Rachel Wise is Hawke's Bay communities team leader and CHB Mail editor.
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'The eels started picking at my leg': Farmer's harrowing ordeal trapped beside creek
'My dogs stayed with me and they were reacting — they could hear the searchers.'
Rural communities embrace Surfing for Farmers
The season’s prizegiving was held earlier this month at Pourerere Beach.
'They just swerved around': The whistler who saved a herd of swimming cows
'I was calling them out of sheer panic. They started coming towards my voice.'
Immediate water restrictions imposed on Waipukurau township
Major leak sparks urgent Waipukurau water restrictions.
Free entry for the kids at this year's CHB A&P Show
The action starts on Friday with equestrian events.
Blackberry bush home to rare breed of skink
This is the first time the Hawke’s Bay skink has been found in Central Hawke’s Bay.
RRT turns on a feast and fenceposts for CHB farmers
'By the time we have finished the CHB event we will have handed out about 72,000 posts.'
Otago turns on the treats for Pōrangahau pair
Adopt-a-Community flies Central Hawke’s Bay couple to Alexandra Blossom Festival.
CHB initiative rolls out cheer to far-flung farms
The Collective Hug germinated during the Hawke's Bay drought of 2020.
CHB A&P Show stalwart recognised for 60 years' service
John Kyle has recently stepped down as treasurer of the CHB A&P Association.
Award follows Cyclone Gabrielle efforts
HB vet awarded by Sheep and Beef Cattle Branch of the New Zealand Veterinary Association.
Fire crews working to rescue people stranded in Hawke's Bay
A state of emergency has been declared by the mayors of Napier and Hastings.
The horse with the long face trots into my life
"I thought you said it was a thoroughbred?" I said to the owner.