PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOpinion: Don't blame staff for the weatherSometimes there is just no one to blame - so don't try.31 Jan 01:52 AM
New ZealandCattle beast concussion stalls Ruataniwha dairy farm decisionA cattle beast has knocked back a decision on 15 million cubic metres of Ruataniwha water.31 Jan 12:21 AM
New ZealandLet’s choose our water future before climate change chooses for usHawke’s Bay Regional Council has completed NZ first region-wide water assessment21 Jan 10:03 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Simon Nixon on Candidate CameraMeet Simon Nixon who is running again for Hastings District Council.16 Aug 11:25 AM
EnvironmentPollution incident at Ruahapia Stream under investigationCouncils are investigating after more than 100 eels were found dead in a Hastings stream.19 May 12:03 AM
PoliticsWatch: Duelling HBRC candidates front upTom Belford might appear to be an easy favourite. But the last vote didn't go his way.19 Aug 12:26 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Natural solution for Lowes Pit pollutionLake to be filled in with a gravel filter. Made with funding from NZ On Air.08 Jul 04:23 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Permanent fire ban proposed for Hawke's BayAn all-year fire ban is planned for Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.28 Jun 03:19 AM
New ZealandHastings smoke pollution breach frustrates council"We're poisoning our air on a daily basis, and causing serious harm to our community."16 Jun 12:43 AM
New ZealandThe sprinkler bandits of HastingsResidents breaking bylaws in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.05 Mar 07:53 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Eastside expo a 'boutique' experienceThe East Coast Farming Expo's fifth event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.28 Feb 03:01 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Farm park' development touted as solving housing problem is attracting oppositionResidents concern for proposed farm park development18 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Hard case' Kiwi tourism: Napier men tried to charge people $1 to swim with eels"Even though we ran out of gas it turned out to be a pretty fun day."14 Jan 01:12 AM
KahuLocal Focus: The lake getting weiredSaving Whakakī, the lake that's sometimes an estuary. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.26 Dec 09:46 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsHistoric Hawke's Bay: 30 years since rocky reformsIt's 30 years this week since a dramatic reform of local government authorities01 Nov 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Diversity burst' shatters council old boys' clubA quarter of NZ mayors are female, up from just 19 per cent last time.12 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandHinewai Ormsby elected: Belford, Bailey and Wilson lose their HBRC seats, according to early resultsProgress results show three Hawke's Bay Regional councillors lost their seats11 Oct 01:45 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWise romps home in Napier, four mayors are back, shock result in Flaxmere and three regional councillors dumpedA wrap up of the winners and losers in local body elections in Hawke's Bay11 Oct 01:11 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Why the poor voter turnout?Why is voter turnout so low for local body elections? Made with funding from NZ On Air.10 Oct 04:53 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Two dams on offer to HeretaungaHeretaunga Plains water storage scheme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.26 Sep 01:01 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDraining Lake Lowe: 'Skeletons' of Hastings industrial lake could be revealedLowes Pit could be hiding more than first thought beneath the water.09 Sep 04:09 AM
KahuA good place to get sick: The swimming hole that's more of a sewerNapier council slammed for Ahuriri Estuary pollution. Made with funding from NZ On Air.16 Aug 02:51 AM
New ZealandWattie's peachy keen American students planting something differentRiparian planting not the usual crop for Wattie's. Made with funding from NZ On Air.17 Jul 11:42 PM
New ZealandNapier Port to be partly sold but locals get priorityLocals get priority in Napier Port NZX float. Made with funding from NZ On Air.02 Jul 10:16 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay councillor invites people to test new $700 chairsThey're "pretty basic, albeit comfortable," councillor Paul Bailey says of the new seats.28 Mar 07:02 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Rubbish start for SeaweekSeaweek's Waitangi Regional Park cleanup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.03 Mar 05:26 PM
New ZealandNative trees 'dying from lack of water' while irrigator sprays road, Forest and Bird saysOwner of the farm says he is devastated by the incident in which the water was wasted.22 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandEnough is enough: Residents want Pan Pac held accountable for leaking pipeResidents are outraged about leaks onto Whirinaki Beach from a Pan Pac pipe.21 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Westshore Beach bluesRaised in the 1931 earthquake but now sinking. Made with funding from NZ On Air.28 Dec 06:45 PM
