Historic Hawke's Bay: George Bolt the pioneer aviator
He took to the air after a 20-minute lesson, and was hooked.
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'Just another hurdle': Tree removal near Napier caused Vodafone outage
Customers and businesses across Hawke's Bay were left without landline and mobile service.
This Kiwi rapper started a kids' charity. How about you?
"If a kid of a different ethnicity can give back, what can you do?"
Te Kooti turned to Bible after arrest
Te Kooti owned schooners that successfully traded between Tūranganui-a-Kiwa and Auckland.
The European billionaire and his forestry 'hobby'
Wolfgang Leitner said he has a personal interest in sustainable forestry and farming.
'I was one of the bad ones': Ex-con driving programme turns 800 lives around
"We only have to keep one person out of jail for a year and the Crown has its money back."
Early morning Bay rescue flight for cruise crewman
Patient lifted from liner in the dark off East Coast.
Speedway: New-look Bay crew capable of podium finish
Four Hawke's Bay crews among 20 chasing Grand Prix title.
From ill-fated waterfall leap to pro bodybuilding
Ephraim Gudjeon went from cracked vertebra to cracking professional bodybuilding's ranks.
'This is what happens if you leave stuff in the ocean': Child's foot speared by discarded cray pot
Eleven-year-old has been in hospital since he unknowingly stood on a discarded cray pot.
Hawke's Bay's retail spending soars, outstripping NZ average
The influx of spending was felt relatively evenly across the board benefiting all regions.
Fatal house fire: One dead in blaze
Police say they were called to a house fire on Tawhiti St at 2.07am today.
Local Focus: The lake getting weired
Saving Whakakī, the lake that's sometimes an estuary. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.
Bay helicopter crew assist after Whakaari/White Island tragedy
Crew clocked off at 2am after exhausting, emotionally draining day.
'They are scrupulous': Anger as Hawke's Bay raw milk supplier 'raided' by MPI
MPI says it makes no apologies for holding suppliers to account "to protect health".
Two initiatives hit Hawke's Bay aiming to help teens into work
Region has second highest rate of 15 to 24-year-olds not in work, training or education.
New classrooms for Hawke's Bay schools a 'solid start': MP
Kowhai Special School is to get four new classrooms or learning spaces.
Search for missing Hawke's Bay fisherman
The man, aged 75, had been fly fishing in the Tukituki River.
Unemployment rate up, fears it will rise further
The East Coast region has seen a 2.4 per cent drop since the June 2009 quarter.
Free, again: Woman who murdered partner with steak knife granted parole for second time
A woman who murdered her partner with a steak knife will be released.
Former barn and woolshed one of two award-winning homes
A Japanese-inspired home and a unique barn conversion turn heads in architecture awards.
Wairoa family at centre of land dispute released with stern warning not to return 'home'
"This is your last warning and you need to take it seriously."
Snow warning for Napier-Taupo Rd as southerly hits Hawke's Bay
Between 2cm and 4cm of snow may settle near the summit of the road.
Local Focus: Meng Foon on lunches, blackmailing gang members and te reo Māori
Gisborne mayor won't be drawn on his next move but he was happy to lift the lid on some of the antics from his mayoralty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Meng Foon on lunches, blackmailing gang members and te reo Māori
Gisborne treasure Meng Foon in his last days as mayor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Could this be Gisborne's first Māori mayor?
Meredith Akuhata-Brown is fighting for the top job. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The Pasifika face of NZ law
Even the President of the Law Society faces racism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The Pasifika face of NZ law
Even the President of the Law Society faces racism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Different views on Captain Cook
How to mark the arrival of Cook divides the community. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Labour shortage hinders pipfruit season
There is concern around the amount of top-class growing soil disappearing under housing.
Ride of Respect gives RSA trusts a great boost
There will be a name change for next year's outing.
Whaitiri wants her portfolios back after assault claims
"There was no altercation and there was no assault," Meka Whaitiri maintains.