Comedians Sarah Lilburn and Karen Leslie aim to bring the laughs to Hawke's Bay. The pair chat to Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock.
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Local Focus: Graeme Taylor on Candidate Camera
Graeme Taylor discusses plans for Napier City Council should he be re-elected.
Cyclist has heart attack after being knocked off bike
Terence Fitzgerald of Napier and his small dog Bailey were struck and knocked off his bicycle by a car at a Taradale Road/Hyderabad Road roundabout resulting in a heart attack. Reporter James Pocock/Video Warren Buckland.
Local Focus: Keith Price on Candidate Camera
Keith Price discusses plans for Napier City Council if he is re-elected.
Local Focus: Simon Nixon on Candidate Camera
Meet Simon Nixon who is running again for Hastings District Council.
Local Focus: Te Kira Lawrence on Candidate Camera
Te Kira Lawrence discusses plans for Napier City Council in her first time standing.
Local Focus: Hastings' Municipal Building reopens, but now what?
After eight years of hard work, Hastings' heart is back.
Local Focus: Sally Crown on Candidate Camera
Sally Crown discusses plans for Napier City Council should she be re-elected.
PM talks about HB housing and roads
Reporter James Pocock asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the housing situation and roading in the bay. Video HBToday.
Minister visit to Hastings Boys
Minister of Housing Hon Dr Megan Woods meets the team at Hastings Boys High School building academy who are building a house to go into community
Mother's plea for young drivers
36 hours after her son was killed in an Onekawa, Napier crash Keremia Tairua reached out to Hawke's Bay Today with a plea. Video Warren Buckland
Focus: Kelvin Davis on Hawke's Bay prison protest
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis comments on Hawke's Bay prison protest as five inmates remain on the roof. Video / Mark Mitchell
Ram raid at Four Square Bayview in Napier
Brazen thieves raided the Four Square overnight. Video / Supplied
Local Focus: Kevin Watkins on Candidate Camera
Hastings District Council candidate Kevin Watkins says Hastings is surfing a wave.
100 family years
Marie Johnson from Napier celebrates 100 wonderful years and a chat with Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock.
Auction houses go viral in Hastings
Auctioneer Peter Maidens is back in the saddle as Hastings goes from having no auction houses this year to three.
Local Focus: Napier and Hastings councils choking the smoking
Napier and Hastings councils are tightening up smokefree rules which will include vaping.
MetService National weather: July 5th - July 7th
MetService National weather: July 5th - July 7th
Nga Ara Tipuna
Launch of Nga Ara Tipuna, a significant cultural heritage project developed by local hapu in the rohe of Tamatea with Central Hawke’s Bay District Council and expert partner Locales. Hawke's Bay Today's Rachel Wise reports
HB auctioneer best in NZ
Hawke's Bay real estate agent Brayden Coldicutt has recently won the top accolade for auctioneers in the country. Reporter Thomas Airey asked him how he did it. Video Warren Buckland.
Out for a laugh
Comedians Sarah Lilburn and Karen Leslie aim to bring the laughs to Hawke's Bay. The pair chat to Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock.
Local Focus: Opening new worlds through woodturning
The Hawke's Bay Woodturners Guild is unleashing the creative side of its members.
Wairoa mayor on why his town is thriving, and ‘not dying’
Wairoa mayor Craig Little on why his town is thriving, and ‘not dying’
Local Focus: Community Patrols are the ears and eyes of the police
They may just be cruising around, but Hawke's Bay Community Patrollers have got your back.
Illegal boy racer events in Hawke's Bay
Hundreds of people gathered in Onekawa for one of several illegal car meets. Video / Supplied
Sign language from an early age
Napier mother Anita talks about a new fund that has helped teach her son Axl learn sign language from an early age. Video / Warren Buckland
Local Focus: Learning to love the Gisborne cockroach
Experts say the Gisborne cockroach needs to be celebrated, not exterminated.
Focus Live: New Zealand past the peak and on 'steady plateau' of lingering cases
Professor Ian Town says there is still much to be learned about Omicron and its variants. Video / Mark Mitchell
ESA Actors workshop
Eastern Screen Alliance board member and local actor, educator and advocate Daniel Betty with support from other members of ESA conducted a actor's workshop at Toi Toi, Hastings. Video Warren Buckland
Local Focus: Art Deco Hastings on the rise
Hastings' upgrade is revealing more Art Deco buildings than Napier.
Mother speaks out about assault on toddler
Aotea Brown speaking at a Heirs of Tane Trust whanau community hui at Anderson Park, Napier, about being a mother of a 3-year-boy assaulted at Cornwall Park, Hastings.
Scooter loves his wheels
A disabled pet in Hastings has his life restored after his owner made him wheels to get around. Video Warren Buckland
Local Focus: Apprentices powering us up
New Kāinga Ora development is almost complete in Hastings as apprentice numbers jump.
Police attend disorder incident at Hastings Countdown
Police at a disorder incident at Countdown in Hastings. Video / Supplied
Solar powers Hastings eye surgery
Dr Alex Buller talks about the advantage of being able to power his eye surgery using only solar energy. Video Warren Buckland
Bay bots take on the World
Hawke's Bay students Ella White, Mary-Jane Richards, Jimmy August and Ruby Langford will represent New Zealand at the First Global Challenge in Geneva Switzerland in October 2022. Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock chats to the creators.
Local Focus: Big shake up for Hawke's Bay's public transport
Buses are out and on-demand vans are in for Hastings residents.
Waipukurau smash and grab
CCTV footage of a smash and grab in Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay. Video / Supplied
Napier pensioner housing protest
A small group of pensioners are concerned about their future if Napier City Council sell their flats. They protested outside council buildings. Video Warren Buckland.
Monster kingfish caught by bow from bridge
Bow-fisherman shoots monster kingfish off Napier bridge. Video / Hawkes Bay Today