New $70m pet food factory coming to Napier, 125 new jobs once complete
Ziwi is shifting from its Tauranga base to Napier, and bringing big jobs with it.
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Election promise: Labour MPs vow to protect farms from forestry with resource consent
"Our food producing soil will be our number one priority."
Local Focus: Tukituki electorate explained
The Tukituki electorate could be a close race. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Stranded workers 'losing hope' of returning home
The mental health and wellbeing of 117 Samoan workers is becoming a big concern.
Choosing childcare: The price war in the suburbs
New daycare centres are touting for a shrinking number of children.
Close call: Driver walks away after truck impales windscreen
Photos show an empty truck trailer protruding nastily into the driver's windscreen.
Monster waves, snow, gales: Desert Rd closed as NZ wakes up in the freezer
Rug up warm, the cold is here to stay, with snow warnings out in force for many areas.
David Clark approves $10m Hawke's Bay radiology department upgrade
But National MP Lawrence Yule claims he "embarrassed" the Govt into making a decision.
Local Focus: Napier electorate explained
Nash faces his third National rookie for Napier. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Never come across someone as sweet': Principal's tribute to girl killed in crash
"All our students are special, but Teang was a level above."
Wairoa roads flood as 95mm of rain falls in 24 hours
Rainfall has been above average in Hawke's Bay for the month of June.
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.
Hawke's Bay elections: Who is standing so far?
Who has put their hand up so far, and join us in a 2017 flashback.
Local Focus: Permanent fire ban this year says Regional Council
Permanent fire ban planned for this year says the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Your weather: Rain to end the week and linger for the weekend
Crack out those umbrellas, the rain is set to stay.
'Sobering' report on Hawke's Bay's water security, climate change
Hawke's Bay Regional Council says "full suite" of interventions are funded by ratepayers.
Wairoa crash leaves SH2 blocked, diversions in place
A crash is blocking a stretch of highway on the North Island.
Police shooting: Frustration as slain officer's family quarantined out of town
Constable Matthew Hunt's funeral likely to be delayed because of Covid quarantine rules.
Changing lanes: Hairdresser fulfils 'dream', becoming a truckie at 55
Kerry Crosby spent 37 years standing at work. But her dream was to sit in a driver's seat.
Crown seeks homes linked to Hawke's Bay slave trafficker
Slave dealer faces up to 20 years in jail and could lose two family homes.
Retired inspector shares insight after Auckland officer's death
Slain police officer was the first to be shot and killed since Len Snee in Napier in 2009.
7.4 quake felt widely across NZ: 'What the devil's that?', 'Our house was jolted'
7.4 magnitude earthquake off Gisborne's coast felt in Wellington.
Covid-19 testing numbers up in Hawke's Bay as colds sweep through
The common cold causes spike in Covid-19 testing numbers.
Revealed: Bulldozer with faulty exhaust likely started 400ha fire
Bulldozer owner surprised at finding, saying he felt fire was caused by a cigarette butt.
'Cherished' 4-year-old laid to rest after trailer accident
The little girl will be farewelled by loved ones in Tuai today.
Hastings smoke pollution breach frustrates council
"We're poisoning our air on a daily basis, and causing serious harm to our community."
A Napier CBD brothel? Backpackers explored all ways to escape Covid financial hole
"It was kind of a joke, but also kind of not."
Local Focus: Makeover for deadly highway
State Highway 51 is getting big changes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
S**** towns? No way - a charming road-trip through small-town New Zealand
Finding the beauty in the small, the rural and the unexpected.
Coldest June morning in five years: Otago town shivers at -12.3C
Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.
Your weather: Brrrrr, cold start but fine skies set for rugby
Much of the Central North Island and South Island woke to frosts this morning.
Empty class: Inside the foreign student crisis
Decisions on how to let foreign students back next year are needed soon.
Child dies after trailer toppled on to them in Hawke's Bay
The child died when a trailer they were playing on toppled over.
Fire and fury: June burn offs 'hazardous' to Bay's health
Experts warn increase in outdoor burning is becoming a health risk this winter.