Hawkes Bay

Dozens of people are being evacuated and thousands are without power as ongoing heavy rain causes of slips and flooding in Napier.  Audio

The people of Napier are being told there's no need to panic after a local child returned a weak-positive Covid-19 result when they arrived in Japan.

The child attended a local childcare centre and… Audio

Sir Roger Hall is adapting one of his scripts to suit the Central Hawkes Bay town of Waipawa.  Audio

Farming advocates claim pest control has failed in northern Hawke's Bay, as bovine tuberculosis is traced to wild pigs, with implications for more than 500 cattle farmers. Rural Support Trust… Audio

A young Rangi Pou was on the cusp of adolescence when his father said it was time he become a man and fend for himself. For Pou, that meant growing up on the streets, getting involved in the world of… Audio

The fact there are no vineyards in Finland means Finnish wine-maker Outi Jacovirta has to travel to ply her trade. Outi's been making wine in New Zealand on and off for 16 years. Audio

Tikikino farmer Hadley Boyle budgets on spending $20,000 a year on supplementary feed for his animals. This year, because of the drought, it has cost $250,000 to keep his cattle alive. The Boyle's… Audio, Gallery

There's a huge feed deficit in Hawke's Bay despite the green landscape. Ag consultant Lochie MacGillivray, who heads the Rural Advisory Group, says farmers have a tough few months ahead of them. Audio

Te Mata Figs' Murray Douglas and Helen Walker were left with piles of fig waste once they'd made their fig molasses. The waste was initially given to cows as a feed but knowing its nutritional value… Audio

Central Hawke's Bay is getting its first ever readers and writers festival. Audio

Hundreds of bales of donated hay, emblazoned with smiley faces and messages like "kia kaha", are heading to Hawkes Bay this weekend as part of the Rapa Feed Run. Organisers Sophie and Daniel Hansen… Audio

The Jowsey family are among many Hawkes Bay farmers struggling with drought. The daily grind of feeding and watering stock on the parched paddocks is being documented on camera by the youngest in the… Audio, Gallery

The Norsewood cemetery reveals a lot about the hardy Scandinavians who came to NZ in the 1870s. What they found here is far from what they were promised but many lived to a ripe old age despite the… Audio