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At-risk Hawke's Bay women are struggling to stay warm with constantly rising power prices.

News

Power prices hitting women

With the extra moisture in the ground and sunshine we should get a good response.

Rural

Rain answers farmer's prayers

Write a regular column on sustainability and it's natural to discuss climate-change facts and issues from time to time.

Rural

Big bucks back misinformation

Almost lost this week amidst the turmoil of resigning MPs, shonky gambling deals and the quashing of any reform of MMP was that man-made emissions have driven the density of atmospheric particulate matter through the 400ppm threshold.

Opinion

Bruce Bisset: Wake up, we're facing doom

Nitrogen-based fertiliser is being placed on paddocks throughout the Bay but Federated Farmers warns some farmers may be over-estimating pasture recovery after the rain.

Rural

Farmers should be prepared

A 23-year-old Havelock North woman's birthday celebrations quickly turned into a scary scene of panic, leaving her family and friends wondering if she would survive the night after her drink was allegedly spiked.

News

Home party horror: "My drink was spiked"

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker, wife, mother of three young boys and co-author of the 4 Ingredients books, comes to the rescue with easy and cheap recipes.

Recipes

Take 4 Ingredients: Honey baked chicken

A lesson gained from the Federated Farmers Dairy Council's meeting at the Treaty Grounds in Waitangi was the role of perspective.

Rural

Getting perspective matters

After a brief cold spell hit Hawke's Bay on Friday and Saturday MetService anticipates the region will experience a period of warm temperatures and sunshine.

News

Surf's great - and more fine days forecast

Farmers are being told to budget stock feed carefully through to the end of the year as Hawke's Bay passes its eighth consecutive month of below-normal rainfall.

Rural

Farmers told to budget stock feed to end of year

Farmers told to budget, p4Farmers in parts of Hawke's Bay remain within the grip of drought while heavy downpours have brought flooding to other parts of the country.

News

Heavy rain but still drought

Hawke's Bay will be spared any of the severe weather battering large sections of the North Island but it can expect rain and a sudden winter chill moving in Tuesday.

News

Bay to be spared worst of wild weather

If you ask Rebecca Brown she'll tell you things perhaps could have been a little different when it comes down to her soccer career.

Sport

Brown juggles sport, career

The rain is expected to hold off until late tomorrow but high cloud may put an end to any hopes of more hot, sunny days.

News

No rain but little sun, either

Seasonal temperatures in the Bay are likely to be above average in May-July.

News

Mild winter weather set to strike soon

Hawke's Bay has been bathed in sunshine and high temperatures for the past few days, but the balmy weather is due to come to an end this week as we head towards a projected cooler May.

News

Cooler weather on way to Hawke's Bay

About 1200 people turned out yesterday to take part in the annual Hawke's Bay Today Country 2 Coast, which went off without a hitch under cloudless blue skies.

News

Event attracts 1200 on the path to coast

Two weeks ago I opened the front door to be greeted by a favourite fragrance. On the doorstep was a surprise gift from a friend: a carton of fresh feijoas. Their aroma set my tastebuds tingling.

Recipes

Delight in the fabulous feijoa (+recipes)

If you have a food question email Glenys at glenyswoollard@clear.net.nz

Recipes

Q&A with Glenys Woollard - Food

With one of the driest summers on record you could be forgiven for forgetting about your lawn, but with rains predicted for this month, now is the time to start thinking about preparing your patch for a new lawn.

Lifestyle

Gardening: It's time to give lawns attention

We can thank the Dutch for introducing cookies. Apparently, cooks used small amounts of batter on an oven tray to test the oven temperature before baking cakes. These crisp little test cakes were called "koekje".

Recipes

Sweet memorial to soldiers (+recipes)

A Napier cyclist was the only casualty of yesterday afternoon's flash lightning and thunderstorm that briefly flooded streets and popped manholes across the region.

News

Cyclist hurt as flash flooding hits streets

With winter around the corner, many will be bracing for another season of high power bills and damp, cold homes - forcing some to reassess their heating systems.

Business

Finance: How to tune-up home heat

Two Napier students gained honours in mechanical engineering from Canterbury University, after designing a new form of triathlon tracking technology.

News

Tracking device takes honours

The flow of the Tukituki River has reached an all-time record low after seven consecutive months of below-normal rainfall across the region.

News

Tukituki River reduced to dribble after low rainfall

Hawke's Bay's Indian summer is about to give way to the first real cool snap of the year, with just 14C forecast for the end of the weekend.

News

Hawke's Bay's Indian summer ends

Try telling a farmer what to do and you'll probably be buying a fight.

Rural

Streamside fencing plan wins converts

A St John's College leadership programme raising funds for a sick student was a little too enjoyable and has put him back into hospital.

News

Event overwhelms Bradley

Desperate farmers in Southern Hawke's Bay may receive some welcome relief this week from this summer's record drought but those in the north of the province can expect the big dry to continue.

News

North South rain divide plagues Bay

If you have a food question email Glenys at glenyswoollard@clear.net.nz

Lifestyle

Q&A with Glenys Woollard - Food

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