As summer fades into autumn and the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness, it's time for hay to be saved, harvests to be gathered and, best of all, have festivals to attend.

Families fought flames with spades, garden hoses and shoes to protect their Havelock North homes yesterday.

High milk prices have forced an award-winning Hawkes Bay cheese factory to close, with the loss of nine jobs.

This bed and breakfast, near Havelock North, has been named the best remote wilderness hideaway in the world by the The Times in 2010. Nestled between the Tukituki River and Te Mata Peak, it's the perfect spot for a romantic getaway.

For further information see tomscottages.co.nz.

A NZ bed and breakfast has been named the best remote wilderness hideaway in the world.

A businessman has told of his desperate attempts to save his badly injured wife after she drove off the road in bad weather.

The name of a street in Havelock North is contentious for residents, but a local kaumatua is defending the choice, saying the name has historic importance for the area.

A driver today admitted running into a 93-year-old woman on a pedestrian crossing while distracted by a text message.