Hawkes Bay
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
Tough questions put locals off gastro outbreak compo claims
Locals hit by Havelock North's campylobacter outbreak say applying for money from a compensation fund is proving to be a "onerous" task.
NZTA highlights alternative options to Manawatu Gorge
The Transport Agency has just released a long list of options for a long term resilient solution for the Manawatu Gorge route. RNZ reporter Jacob McSweeny joins us from a meeting on the issue. Video, Audio
"New talent, new styles” at the Waiata Māori Music Awards 2017
Noel Woods, a nominee with his band Grove Roots at the 10th annual Waiata Māori Music Awards, reports back from the ceremony in Heretaunga and takes the pulse of Māori music. Video, Audio
Townies and country folk protest against Hawkes Bay water plans
Around 300 tractors rolled into Clive today to protest access to water, which has united both rural and urban residents. Audio
Maisey Rika and Troy Kingi win big at the Waiata Māori Music Awards
The 10th annual Waiata Māori Music Awards were celebrated in Heretaunga on Friday night - get to know the winners. Video, Audio
HB investigates 93-year-old's death after hospital discharge
The Hawke's Bay DHB is investigating the death of a 93-year-old man who died in agony less than 24 hours after he was sent home with a blocked bowel. Audio
Advocate says families being kicked out after taking in homeless
A community housing group says families in Napier are being kicked out of their rentals because they are taking in homeless people, but Housing NZ denies the accusation.
Nuhaka Dreaming 9: The wider world beckons as childhood ends
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 8: From sentimental slush to double-entrendres, music provided an escape from small-town life
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Hawke's Bay honey company stung by theft
A Hawke's Bay honey company has been stung by the theft of almost 500,000 bees.
Nuhaka Dreaming 7: Was 1950s cuisine colourless, bland and unhealthy? Or fresh, local, seasonal and hospitable?
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Council pulls backing for Ruataniwha dam plan
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council unanimously votes to withdraw financial support after spending $14m on the controversial water storage scheme.
Ruataniwha dam plan near death as council pulls support
As Hawke's Bay Regional Council expects to pulls its support for the Ruataniwha Dam project this morning, the controversial scheme is all but dead in the water. Local farmers now say they doubt it… Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 5: hazards? what hazards? - a 1950s childhood unrecognisable today
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 4: motors, machines, mechanics, and a very male world
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 3: Dads didn’t talk of the war in the 1950s
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Video, Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 2: what the shop, school, church and Post Office had in common
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Insight: How Safe is Your Drinking Water?
As warnings over threats to drinking water supplies continue to grow, Philippa Tolley asks what the final answer might be, how willing communities are to accept change such as universal chlorination… Audio
