Tom Kitchin

Residents in the Napier suburb of Awatoto say a stench from factories is so bad they can no longer open their windows or put clothes on their washing lines.

What's causing it and what is the Council… Video, Audio

There's a real race on for the local elections in Gisborne, with the highest number of candidates in 21 years.

More than 40 people are competing for 14 seats.

Tairāwhiti reporter Tom Kitchin has… Audio

Students at a Hastings college have been sneaking Uber Eats at lunchtime. Hastings Boys' High School, which offers all its 800 students free lunches, has now banned them from ordering the takeaways.

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Despite the Government's plea for everyone to wear facemasks indoors, mask wearing is hit and miss around the motu.

Although there are some places where everyone's masked to the max, in others there… Audio

Five youth inmates remain on the roof of Hawke's Bay Regional Prison where there is considerable damage to the facility.

Projectiles were thrown at staff when the standoff began yesterday afternoon.

Six teenage prisoners are still on the roof of Hawkes Bay Regional Prison, after a stand off with staff Hawkes Bay

Reporter Tom Kitchin spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

Six prisoners are still on the roof of Hawkes Bay Regional Prison, after a stand off with staff.

The prisoners aged between 16 and 19 have been on the roof of the youth unit since 2.30pm on Monday.

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Meanwhile health officials hope a new private hospital will help relieve the backlog of people waiting for surgery in Hawke's Bay.

Kaweka Hospital, in Hastings, held its official opening today. The… Audio

Less than half a percent of Hawkes Bay commuters take the bus to work.

Driving's been increasing in the last decade, and that's against national targets to reduce emissions.

So the region wants to… Audio

Authorities are adamant that despite another fatal crash on the Napier-Taupō highway, the national strategy to cut road deaths actually works.

The speed limit on the road was cut to 80km/h five… Audio

Rural residents in Tairāwhiti fed up with huge potholes and dangerous slips are accusing the council of not doing enough to deal with the terrible state of their roads.

But with four major storms in… Audio

Tangata whenua in Ahuriri or Napier want to ensure a fertiliser plant won't degrade the environment any more than it already has.

Ravensdown is reapplying for the water and air consents needed to… Audio

One hundred coastal properties in Hawkes Bay could be consumed by the sea over the next 20 years

That's a finding of a report into sea level rise in the region.

Here's Hawke's Bay reporter Tom… Audio

Kaupapa Maori health providers in Hastings say whanau can now get immediate mental health support, instead of having to jump through hoops. The associate minister of Maori health Peeni Henare was in… Audio

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has been called out for racism, after a review highlighting how it treats Maori and Pasifika patients.

This follows another review that found wahine and whanau… Audio

The country's health system is getting a huge overhaul this week.

On Friday, district health boards disappear and Health NZ and the Maori Health Authority take over.

A key part of the new system… Audio

Huge changes are being made to the country's health system this week.

On Friday, district health boards disappear and Health NZ and the Maori Health Authority take over.

Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay is… Audio

Iwi across Te-Matau-a-Maui or Hawke's Bay are making big investments in orchards, bringing whānau back to their whenua.

They hope this new kaupapa will bring their people jobs. Here's our Hawke's Bay… Video, Audio

Maraenui in Napier, one of the city's poorest suburbs, is in desperate need of new homes.

There is finally a big state house led development of 200 houses in the pipeline.

But as our Hawke's Bay… Audio