Henare O'keefe
Twelve houses built out of promised 200 in Hastings project
Just 12 houses of a promised 200 that are meant to get homeless people in Hastings out of motels have so far been finished.
Last year the Government announced a special project for the city to help… Audio
First rangatahi court planned for Hawkes Bay
The first rangatahi court in the Hawke's Bay is one step closer to becoming a reality. Community hui have been held in Napier and Hastings this week to establish a rangatahi court at Te Aranga marae… Audio
Grandparent on Flaxmere Primary police shooting incident
A man has been shot after an incident at Flaxmere Primary School.
A crowd of anxious parents waited at a cordon during the police operation.
Hastings district councillor Henare O'Keefe's two… Audio
Truckloads of concrete dumped at Flaxmere housing development
The Flaxmere community is in shock after twenty-seven truckloads of concrete and rubbish was dumped on the grounds of a new housing development outside Te Aranga Marae. Audio
Booze battle: Councillor takes bottle store to High Court
A councillor is ramping up a fight against a bottle store in Flaxmere by taking it to the High Court. Hastings District councillor Henare O'Keefe was among local leaders and kaumatua who opposed the… Audio
Flaxmere in midst of ‘alcohol holocaust’ – Hastings councillor
Flaxmere community leaders are pleading for the judiciary to draw a line in the sand around the harm caused by alcohol. Giving evidence before the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority, which… Audio
'Reward good parenting' - Henare O'Keefe responds to teen's murder conviction
A local body politician is calling for parents to take a greater responsibility for raising their children after a 14-year-old was found guilty of the murder of a 40-year-old man in Hawke's Bay. Haami… Audio
Meka Whaitiri supported in electorate despite Cabinet ousting
The sacked Minister Meka Whaitiri is getting solid support in her home patch after being stripped of her ministerial portfolios by the Prime Minister. The Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP continues to dispute a… Audio
Hastings fire: Community supports victim's whanau
Flaxmere councillor Henare O'Keefe tells us his community is offering support and helping the family of a 10-year-old fire victim. The boy died in hospital yesterday morning after Monday's suspicious… Audio
Call for Oranga Tamariki to take foster parenting seriously
A man who has fostered 200 children says the Ministry for Vulnerable Children's call for a thousand new foster parents needs to be backed up with increased financial assistance for those who take the… Audio
Child poverty 'a community responsibility' says councillor
As officials argue over what measures to use to record child poverty rates, a community leader and Flaxmere councillor says we simply need to get on with reducing child poverty. We speak with… Audio
Flaxmere - everyone needs to lift their game
A Flaxmere man working to reduce family violence says families and the community need to look to themselves, not government agencies, to solve problems in the Hastings suburb. Audio
Regional Panel - Hawkes Bay & Gisborne
Radio New Zealand's reporter for the region Peter Fowler explains what he sees as the two biggest stories happening in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne. We also hear from Napier Councillor Henare O'Keefe… Audio
Jailed police officer also did good work in the community
More now on the Hawke's Bay police officer, Adam Dunnett who's been sentenced to 22 months in prison for indecently assaulting five young women. Audio
Anna Pierard and Henare O'Keefe
Festival Opera NZ operatic mezzo soprano and Hawke's Bay community leader on Festival Opera initiative. Audio
Flaxmere community leader on welfare changes
A Flaxmere community leader says the welfare system is not working and more intervention is needed in the home to help people get jobs. Audio
Marae's bid to buy all Flaxmere state houses
Henare O'Keefe is the chair of Te Aranga marae in Hastings, which has asked Housing New Zealand if it can buy all 317 of Flaxmere's state houses. Henare is also a Hastings District Councillor and… Audio
In Conversation with Henare O'Keefe
Semi-finalist in the Local Heroes section of the New Zealander of the Year 2012 awards. Audio
2012 Flaxmere Heroes calendar
They are the most unlikely contenders for a pin up calendar. They are ordinary people from the suburb of Flaxmere in the Hawkes Bay who are included for thier service, determination and achievement… Audio
Angry opposition to Flaxmere community work centre
The Corrections Department is being promised a fight over plans to build a probation centre in the impoverished Hasting's suburb of Flaxmere for criminals sentenced to community work. Audio