Hawkes Bay

Environmental groups, says the Ruataniwha Dam has become more risky for farmers looking to buy water after the Board of Inquiry tightened the rules around nitrogen leaching. Audio

The Board of Inquiry into the $600 million Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawke's Bay has confirmed strict limits on the amount of nitrogen that can leach into waterways as a result of farming. Audio

Kevin and Kiri Swannell run a mobile soup kitchen from Napier's Clive Square every Monday night. Audio

Whanganui District Civil Defence and Emergency Management Controller Kevin Ross on the area's worst floods on record. Audio

Hawkes Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu is holding a series of wānanga or workshops to help the tribe understand the environmental risks of geological hazards and climate change. Audio

Top students from secondary and tertiary institutions gather to compete for first place in a speech competition - in Chinese. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets students from around the North Island to see who… Audio, Gallery

Young dairy farmers are still feeling optimistic about the industry, despite the low payout, and their farms are well set up for winter, that's in both the North and South Islands. Audio

Hastings secondary school students are trying to find one particular person among the 1.4 billion people in China without knowing that person's name or location. Audio

Wellington-based, Grant Sheehan, has been involved in a book that documents the history of Kereru Station in Hawke's Bay. It's called, Kereru Station: Two Sisters' Legacy, and tells the story of what… Audio, Gallery

Lawrence Yule, the President of Local Government New Zealand and the Mayor of the Hastings District. Audio

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is being accused of vetting job applicants based on their opinion of the proposed Ruataniwha Dam -- and getting rid of existing staff members who question it. Audio

A Hawke's Bay couple who run a mobile soup kitchen in Napier's Clive Square have sent a message to Bill English about what they want from this week's budget. Audio

An emergency shelter is on the Budget wishlist for a Hawke's Bay couple who help feed the homeless. Audio

Heavy rain throughout the North Island has made underfoot conditions difficult for all North Island farmers, while in the South Island North Otago could do with rain. Audio

A team of NIWA marine scientists investigates methane seeps that bubble up from the seabed off the North Island's east coast. Audio

Environmentalists say the Hawke's Bay Regional Council is being irresponsible in continuing to develop the 275 million dollar Ruataniwha Dam when it has no plan to comply with the resource consents it… Audio

The Hastings District Council must pay 65 thousand dollars to the family of a small boy run over and killed in a park by a tractor mower. Audio

Son of WW1 sapper Bertram Martin, one of the New Zealand Tunnellers. Audio