The competition challenges operators with precision tasks, such as painting, pouring water into a glass, opening a beer bottle, and picking up an egg.

A classic film, now told in te reo Māori. Shrek returns to the big screen, with a Hawke's Bay voice bringing Lord Farquaad to life. Video / Rafaella Melo - Hawke's Bay Today

Flyover of Napier in one of NZ's oldest passenger planes, a de Havilland DH-84 Dragon, to celebrate Art Deco Festival. Video / Gary Hamilton-Irvine

Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters destroyed Waikato Gray’s Eskdale home in February 2023. He refused a council buyout, staying on his ancestral land in a caravan. Video / Rafaella Melo

Harry Machiela captured underwater footage of the healthy marine life off Hardinge Road, Ahuriri. Video / Harry Machiela

Young dancer Bella Hey tops NZ jazz exams for the fourth consecutive year. Video / Rafaella Melo

Swoop the Magpie, Hawky the Hawk, and Seamore the Seagull compete at the mascot race at the opening of the 2025 North Island Colgate Games at Mitre 10 Sports Park in Hastings.

Awatoto and Te Awanga littered with rubbish, locals call for more bins. Video / Rafaella Melo

A former mushroom farm turned creative hub for local artists hosts its first night market. Video / Rafaella Melo

Watch emergency services responding to the bus crash carrying RSE workers. Video / Supplied

Truck driver says the drive across the bridge is “un-nerving" as it creaks and groans. Video / Michaela Gower

Han Zheng said the man became angry over a 5G connectivity issue with his phone. Video / Han Zheng

Witnesses say they think a tyre blew during the fire, with an explosion that sent a plume of flame and smoke out. Video / Margie McAleese

Tararua District residents, including Mayor Tracey Collis marched to protest against the proposed toll on Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatu-Tararua Highway. Video / Hawkes Bay Today

Customise your coffin with the Hawke's Bay Coffin Club members. Video / Michaela Gower

Neil Paton and Brad Edwards prepare for firefighting challenge Championship in Nashville. Video / Michaela Gower

Central Stags cricket team fundraising for Ozanam House Palmerston North and Cure Leukaemia UK. Video / Michaela Gower / Hawke's Bay Today

Hawke's Bay Today takes a ride on Hawke's Bay Airport's new fire truck "Judy Drench". Video / Mitchell Hageman

A ute rams Jonzy Brandt's unoccupied car during a late-night hit and run in Hastings. Video / Supplied

Security footage captures the "Waipawa Prowler" on resident's property. Video / Supplied

Rhys Tamanui shows what it takes to be a cut above the rest. Video / Michaela Gower

Seven-year-old Rocco Green needed walking aids to get around before he got Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery in the US thanks to fundraising. Video / Ashlee Green

Hawke's Bay Today reporter Mitchell Hageman tries his hand at Pottery as a local club celebrates 70 years of ceramics and smiles. Video / Mitchell Hageman

Norfolk pine cut down along Napier's Marine Parade. Video / Doug Laing

Hawke's Bay's Thomsen family rise from the mud after Cyclone Gabrielle

Joanne Wills mum of 5 toddlers including quadruplets sits down to chat with Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock

Hawke's Bay Today reporter Michell Hageman also kind of known loosely as Mighty Mitch goes er toe to toe against Impact Pro Wrestling fly weight championship contender ACJ.

Demolition is set to be completed at the end of August. Video / Paul Taylor

A passerby captured the moment a roaming kekeno caught an eel in Taipo Stream near the Napier suburb of Taradale, about 5km from the ocean. Video / Supplied

A Dannevirke family watched as their ute went up in flames. Video / Annette Lilo

The Leopard Family have spent 20 months on the road living in a caravan and have no plans on stopping. Video / Leopardsgowild: Michael Leopard

Hastings Model Railway Club enthusiast Tony Simons is building a railway based on an old South Island coal mining village. Video / Warren Buckland

11-year-old Lydia Clark and 15-year-old brother Finn chats to James Pocock from Hawke's Bay Today

Cannon Williams chats to Hawke's Bay Today reporter James Pocock on his hopes to become a bare knuckle boxing champion. Video Paul Taylor

86 yr old Hastings gym enthusiast Patrick O'Neil loves exercise. He says it's good for the body and good for the mind. Video / Warren Buckland

Air Vanuatu has grounded all flights leaving Vanuatu RSE workers stranded in Hawkes Bay. Reporter James Pocock / Video Warren Buckland

Transpower and Unison announced that strengthening, raising and improving the Redclyffe substation at its current location was the preferred way forward for both.

New social housing open day at Maraenui, Napier. Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities has a large build programme underway. There are about 400 new state homes in the pipeline.

Inspired by “Captain Tom” Hamilton Logan a Hawke's Bay farming identity is walking in total 100km in his 100th year to help give those who need it a second chance at life.