Hastings
The return of the Hawke's Bay Opera House
105 years after it opened, the Hawke's Bay Opera House's multi-million-dollar earthquake strengthening and refurbishment are about to be revealed. Audio
'It's time for New Zealand to wake up to its poverty problem'
Multiple siblings sharing a single school uniform. School kids living with their families in cars. They are stories that sound as though they are from another place but sadly these are first-hand… Audio
A Plum Job
Julie and Mike Russell have been growing produce together for almost 40 years. Now the Hawkes Bay couple grows plums on 13,000 trees. Audio, Gallery
NZ’s luckiest Lotto shop strikes jackpot again
The Unichem Stortford Lodge in Hastings sold an $11 million winning ticket in last night's draw, bringing the total number of First Division winning tickets it's sold to 47. Our Hawke's Bay reporter… Video, Audio
Families forced out due to asbestos contamination
Two Hastings families forced out of their homes are frustrated they still don't know when they'll be able to return, three weeks after they had to leave due to asbestos contamination. Lisa Owen… Video, Audio
PM discusses protecting migrant workers
The government has steps to take to better protect migrant workers from exploitation, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Video, Audio
A cool store in Hastings has partially collapsed
Fire and Emergency are at a coolstore in Hastings that has partially collapsed, but the cause isn't clear yet.
Family forced to flee home engulfed by flames
A neighbour of a family who escaped their burning state home in Hastings says she heard screams and thought someone was being attacked.
Beyond the Beehive: Mental Health
As part of our One Year On series, reporter Max Towle and cameraman Luke McPake have driven the length of the country to gauge what impact the coalition government is having on people's lives. In the… Video, Audio
Bridges grilled by reporters at A&P Show visit
The National Party and its executive have yet to respond to claims its president brokered a confidentiality agreement that stopped a woman speaking out about harassment allegations against Jami-Lee… Audio
Orchardists struggle with huge apple crop, few pickers
Where are all the backpackers? That's the question Hawke's Bay apple growers are puzzling over, as they scramble to find enough workers to harvest a bumper crop. Orchardists say they less have than… Audio
Motorcylist dead after Hastings crash
One person is dead after a motorcycle and a truck crash in Hastings.
Hastings' acting mayor looks set to win mayoralty
Acting mayor of Hastings Sandra Hazelhurst is well ahead in the by-election for the district mayoralty.
Boy who died in Hastings fire named
Ariki River Baden Mau, of Camberley, was a student at te kura kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungunu ki Heretaunga. His teacher tells Shannon Haunui-Thompson the 10-year-old loved kapa haka. Audio
Boy who died after Hastings fire named
Police have named the 10-year-old boy who died following a fire in Hastings on Monday afternoon.
Hastings fire: Community supports victim's whanau
Flaxmere councillor Henare O'Keefe tells us his community is offering support and helping the family of a 10-year-old fire victim. The boy died in hospital yesterday morning after Monday's suspicious… Audio
Child burned in Hastings fire dies in hospital
Fire investigators will this morning to be back at the scene of yesterday's workshop fire in central Hastings. Three children aged, seven, eight and 10, were in the derelict workshop when fire broke… Audio
Twin towns divided over begging
One Hawke's Bay town has hired security guards to curb begging, while another is feeding its homeless instead.
New Zealand's immigration laws favour the rich, a South African family says
New Zealand has one rule for the rich and another for the poor when it comes to immigration, a South African family at risk of being deported claims.
Doctor found guilty of indecently assaulting patients
David Kang Huat Lim has been found guilty of stupefying and indecently assaulting male patients at a medical centre in Hastings.
