Latest fromHawke's Bay

Heavens Bakery Taradale closes its doors
Heavens Bakery has closed the Taradale Store after operating there for 43 years.

Warmest weather since autumn to hit NZ
It's about to get hot but not everyone gets to enjoy the beach weather.

Man regrets 'idiot' paraglider stunt
Mark Lawrence fined $2000 after his son published video of low flight.

Hastings Boys' 1ST XV to be celebrated at parade
Hastings Boys' High School's victorious 1st XV will be in the Hastings Blossom Parade.

Local Focus: Tukituki Candidates - How are you perceived?
Tukituki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tsunami warning for NZ cancelled
The largest wave surge or "amplitude" of 35-40cm was recorded at the Chatham Islands.

Local Focus: Tukituki Candidates - Who is our most respected politician?
Tukituki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Tukituki Candidates - What is the state obligated to supply?
Tukituki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

CHB water issues on backburner for regional council - CHB Mayor
One Hawke's Bay council has been dealt a "double whammy" of disappointment.

Local Focus: Tukituki Candidates - How well do you know Tukituki?
Tukituki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Tukituki Candidates - What is the pressing need in Tukituki?
Tukituki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Video of te reo McDonald's order goes viral
A woman ordered in Maori - and was surprised when the till operator responded in kind.

Weekend weather: Heavy rain for North Island
It's an inside day for most across the North Island.

Warm but wet spring looking likely
New Zealand has a high chance of seeing warmer than average temperatures this spring.

$300k severance payout for council chief
Long-term chief executive Andrew Newman resigned in March.

Man fires nail gun into skull, survives
A man who accidentally shot a 90mm nail into his head was "extremely lucky" to survive.

One injured after car, two trucks collide
A truck and two cars collided near Rangitaiki but only person is seriously injured.

Weekend weather: Wet for some, dry for most
Settled weather is on the way for tomorrow's night transtasman rugby clash.

Hastings industrial building on fire
Six fire appliances are battling the blaze on Nelson St.

Govt buys two more motels for homeless
Govt has now bought six motels to provide emergency housing.

School shut half its students out of NCEA
Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.

Local Focus: Inmates and schoolboys are 'Bruthas'
When prison inmates become business partners. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Inmates and schoolboys are 'Bruthas'
When prison inmates become business partners. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

August a black month for remembering
Memorial rides to remember Afghanistan war heroes killed during NZ's dark month of August

Labour: free driving lessons at school
Labour would give free driving lessons to every high school student.

Summer swimming: one in four spots unsafe
Almost 25 per cent of Hawke's Bay's monitored swimming spots were deemed unsafe.

Kiwi real estate agent's $74m sale
She grew up on a Dannevirke dairy farm and now brokers luxury real estate deals.

Local Focus: ‘If it seems too cheap it probably is’
Meth decontaminator's words of wisdom. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'If it seems too cheap, it probably is'
Meth decontaminator has words of wisdom. Made with funding from NZ On Air.