Tom Kitchin

Businesses in Napier say they are angry, upset and out of pocket after an art deco festival was cancelled due to last week's Covid-19 scare.

They're saying it was a knee-jerk reaction by organisers.

Iwi and the regional council in Hawke's Bay are at loggerheads over why streams are drying up this summer.

The council first told RNZ it's just a natural occurrence, but admitted there was more to it… Audio

Apple growers fear they're about to face carnage as the picking season hits its peak in the next few weeks.

With borders closed, overseas workers are slim pickings, and locals are just as hard to… Audio

A special service has been held in Napier today to mark 90 years since the deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck.  Audio

Today marks 90 years since New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster.

The Hawke's Bay earthquake on February the 3rd, 1931 killed 256 people, turning Napier and Hastings to rubble.

The cities were… Audio

Today marks 90 years since the Hawke's Bay earthquake.

At 10.47am on Tuesday, February the third 1931, a 7.8 magnitude shake all but levelled Napier and Hastings. Hamilton Logan, who was six at the… Audio

A Hawke's Bay council review has found the region has a mess of business support groups trying to do the same thing.

One of the groups fears its days are numbered and its removal could hobble Hawke's… Audio

Many students will start the school year next week with no shoes, an empty tummy and dirty clothes.

Schools say this has been exacerbated by Covid-19 and there are a myriad of challenges faced by… Audio

A legal challenge to stop a 1080 drop on Maori land in Hawke's Bay has failed. Tataraakina is a 14,000 hectare block in inland Hawke's Bay, near the highway between Napier and Taupo. RNZ Hawke's Bay… Audio

Some rural communities fear the phasing out of cheques this year is coming too fast, too soon. They say reliable internet must come first before they rip up their chequebooks. RNZ's Tom Kitchin… Audio

Sources inside Waikeria Prison say the men who started a riot are protesting about terrible conditions and a poor Corrections strategy for Maori. Disorder started Tuesday, when fires were set in an… Audio

The dairy industry wants export tariffs scrapped as it tries to get the best bang for its buck overseas - and doesn't think the new post Brexit trade deal will help. New Zealand is in the throes of… Audio

A burning ship at Napier's port sent thick, black clouds of smoke billowing into the sky - while police forced pedestrians to clear the area due to potentially toxic fumes.

About 60 fire fighters… Audio

Travellers heading to Napier for the holidays might have to try a little harder to find a bed as the busy summer season hits town. That's all thanks to the floods last month. One of the city's largest… Audio

A Hawke's Bay apple exporter has told the Government an advertising campaign to attract 300 New Zealand workers got more than 200 applications - but only 55 people ended up with jobs.

Those figures… Audio

A witness says people were screaming and crying after yesterday's Central Hawke's Bay crash, which killed three people.

Silver Fern Farms has confirmed they were all their employees

They died after… Audio

Growers say fruit may still be left to rot, despite the Government promising that 2,000 seasonal workers from the Pacific can come through the border to help with the harvest.

They're saying… Audio

A Hawke's Bay beer accessory company was stuck without product this year, after Covid-19 stopped shipping dead in its tracks. But not wishing to deprive anyone of a Beer-Dispensing Fridge, they've… Audio

A Hawke's Bay entrepreneur says a new food innovation hub will keep small players out of the market.

The hub, Foodeast, which will be in Hastings, has been heralded by local leaders as a game changer… Audio

Some businesses in central Napier are still struggling to pick themselves up after last week's devastating floods. One business, Lift, on Emerson St, believes it was one of the worst affected. Lift is… Audio