Hawkes Bay

Organisers of a Hawke's Bay cycling event have had to pull pin because someone's been scattering spikes and other sharp objects on the path it uses.

Cyclocross - which is like cross country cycling -… Video, Audio

Magic Beans has more than 3,000 members who call themselves 'Beanies'. Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay is seeing the highest numbers of rabbits since records began in 1996. Campbell Leckie, Hawke's Bay Regional Council Manager of Catchment Services, talks to Jesse about how to tackle the… Audio

The Covid pandemic has lead to a lift in sales for the tiny Rockit apple. The apples are exported in a tube and consumers like that the fruit is not touched by a human hand after it leaves New… Audio

Hawke's Bay's long established Clifton Station made its early fortunes off the sheep's back. But with the crash in wool prices, diversification has been the key to its survival into the 21st century… Video, Audio

Scott Wynands runs gluten free bakery OM Goodness. The Hawkes Bay operation which employs nine staff has recently expanded into the Auckland market, with an outlet in the Britomart train station. The… Audio, Gallery

Phill Jones is a musician and woodworker who's intertwined his two passions to produce beautiful wooden musical instruments. He handcrafts marimbas and stringed instruments, but is most well-known for… Audio

Among the many less political things happening at Parliament: this year's NZIER Secondary School Debating Championship, with a very political final. Audio

It's six months since a flood tore through the streets of Napier, causing chaos and sending hundreds of people out of their homes. Some people have got their lives back to normal but many are still… Audio

The game of croquet is taking off around the world and a small factory in rural Hawke's Bay is reaping the benefits. Wood Mallets produces polo sticks and croquet mallets and exports them to 50… Audio

Are you old enough to remember walking through the red saloon-style doors of Cobb & Co? New Zealand was a 'hospitality desert' when the restaurant chain launched back in 1973. Hawke's Bay social… Audio

The owner of a Hawke's Bay bar where a stray bullet from a shootout injured a staff member says the government is "delusional" about its efforts to quash gangs.

There have been several gang related… Audio

The Napier Art Deco festival was set to take place last week, but after the latest Covid-19 scare it was cancelled for the first time ever. Audio

A special service has been held in Napier today to mark 90 years since the deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck.  Audio

A Hawke's Bay council review has found the region has a mess of business support groups trying to do the same thing.

One of the groups fears its days are numbered and its removal could hobble Hawke's… Audio