A Hastings couple have been remanded on bail for sentence on multiple burglary charges after a series of raids on the homes of the woman's parents and one of her neighbours.

Police found a man and women in a car, with apparently recently made methamphetamine later estimated to have a street value of $70,000.

A Hastings retiree illegally selling meat to cover the cost of his hunting trips has been netted by an undercover seafood operation.

A Hastings mum has spoken out about feeling like she was "kicked out" of hospital with her newborn son.

The Government's big-spend on "social investment" is being treated with scepticism by some of those battling issues such as housing and child poverty.