Tom Kitchin

A group of angry east coast farmers descended on Napier to protest against carbon forestry they say is destroying their towns.

They left their placards on the steps of local MP Stuart Nash's office… Audio

An upgrade to Hastings city centre has left some businesses feeling hard done by.

They say the other end of the city's main street is getting a makeover while their end of the road is becoming unsafe… Audio

Time is putting pressure on local authorities around the country, after recent warnings that they have less than 20 years to confront decisions about low lying communities and rising sea levels.

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Speed limits across the entire highway network in Hawke's Bay could be dropped, as well as parts of its bordering regions.

Next year, Waka Kotahi will review the limit from Norsewood to Gisborne, as… Audio

Tairāwhiti has had a constant hammering of bad weather - with at least five storms in the past year shutting off roads and cutting off communities.

The area's been hit by serious storms once a month… Audio

Storm-damaged Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay are bracing for the onslaught of more heavy rain tonight.
    
Former cyclone Fili is bearing down on the east coast of the North Island just three weeks… Audio

Hawke's Bay has consistently had one of the highest, if not the highest, Covid-19 hospitalisation rate of any region in the country over recent weeks.

Doctors say they're stretched and terrified of… Audio

Napier's council hopes brand new bores will help solve the brown, dirty water problems plaguing the city's taps.

One was blessed today and should be operational by mid-year.

But is that soon enough… Audio

The heavy rain that hit the Tairawhiti region over the past two days has moved south towards Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa.

Rain is still falling across the Gisborne region, but not as intensely.

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A massive downpour hit Uawa, Tokomaru Bay and Te Puia overnight.

A red warning is in place for the Gisborne district.

Roads, bridges, homes and land are damaged and power is out for many.

Orange… Audio

Some orchardists say Covid-19 is running rampant through their harvest fields.

It's peak apple time across the country, but Omicron's not showing any signs of slowing down in the busy harvest regions… Audio

The small isolated communities along Tairāwhiti's East Coast say they're putting in the hard mahi as Covid-19 cases rise.

Hours away from any pharmacy and with doctors a rare commodity, they've come… Audio

Health officials say the sharp rise in Covid cases in Tairawhiti may be the result of poverty in action.

The region, which includes Gisborne and East Cape, has the highest per capita rate of Covid in… Audio

Winemakers in New Zealand's oldest and second-largest wine region, Hawke's Bay, are worried Omicron will disrupt their busiest time of the year - the grape harvest.

Growers are hoping they can get… Audio

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been met with despair and anger in New Zealand.

Our reporter Tom Kitchin and cameraman Sam Rillstone have the story.

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The protest site at Parliament has now been classified as a high risk location of interest.

The occupation area was flagged as an area of concern this afternoon - but relating to last weekend, when… Video, Audio

The speed limit on a notorious stretch of highway has dropped to 80km/h an hour today.

Motorists will now have to drive slower for about 70 kilometres between Napier and Taupō in a bid to make the… Video, Audio

Poor internet access in Tonga because of last month's eruption and tsunami is putting massive pressure, stress and strain on seasonal workers trying to come to here for the pipfruit harvest.

That's… Audio

Despite the many event cancellations around the motu, Napier's art deco festival is still going ahead next week, but it will be hugely scaled back.

Organisers have had to cancel more than 200 events… Audio

New Zealand's biggest pip fruit region is bracing itself for another impossibly tough season.

Many in Hawke's Bay thought last year was the worst ever season - with thumping losses.

Now they fear… Audio