Latest fromCentral Hawke's Bay
'Life in all places’: Showing Bay's thriving underwater world to a new generation
The 'middle of nowhere' turns into the middle of everywhere - just dip your head under.
‘Bring the world’: Sisters have a vision for Napier beauty event
Raising eyebrows - Renee and Miriam Sciascia want to elevate beauty professionals.
'Iconic': The big plan for one of NZ's oldest rātā trees
A conservation project the size of 88 rugby fields will surround it.
A life spent 'going towards things that everybody else is running away from'
Te Arohanui Cook is the first woman in a leadership role in brigade’s 110-year history.
Eels picked away at farmer’s injured leg - now he’s healed and planning to run a Coast to Coast
Seven gruelling surgeries and a painstaking skin graft won't hold Harvey Nelson back.
Free outfits for Central Hawke's Bay women: 'If you present well that’s going to carry you a lot further'
International Women's Day event in Waipukurau gives a chance for wardrobe refresh.
Empowering women through hands-on car workshops: ‘Some have never popped the bonnet’
Melissa Hannan is a mechanic on a mission to teach women basic automotive maintenance.
'Huge impact': The farmer surrounded by pines on every side
'The pine trees are taking over - there is not much farmland left.'
Sweet dreams become reality for home baker
Ruby Fogarty has gone from making cakes at home to owning a store in Waipukurau.
Taming the traffic snake: Waipukurau woman aims to revolutionise local carpooling
More than 60% of residents get income from outside the district, and the traffic shows.
‘Everything they do will come with a Kahungunu flair’
Four groups with about 160 Kahungunu performers will strive for impact at Te Matatini.
'Hell on earth': Any Kiwi soldiers in Ukraine must be battle-hardened - fighter
The warning comes as Luxon mulls sending NZ peacekeeping troops to the war-torn country.
Hawke’s Bay Tourism secures its $1m lifeline
Napier City Council is backing $450k in funding for Hawke’s Bay Tourism's lifeline.
Waipukurau’s water turned off for five hours: ‘Our community is always at risk’
Mayor Alex Walker says shutdown showed tough call to invest more is the right one.
‘It broke my heart’: Firefighter’s emotional encounter with child trapped in house by floodwaters
'We weren’t leaving you darling, we were waiting here for you.'
'Don’t steal my fish': Orca battle fishermen who hooked massive competition tuna
'Some orca have clearly learned that fishing lines can equate to an easy meal.'
'It wasn't about me any more': Former student honours legacy of beloved teacher with terminal cancer
One message he wants to share through the doco is for men to be proactive with health.
Claim part-timers won’t solve Hawke’s Bay’s problems
A departing councillor says amalgamation to create fulltimers could fix the issues.
The 'scars' of Cyclone Gabrielle could linger on hillsides for decades
'Chances are that it’s going to take decades to 100 years, if at all, to patch up.'
'Timing was perfect': More than $10m from special cyclone Lotto draw now allocated
The largest grant given out in Hawke's Bay was $130,000 to shift an ablution block.
From 6400 cars a day to 150: The future of existing routes when $820m highway opens
The impending $820m highway opening has raised questions about two alternate routes.