Hawke's Bay

Rocket Lab, which launches from Hawke's Bay and the US, has won into a significant Pentagon contract, which includes billions to spread around.

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

NZ apple exporters are trying to capitalise on the increasingly wealthy Vietnamese consumer, while elbowing out global competition. Audio

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

Rodger Shaw reckons he has got one of the best jobs going.

A crashed car left sitting on council land is now in a "precarious position" after months of vandalism, a worried property owner says.

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

Hunting for what could be the country's eleventh meteorite is like looking for a needle in a haystack, an expert says. Audio

A woman dropped off her bowel screening test into one of the boxes - only to realise two weeks later it was never sent. Audio

It is one of many in the ongoing police campaign to seize hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, assets and property from criminals.

Firefighters are focusing on dampening hot spots at a fire on the Māhia Peninsula that came dangerously close to houses.

Eels hauled up from a stream during digger work wound up dumped on the ground at a compost facility, infuriating a local environmentalist.

Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried. Audio

Emergency services were called to an address on Lucknow Street on Wednesday where a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

An orchard worker who was electrocuted could have been distracted or ill when his cherry picker came close to power lines, a coroner has found.

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It says the closure will keep the proposed rates increase for Napier ratepayers below 7.9 percent.

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.