Local Focus: She sells sunflowers in the summer sun
Sunflowers are a blooming business in Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Childcare 'hit squad' finds widespread breaches
Breaches by home-based services jumped from 15 in 2018 to at least 52 in 2019.
Local Focus: She sells sunflowers in the summer sun
Sunflowers are a blooming business in Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Soap box races return to Art Deco Festival weekend
The races were held at Napier's annual festival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Soap box races return to Art Deco weekend
The races were held on Sunday morning of Napier's annual festival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
They're 'crap': Hastings' elderly slam new parking meters
Age Concern says older people are struggling with the new machines.
Local Focus: PM unveiling at HB Opera House
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits a renovated Hawke's Bay Opera House. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Dog, pig or sheep? Butchered animal mystery at Flaxmere park
"It is impossible to say with certainty due to the extent of its mutilation."
'He's hiding away': Father of beaten Flaxmere boy receives death threats
Three weeks ago, police found the 4-year-old with severe brain damage.
'Farm park' development touted as solving housing problem is attracting opposition
Residents concern for proposed farm park development
Injured Flaxmere 4-year-old: Uncles blame bouncy castle fall
Four year-old boy's uncles say his previous injuries were caused by a bouncy castle fall.
Local Focus: How to have a blast in Hastings
Bigger and brighter art comes to Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: How to have a blast in Hastings
Bigger and brighter art comes to Hastings. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Police could charge those silent on injured 4-year-old Flaxmere boy - law expert
New laws brought in after the Kahui case are an option for police, Greg Newbold says.
NZ's luckiest Lotto store: Stortford Lodge a mecca for fortune seekers
"People buying tickets would even come touch me for good luck."
Hastings mayor calls on Govt to assist Cape Kidnappers businesses
Other businesses affected by natural disasters have been paid out, mayor says.
Another scorcher: Napier hits 34.2C as heat cranks up again
The relentless Hawke's Bay summer sun is going nowhere fast.
'Absolutely heartbroken': Karakia for severely beaten boy
Hundreds gather in Hastings park after local boy suffered a brutal beating at home.
Patient in Hawke's Bay Hospital ward 'oven' with no air con
DHB receives heat-related complaints, but doesn't condone personal fans being brought in.
What free school lunches means for school trialling the initiative
"They used to pick out every colourful bit of vegetable from the food, now they love it."
Local Focus: Waitangi Day celebrations a unified success
Iwi-hosted Hawke's Bay Waitangi Day celebrations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Critically injured child in Starship
Police called to an address in Hastings, inquiry into how child was injured is ongoing.
'It's okay bro, we're here for you': How Great Kiwi Bake Off champ saved a friend
Trev dedicated his first cake on the Great Kiwi Bake Off to a friend. This is why.
Wind and heat create havoc in the Bay: flights cancelled, trampoline stops traffic in Napier, fires sparked
Temperatures reached as high as 34 degrees around Hawke's Bay.
In the deep end: Teen lifeguard saves struggling 80-year-old's life
The man was one of six saved on the beach by lifeguards in the past three days.
'Dust devils' spotted swirling around Hastings
Eerily tall, silent whirlwinds of dust seen. But what are they and how did they form?
Rideshare service Ola arrives in Napier and Hastings
The local launch is part of an expansion for Ola across 11 new cities and towns in NZ.
Hawke's Bay to get Rangatahi Court as fight to keep troubled teens out of gangs ramps up
Marae-based court will sit in April, a "significant" step to keeping teens out of gangs.
Local Focus: Dog attacks on sheep increasing
Hastings dog attacks continue into summer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Elton's secret Hawke's Bay itinerary revealed (sort of)
It's his first time in Hawke's Bay. He's in for a treat.
Local Focus: Napier's recycling programme a crate success
Limit of three crates each leads to imaginative filling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Four more arrests after firearms incident in Taradale
"This is a difficult time for our communities": Police.
How to stop the violence: Hawke's Bay iwi's plan to turn 'gang colours to hi-vis colours'
Māori leaders discuss solutions to gang problems in Hawke's Bay.
Chilled Eliza McCartney teeing up for European season
Charitable gold-coin entry fee a win-win for cancer and elite pole vaulters in NZ.