Hawkes Bay
Hastings dentist warns of dental work tsunami
A Hastings dentist warns a tsunami of baby boomers will require major dental work in the next ten years. Audio
Strong man of the bush marks kiwi conservation milestone
On New Zealand Society, find out how one Kiwi 'chick' flew home to help another on its way. Audio
Levi Armstrong: whanau fitness
Founder of whanau-based gym Patu Aotearoa in Hawkes Bay, which won the People's Choice Award in the Akina Foundation's social enterprise accelerator programme. Audio
Discontent over funding of Hawke's Bay Dam
Listening to that was Hawkes Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson. Audio
Regional Council allows borrowing for Ruataniwha Dam
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has voted to allow its investment company HBRIC to borrow 2-million-dollars to keep the Ruataniwha Dam project alive. Audio
Council borrows to keep the Ruataniwha Dam project alive.
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has voted to allow its investment company HBRIC to borrow 2-million-dollars to keep the Ruataniwha Dam project alive. Audio
Closure means injured marine mammals to be put down
Any injured marine mammals found in the wild are now likely to be put down after the final closure of Hawkes Bay's famed Marineland Park. Audio
Prisoner in intensive care
A prisoner is a serious condition in hospital after being attacked by other inmates in Hawke's Bay Prison. Audio
Man dies after being tasered
The police say every effort was made to save a man who died during an altercation with officers. Audio
Napier man dies after being arrested by police
The police say the 53-year-old man died last night after being called to reports of an attack on the man's parents in their Hastings home earlier in the evening. Audio
Civil Defence preparing for arrival of Cyclone Pam
Shane Bayley is the acting director of Civil Defence Emergency Management. Audio
Civil Defence preparing for big nasty storm
Civil Defence is preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Pam on Sunday night which it warns could be one of the worst cyclones in recorded history to hit New Zealand. Audio
Napier mayor calls for halt to amalgamation process
Napier's mayor is livid with the the Local Government Commission for distributing what he calls an 'erroneous pro-amalgamation' pamphlet. Audio
The King Of Swords - Dave Hannay
Sometimes it takes a leap of faith to go it alone and start up your own business - and other times all it might take is a twenty-foot shipping container filled with thousands of swords, daggers and… Audio
First Fiji seasonal workers since coups arrive in Hawkes Bay
The first Fijian seasonal workers allowed into New Zealand since the military coup in 2006 have arrived in Hawke's Bay for the apple harvest. Audio
One in Five: Ngā Tukemata O Kahungunu
For more than 20 years now Jim Edwards has been working alongside people with disabilities. He runs a kaupapa Māori daily activities programme under the umbrella of Ngā Tukemata-O-Kahungunu Charitable… Audio
Anna Pierard: Festival Opera
Festival Opera Creative Director previews their season of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love. Audio
Putahi Pa, Wairoa
Those keeping the homefires burning (Te Ahi Kaa) are relied heavily upon to swing into action, by the whanau who live away from their Pā when, say a tūpapaku arrives and a tangihanga takes place… Audio
Connan Mockasin at home in Te Awanga
The adage "there's no place like home" certainly rings true for Connan Mockasin. Having toured the furthermost reaches of the globe, showcasing his sophomore album Caramel, Mockasin took to his family… Audio
I would have dived in - retiree rescuer
The Hawkes Bay retiree who raced on his farmbike to the beach to rescue a mother and child from being swept out to sea says he would have dived in to save them if he had to. Audio