Central Hawke's Bay news

Kiwifruit growers eye positive returns

The kiwifruit harvest is nearly complete, with over 215 million trays picked.

Moo-dern Love: Using ChatGPT to breed better cows

Online dating comes to dairying, as artificial intelligence helps artificial insemination.

The Country: Is it too early for a spring weather forecast?

C Brandolino, S Duncan, S Loe, Barry Soper, R Shearer, E Templeton, M Miller, H McKay.

Pāmu forecasts record profit in major turnaround

High prices for dairy and red meat have helped offset adverse weather events.

Porsche 911 Carrera T review: hitting the sweet spot

The Carrera T is a 911 with a manual transmission. Perfect, in other words.

Ayrton Senna’s last Honda V10 is for sale, but it’s in bits

Fully certified by Honda Racing and fully disassembled. What would you pay?

Cupra Formentor review: V impressive

Cupra's cheapest Formentor still looks and feels a bit special.

Chrome job: Cal’s kit transforms Suzuki Jimny into retro 4WD bruiser

Wish your 5 door Jimny was a bit more American? Cal's Motor can help you with that.

Great job, good salary, no chance of a house? Kiwis fleeing to Australia in for a shock

Million-dollar homes are now the norm across the ditch - even in "affordable" Adelaide and

China buyers show interest as Chow brothers sell their Auckland mansion

Rich-lister property developers are quietly seeking a $10m-plus buyer.

Secret NZ ski town with no shops, no fences and a booming housing market

Prices start at $300,000, but one luxury build is aiming to break records.

Rich-lister family finally finds a buyer for their 100-year-old Taupō bach

But agent is keeping tight-lipped about who bought it and what they paid.

Ranfurly Shield-winning prop retires at 28 due to 'head knocks'

Joel Hintz's proudest moment was lifting the Log o' Wood as his side arrived in Napier.

Construction to start on first of three solar farms next to small Hawke's Bay town

Work on the first of three proposed solar farms near the town will begin soon.

Council votes to trial opening Splash Planet next winter - without the pools

It'll run at a reduced entry price, with no pools open.

'Locals supporting locals': Rural ambulance efforts recognised

They provide 24/7 coverage, handling emergencies from crashes to cardiac arrests.

'Got up my nose': Florist told to stop playing tunes on phone while she works

'I pay the rent on this shop, I pay rates on this shop, and I can’t even play music.'

'Geriatric poverty': Outrage over Central Hawke’s Bay water rate hikes

Household rates could rise from $2500 to $7400 by 2035.

Matariki events in Hawke's Bay – a winter celebration and commemoration

What to do to and where to celebrate Matariki in Hawke's Bay.

Coldest morning of the year hits Hawke's Bay, just in time for Matariki

Don't worry, it's warming up now.

Belle of the ball: Shop owner gives away formal dresses and suits to high schoolers

Belle Ward didn't go to her school ball because she couldn't afford it.

Ex-Outlaws leader bought guns for protection while on parole, sold meth to pay for them

The convicted drug dealer was a friend of murdered Outlaws president Peter Lui.

A farming mother thought her sore leg was a sports injury - it was a potentially terminal cancer

Alicia Brough was fighting fit – now she is fighting for her life.

'I couldn't make it better': Brave 3-year-old's terminal cancer battle

Laura Taylor has 1420 beads of courage and turns 4 in July. That alone tells the story.

Woman put in a kennel, suffers miscarriage in meth-fuelled family violence ordeal

The woman also suffered wounds to the bone caused by her partner, Joel Leef.

'Pretty cold': Wet weather grips Hawke's Bay before sunny break

Showers and cold temperatures are expected in Hawke's Bay from Friday evening.

On The Up: Gown on the farm - teen fashions ball dress from feed sacks and baling twine

On The Up: Eve Hunter wanted to show the versatility of 'pre-loved farm waste'.

CHB music legend dies - reunion gig will go ahead

Sir Duke has been a fixture on the Hawke's Bay music scene for 50 years.

On the Up: An ode to the crews keeping the lights on through our worst weather

When you think ‘I’m glad I’m not at work’, that's when Hamish Weir is at his busiest.

2.2 million gone: Sheep numbers almost half what they once were in Hawke's Bay

'It’s looking like it’s going to become an industry that is not sustainable.'

Broken water main prompts water conservation in Waipukurau

The main broke near Coughlan Rd, affecting an unknown number of households.

'It’s all there to score big': Kiwi chasing heptathlon goals in Europe

Briana Stephenson is after 6000 points in a bid to compete in the world championships.