Local Focus: Lots of lots for Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay has a strong auction culture. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Our changing central business districts
CBDs are coping with retail challenges. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Retirement village resident's death undiscovered for days
Richard Porter was discovered on September 19, but had passed away several days before.
Local Focus: Tukituki Candidates - How are you perceived?
Tukituki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Summer swimming: one in four spots unsafe
Almost 25 per cent of Hawke's Bay's monitored swimming spots were deemed unsafe.
Water expert: Penalise suppliers without safety plans
Hearings into the Havelock North water contamination under way
Catherine Delahunty: Counting dam cost
Call me old fashioned but I thought the regional council was meant to look after water.
Port chief to lead water change programme
Hastings District Council welcomes Napier Port chief into its water change programme.
Rugby: NOBM's eye on the prize
Villagers' semifinals hopes dashed and flanker's 100th spoiled as Clive clean up.
Napier council draws flak over rates rise
Napier's rates hike of 5 per cent is council taking "the easy option" - lobby group.
Rugby: NOBM formidable despite missing 8
Napier Old Boys Marist deliver superb performance in 59-7 thrashing of Napier Technical.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule's last week at the top
Hastings Mayor steps down for National candidacy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Pup rescued after three nights on ledge
A 16-month-old huntaway rescued from lofty spot by eight Hastings firefighters.
Nixon urges ACC aid for gastro outbreak
Councillor questions gastro support fund when extent of ongoing sickness still unknown.
Mayor, farmers on Labour water policy
Water and pollution are shaping up to be a key issue come election time.
Rugby: Villagers fail to fire against NOBM
Green Machine make it 26 victories on the trot in third-round Tui Maddison Trophy clash.
Winter plantings a community affair
Nearly 200 people attended two community plantings in Hawke's Bay over the weekend.
Jacoby Poulain: Action ongoing post-crisis
Dealing with issues to the forefront following the region's gastro crisis.
Who owns our water? A battle boils
Consents given to firms to take our water opened taps on furious row.
Bore complaint ignored before gastro outbreak
An email sent to both councils regarding potential contamination was ignored in 2002.
Rugby: MAC captain wary but happy with win
NOBM retain Nash Cup while Hastings and Tech celebrate club day victories.
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'We were likely to be blamed for the contamination'
Te Mata Mushrooms not to blame for water contamination. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rockit's mini-apples grow maxi-value
Tenfold increase in value spells good news for company's angel investors.
Watch NZH Local Focus: House of the Year competition underway
Bay homes judged in House of the Year Competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Opinion: flushing flow info flawed
The state of Hawke's Bay's local waterways is in crisis, writes Trevor Le-Lievre.
Ministry report reveals Havelock water failed annual bacteria test before outbreak
Concerns about bacteria in Havelock water supply raised two months before E. coli outbreak
Bar blockades footpath, triggers clash
Pharmacist Jeff Whittaker says bar's licence to occupy should be rescinded.
Govt rules out ban on bottle water exports
Our fresh, clean water is a precious resource, say protesters.
Local fruit company gets new investors
Rockit Global plans to focus on strengthening its international position.
Big rate rises likely for some in Hastings
Soaring values in Hastings and Havelock North mean 5.4% rates hike tipped.
Don Brash spreads Hobson's Pledge
Fledgling nationwide movement aims to move NZ towards a 'colour-blind state'.
Waimarama Rd reopened after day of fire drama
Two bus-loads of school children are among those who have been escorted out of a Hawke's Bay fire zone, as several large fires burn throughout the district.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Fire fuels emergency status
A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as emergency services battle several fires across the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Gastro outbreak still affecting many elderly residents
A large number of elderly people have still not recovered from last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North, the inquiry panel