Latest from Upper Hutt

Injuries after two trucks roll on Central Hawke’s Bay highways, nearly 1000 homes without power

MetService has issued an orange wind warning for Hawke's Bay from 10am to 9pm on Tuesday.

Hawke's Bay women's triathlon ditches single-use plastic cups

Reusable cups replaced 1500 single-use ones at this year’s triathlon.

'Kick in the guts': Resene workers walk off job in fight for living wage

Cars honked in support as a couple of hundred people gathered to protest outside Resene.

What’s gone wrong with NZ’s once-dominant schoolboy rugby system?

Australia’s U18 team have trained together for five years, unlike NZ’s.

Staff at one of NZ's most well-known brands to strike, as community covers wages in 'rare display'

Union delegate says offer of an extra 76 cents per hour was a 'slap in the face'.

'Reckless, disruptive, and unacceptable': Police target boy racer meet-up in Upper Hutt

Inspector Simon de Wit said the groups pose a real risk to public safety.

Who's in and out? Tight races and big political comebacks in local elections

Hawke’s Bay bucked the turnout slump, recording a sharp rise in local voting.

50 years in TV news: The cameraman behind some of NZ's biggest stories

Mike Fitzgerald covered the Gulf War, Cave Creek, Pike River, quakes, and terror attacks.

'A bigger risk': The alarming history of the man who shot Brownie the dog in the head at supermarket

Police once issued a plea not to approach Daniel Livingstone, 'a high-risk offender'.

'I just wanted to fight back': The Kiwi refugee aiming to become boxing world champion

Zakir Yusof is determined to give back to the country that gave him a home.

The Māori women who just made winemaking history

The French have terroir - the Matiti collective preferred to listen to Hineahuone.

New Zealand Oaks moving to Ellerslie to save Group 1 status

One of the classics of NZ horse racing is moving to Auckland.

How Auckland First XVs dominate national selection, despite not making Top Four

Auckland provides 10 of the 26 players named in the New Zealand Schools squad.

'In your mouth, ears, everywhere': Living in a post-cyclone dust land

Since Cyclone Gabrielle, 113 formal dust complaints have been made to the council.

Hawke’s Bay local elections: Where to find orange voting bins

Ballot bins have been placed at supermarkets, libraries and community hubs.

Central Hawke’s Bay’s contentious dam plan hangs over local elections race

Two key figures in dam debate back for another local politics run - one for, one against.