bay Regional Council remains in the dark over the number of cattle feedlots, despite vowing to crack down six months ago. Audio

We talk to Hastings Mayor, Lawrence Yule about scientific results that show the source of contamination that caused the Audio

Commercial property values in the Hawke's Bay are on the rise, supported by a booming regional economy. Audio

The owner of a Havelock North mushroom farm says he was made a scapegoat for a mass water contamination, which has cost him hundreds of thouands of dollars in lost business. Audio

Many residents of the small Hawke's Bay coastal settlement of Te Awanga say they evacuated immediately after the quake because of the length and severity of the tremor. Audio

The Prime Minister says employers are forced to use overseas labour for roles like fruit-picking, because the local work force is either living in the wrong place, or cannot muster what is required to… Audio

The torrent of bad publicity from Havelock North's water woes has left Hawke's Bay Tourism concerned about the long-term effects on the area's reputation. Audio

A summer water crisis could be looming in Hawke's Bay - Hastings District Council plans to supply all of Havelock North's water but its own research suggests there won't be enough water to go round. Audio

A Hawkes Bay school is deciding what to do next after it was forced to close this morning when E Coli was detected in its water. Audio

Giardia and cryptosporidium may now be the added to the contamination soup of Hawke's Bay water. Audio

Mike Joy of Massey University talks about how much farming practices could be responsible for the Hawk'e Bay water contamination. Audio

Thousands of people in the Hastings District are now under a boil water notice after an E coli 'indicator' was found in a water tanker that took water from the Hastings aquifer. Audio

Hawke's Bay's fruit producers are at pains to reassure the country their industry is safe from the gastric illness hitting Havelock North residents hard. We talk to orchardist Leon Stallard. Audio

Michael Baker of the University of Otago talks about the water contamination which has led to a gastroenteritis outbreak in Hawke's Bay. Audio