Stories by Alexa Cook

Police are investigating the theft of hundreds of bales of hay worth thousands of dollars in Taranaki.

Maurice Beatson is more than competitive on the Grand Prix circuit into his 70s. Audio

"Sane people would not accept this dam if they knew all the facts," a new group says.

Police say it poses a "very real threat" to the lives of those involved, and innocent members of the public.

A 57-year-old driver has been charged with careless driving causing injury.

A number of charges, fines and cars being taken off the road were the result of a police operation targetting boyracers in the city.

Hundreds of people took to Napier's streets in protest on Sunday, campaigning against cuts to the city's after-hours health services. Audio

A police investigation is underway into the alleged assault of a 15-year-old boy in Hawke's Bay by police officers.

A drought has been declared in the Northland, Waikato, Horizons, Marlborough-Tasman, and Taranaki regions. Audio

The clock is ticking for drought-stricken farmers in the Central North Island who fear if they don't get rain soon, no grass will grow before winter bites. Audio

"We can't sit here with no protection, no solution." Audio

RNZ can reveal that fourth generation Hawke's Bay farmer Marcus Buddo is putting his hat in the ring to be mayor of Hastings District.

A dairy farm field filled with sunflowers in Central Hawke's Bay is bringing joy and happiness to the local community, with people invited to walk through the flowers, and pick some to take away.

The two volunteer firefighters injured by a falling veranda in Te Pohue Hawke's Bay on Thursday have been released from hospital. Five people, including two firefighters helping a neighbour in...

The group had been assisting to erect a structure on private land.

Rikki Reed thought he was going to die without ever seeing his family again.

On the second anniversary of one of the worst storms in NZ history, reporter Alexa Cook talks to Hawke's Bay families living in the red zone. Audio

'How many more children need to die?', asks Ivy Collins' mother, Ella, two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio

The drop in temperature also meant a drop in tourists, and challenging growing conditions for farmers.

A study has found 36 percent of GPs were not enrolling new patients last year and points to major workforce shortages and underfunding as the key driver.

Local councils across Hawke's Bay voted to overhaul the region's emergency management system in favour of a new strategy after several reports damned the official response to Cyclone Gabrielle. Video

"Nobody who's been significantly affected will survive in their current form," local growers say. Audio

Expect disruptions as the Mongrel Mob farewells its Napier president 'Heil Dogg' this weekend, police say. Audio

Officers have breath tested more than 500 drivers as they prepare for the funeral of Napier Mongrel Mob Barbarian chapter president 'Heil Dogg'.

Productivity in Hawke's Bay has fallen below the national average, according to a new economic study of the region. Audio