Central Hawke's Bay news

Record $28.9m profit: Skellerup nudges full-year forecast higher

Global markets drove 82% of first-half revenue, led by dairy and utilities.

New funding boost for rural emergency care

From March 1, rural clinicians will carry a wider range of emergency drugs.

Golden visa cash helps fuel $12m raise for AI fruit-scanning start-up

Hectre's AI tools have already analysed 17 billion apples and 37 billion cherries.

Pie-makers have their fill after 49 years

'I’m going to miss the people'.

Mini JCW Countryman All4 Favoured review: why we think an $84k Mini is quite good value

Biggest Mini is also quite big on a fun driving experience.

Aston Martin names Breitling as official watch partner

The deal includes Breitling becoming official watch partner of the Aramco F1 team.

CATL’s new EV battery claims million-mile stamina

CATL claims new lithium-ion battery retains 80% capacity after 3000 fast-charge cycles.

GWM brings back petrol Jolion as affordable entry model

Jolion now starts at $28,990 and is powered by a 105kW 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine.

‘Really tough decision’: Family agonised over $1 reserve auction for Parnell penthouse

They hope it will help find the right buyer for the luxury leasehold apartment.

Lotto dreamers: 8 of the most expensive homes for sale right now

Would you spend your winnings on an island or Paul Henry's Auckland mansion?

Tony Alexander: The new average - and why we all need to get used to it

What agents are noticing at open homes - and what that means for the recovery.

Big kid’s rail paradise for sale - 10 tunnels, two bridges and a 370m track

Owner built secret railway track in his backyard.

'Minimising costs and maximising profits': Waewaepa Station's big on-farm sale day

The sale was just the second for Waewaepa Station in which they managed to sell everything

‘Tracking really, really well’: Hawke’s Bay tourism bouncing back

'We’re seeing people from all over the place. It’s a real UN delegation.'

'Millions of dollars': Farmers rejoice as rain hits parched Hawke's Bay paddocks

The stress reliever that Hawke's Bay farmers needed has arrived.

'It's a wonderful life': Inside NZ's only Trappist monastery

Only six monks now live at Kopua, down from a peak community of 27.

Farming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia

'It was just one of those light bulb moments like ‘holy s*** I need this.'

Sport, agriculture, fitness: Accident-prone Hawke's Bay's 2025 ACC claims

Hawke’s Bay residents are making more than $200 million of claims to ACC each year.

Christmas cracker: Forecast firms up and Hawke’s Bay is set to sizzle

Christmas Day highs will peak at or near 30C across Napier, Hastings and Wairoa.

Scars of the cyclone: Work to reopen beloved waterfall track set to begin

Entire areas were shut off by flooding and slips, and some accessways are yet to reopen.

How the role of Santa has changed – from a man who's donned the red suit for 46 years

The toy requests have remained remarkably similar over time – robots, dolls, dinosaurs.

Ho ho hot: 30C possible in Hawke’s Bay on Christmas Day

MetService says Hawke's Bay could be NZ's hottest spot for a festive lunch, literally.

CHB's Caitlin Kirk claims steeplechase title at NZ Secondary Schools champs

Caitlin Kirk smashed her own HB record for a national title at the competition.

Hawke’s Bay’s twin cities record hottest spring in 135 years - experts warn of ‘new normal’

Temperatures in Hawke’s Bay, like most of the country, have been 'well above average'.

Beach community faces toilet flushing restrictions as water source runs near-dry

Council water tankers are now trucking in supplies to keep taps running.

Toxic algal bloom in Tukituki River leads to health warning

'Exposure may cause skin rashes, nausea, stomach cramps, tingling and numbness.'

'Buy a Central HB landmark': Huge historic homestead with truffle farm for sale

Truffles, history and a luxury retreat all in one could be yours at Wallingford.

Still two more days of 3OC left as Hawke's Bay bakes in December warm spell

Hastings is forecast to ease from 31C Monday to 26C by Thursday.

'It’s going to be roasting': Hawke’s Bay braces for five days above 30C

It will be hot enough to cook an egg on a car bonnet, says a forecaster.

A district 'swallowed' by pine trees: Fears over Ikea forests

Since 2020, Ikea has converted six Central Hawke’s Bay farms into pine forestry.

'I felt so alone': The organisation working to help women succeed in the building industry

Casey Aranui was told she would be 'too distracting', that there weren’t toilets for her.

Don't panic, remember your towel: Sci-fi music festival touching down in Takapau

The CHB Sanctuary Sounds festival theme is retro-futuristic world of vintage sci-fi.