Video Journalist Hawke's Bay, NZH Local Focus
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Local Focus: Life lessons from Les - 103 not out
WWll veteran Les Morice has a peaceful recipe for a long and healthy life.
Boom to bust? Mānuka honey producers 'can't sell' some of their stock
Hundreds of tonnes of mānuka is now sitting in beekeepers' sheds, producer says.
Changes and reopenings as Hawke's Bay country pubs turn corner
The decline in Hawke's Bay country pubs appears to be over.
Local Focus: Too much of a good thing in our rivers
A $6 million project is extracting excess Central Hawke's Bay river gravel for industry.
Local Focus: Access denied through public land planted in kiwifruit
Hastings District Council has many peppercorn agreements to use public land.
Local Focus: Desperately seeking sheep dags
Lack of dags is actually a problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The foragers of Hawke's Bay
Cress, mushrooms, persimmons, pomegranates and walnuts. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The floating threat to Napier City
Is Napier Port a tsunami threat to Napier City? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Major jump for Hastings rural dog fees
Costs for council have increased from 300 sheep attacks in rural Hastings.
Local Focus: Apple growers on quarantine - 'nobody has been able to answer'
Why are workers from Covid-free countries restricted? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Export plan for Bay cherries
Hawke's Bay cherries may be heading overseas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Government stimulus and church hall firing
From shooting to am-drams, the ongoing legacy of halls. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Orchard wages rising thanks to worker shortage, and new RSE rules may lift it further
Hort wages are on the rise as RSE shortage looms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Our paddocks of discontent and the future of feedlots
Farm rules for winter feeding are changing. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The ice choppers of Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay frost control from above. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Millions of pink moths coming to backyards
Scientists are planning mass airdrops of sterile moths. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Permanent fire ban proposed for Hawke's Bay
An all-year fire ban is planned for Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Apple orchards' big leap
Apple productivity makes a giant leap. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Native plants instead of sprays
Villa Maria is trialling under-vine natives. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Defiant organic farmers await prosecution
Lindsay Farm is bending or breaking Government rules. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Six-year-old Archie's autistic diet shifts the family farm
"Within three days he got his eye contact back". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Two dams on offer to Heretaunga
Heretaunga Plains water storage scheme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wattie's peachy keen American students planting something different
Riparian planting not the usual crop for Wattie's. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The bug that could spell disaster for all our growing industries
Brown marmorated stink bug is a major threat. Made with funding from NZ ON Air.
Local Focus: Hawke's Bay's craft beer hot on wine's heels
Craft beer is increasing its popularity in Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Para equestrians: Long may they rein
Para equestrian at Horse of the Year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Rubbish start for Seaweek
Seaweek's Waitangi Regional Park cleanup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Proposed oak trees axing angers leafy village
Threatened Havelock North trees are controversial. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Neighbours squawk as seagull whisperer entices rare birds into town
Endangered seagulls find a Sikh guardian in Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Amazing gift for sick son: A mountain bike park
Loving father's gift for his son now an epic attraction. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Year in Review: Tractor driver ferries logs over 'unsafe' Tukituki bridge
Looking back at one of the most popular stories on The Country in the past 12 months.
The secret to a perfect Christmas tree
The quest for the best Christmas conifer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Seabed smothered in forestry sediment
7.5m tonnes of sediment is flowing into Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Blade shearing still cutting a swathe 150 years on
A shearing milestone has been marked in Waipukurau. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Paradise lost or fortune gained? The stoush over Hicks Bay
Hicks Bay hapu won't contemplate a port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bridge works uncover a stunning surprise
Old bridge, short river, stunning views. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Thousands of Tolaga Bay logs to be incinerated
Fire is the answer for Tolaga Bay Beach slash. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Blossom Parade a blooming success
Hastings Blossom Parade. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fat and hairy - and better in the sac
Bumblebees increasingly deployed for pollination. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Roundup wrangle: Glyphosate debate reaches NZ
Roundup makes our paddocks yellow, but is it green? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The big stink: Central Hawke's Bay's $30m poo problem
CHB faces big sewage costs, again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Smoke from rural areas not causing Napier and Hastings pollution
Regional Council ready to fine errant growers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Open season for our threatened whitebait
Whitebaiting is about more than catching fish. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The black gold of Puketapu
You need a good nose for a successful truffle hunt. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Parched community told to target different council
Ongaonga and Tikokino told a council bore best option. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Seasonal orchard work: The gardens of good or evil?
Pacific RSE workers, who benefits and who suffers? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Snow wonder: Ohakune café aims high to cut waste
Off-piste zero waste challenge. Made with funding from New Zealand On Air.
A month on: 'Slash floods will happen again'
Native trees may be the answer for East Coast hills. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'It's traumatising people': Tsunami of logging slash angers farmers
Tolaga Bay people have had enough of slash. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Gravel extractors grind neighbours' gears
Russell Roads has paid handsomely for resource consent. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Lake reclaimed from green slime invasion
It's curtains for Lake Tūtira's toxic slime. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Former motor camp set to be Havelock North's biggest housing development
Havelock North to increase housing. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Silver lining to sawmill job losses
Gisborne redundancies good for some in strong market. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch: Sterile pink moths to rescue apples
A million sterile codling moths are opening export doors. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Hopes high for Gisborne rail to be back on track
Will the regional fund reopen East Coast rail? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tractor driver ferries logs over 'unsafe' bridge
The only way to get truck trailers across is by tractor! Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Escaping floods and Puss
The threatened black-billed gull has defied the odds. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Cattle disease likely to spread, say Hastings farmers
Cattle disease likely to spread further. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The school with no students
Tuturumuri School has lost all its students, but is determined to remain open.
Local Focus: Our ageing truckies
Truckies' wages are rising but training is a problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Worm threatens birds
The Ahuriri is being de-wormed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Central Hawke's Bay is all show
The A&P Show in Waipukurau is thriving. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Rook reprieve as daughter mourns
A farm's rooks have been spared for the year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Our Own Royal Camilla
A Supreme Pig with a royal connection. Made with funding from NZ On Air.