Ocean Swim at Perfume Point Napier

2000 tonnes of ruined frozen vegetables from a demolished warehouse on Caroline Rd is now being converted to compost by Hawke's Bay company BioRich

Operatunity is the country's most successful touring music company. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Flaxmere Primary School production on kauri dieback. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Christmas At the Park 2018. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rangatahi Project Hastings District Council

Ngati Pahauwera partnership

Residents who back onto Ebbett Park Hastings are concerned the Hastings District Council maybe planning to sell the land to developers for housing. Video Warren Buckland.

Falling Xmas trees, flying wine corks and hang fairy lights common hazards, ACC tells

Pukehou School Principal Chris Birch is trying to raise funds for their own bus. He hopes to have a bus service for 70 children on his school roll from part way through next year.

Waipukurau Christmas parade

'The heart of a big dog' but cuddles like a cat. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst responds to domestic violence protest organised by artist Peni Edwards

Dannevirke's 2018 Christmas parade was another success. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Though the swim leg called off due to the pond's water quality it didn't put competitors off enjoying the 10th Half Ironmaori event at Pandora Pond, Napier.

Episode Two: On today's Viewpoint NZ we explore the debate around pokie machines. Are they a harmless way to raise funds for local communities or a destructive addiction? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay Police Eastern District impairment prevention team working alongside Road Safe Hawke's Bay will be making random check points over the holiday season. They started with a check point opposite Napier Port recently focussing on alcohol impairment.

Powhiri to greet Australia and New Zealand U21 women's hockey teams here for the Transtasman series

Top South-African born Kiwi boxer Alexis Pritchard inspires the women and girls at Hastings Giants Boxing Academy.

Police believe a fire was deliberately lit in Hawke's Bay Opera House earlier this week. Firefighters contained the fire to the loading bay at the back of the Hastings building. Some electrical wiring has been damaged along with historic posters on the walls. Smoke entered the stage area but was stopped going further by a fire screen.

As seen from the popular Surfing beach at Te Awanga on the Cape coast

White Ribbon Riders visit St Matthews school in Hastings to teach the kids about kindness

A small school in Central Hawke's Bay hosted the 6th annual Flemington Mud Run. Flemington School Parents and Friends Group are using the event to fundraise for new sports equipment. Over 300 people of all ages braved the famous mud slide and other obstacles to compete over 2.5 to 10km distances.

Gisborne community trust shuts down pokie bar. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

20 on this occasion. Napier Girls high school examine the Physics associated with a moving car. Video Paul Taylor.

7.5 million tonnes of sediment, much of it with forestry slash, flowing into Hawke Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hastings garden growing love and roses. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay teachers walk off the job as part of rolling nationwide strikes

Hastings remembers them. Armistice Day 100 years since end of WW1

Friends rally for their mate Jarred Thompson who is stranded in Fiji due to a medical condition