'It’s a good excuse to be social and listen to some music,' one local says.

Casey Brady, 32, was told she would never walk again after a motocross accident in 2017.

Lynda Hills struggled with her mental health throughout her youth.

'It’s nice to come home and bring this dinner which is really special to us.'

'I had a good feeling that it was going to get through and it did. So hard work paid off.'

In the past year, $70m worth of building consents have been issued for the development.

Fifty teams are driving their Minis down the country in the movie-inspired fundraiser.

Hills is giving a free talk on hope beyond suicide on April 4 in Pāpāmoa.

She is going on a book tour to celebrate the release of her third cookbook.

Concerns included the fast-tracking of the project and a 'perceived lack of consultation'.

About $12m to $15m has already been spent on investigative work.

'This will really help, especially young women who are learning to manage the disease.'

Four children were found 'running around on the road'; another was found near a highway.

Plus, how many overseas doctors are being considered for the positions.

Members didn't like striking 'but it's ... our only means to enact any sort of change'.

Construction will begin on the two-storey development at the end of 2025.

The Bay could be short of 180 primary school teachers in 2025, according to projections.

Seven week-strike planned after union says Oranga Tamariki offered members 0% pay rise.

Rhys Drayson passed his given life expectancy after taking the drugs in a clinical trial.

The damage has been so severe that the resident received a $28K insurance payout.

He was turned down, then offered $19,732, which he said was an 'insult'.

High school and tertiary students are being offered free tickets.

Public money would be spent on hospital admissions for people with 'nowhere else to go'.

'The earlier children receive Trikafta, the better their long-term health outcomes.'

Bay of Plenty iwi met with Health NZ to discuss 'urgent challenges' for Māori.

The incident sparked a risk assessment and supervision review.

'The ministry won’t give you more buildings if you have too many out-of-zone enrolments.'

'I would be asking a lot of questions ... cars don’t go slow around there.'

The 'shattered' bones in his leg were 'like Weet-Bix', he said.

'We do the same job as the Te Whatu Ora labs, but we’re paid significantly less.'

Higher-risk births were sent to a hospital more than an hour away after specialists quit.

They left through a gate that 'unexpectedly malfunctioned' and were quickly returned.

His first business was a surf school which he bought when he was still in high school.

He started again at the bottom, and is working his way up.

Jarrad Ormsby was last seen in Hamilton on December 19.

A support organisation says it's important to diagnose and treat ADHD 'before it spirals'.

'I never ever thought I would get anything like this before.'

'I would've thought the driver’s best option was to have braked.'

His sister said the last contact was Jarrad calling their father on December 18.

'Pretty bloody scary,' said one comment.

'We’ve lost people ... all vital to making sure a hospital functions accordingly.'

Fears survivors of abuse in faith-based institutions will be 'ghosted' in redress system.

'You don’t want to spend your summer holiday in A and E.'

Police were 'pleased' overall but not everyone in the city was on their best behaviour.

Plus - we ask why one city, unusually, has no honourees on this year's list.

'There’s a whole lot of people out there who you can help and talk to.'

'The contribution they’ve made to ballet in this country ... has been immense.'

He says there 'isn’t enough knowledge' about the disease. A surgeon hopes to change that.

'It was one of the hardest decisions we’ve ever had to do in our lives.'

'You just feel so wholeheartedly for these people that are going through this tragedy ...'

'The true meaning of Christmas has become more profound for us – cancer has changed us.'

Police are appealing for information - 'even the smallest detail could be crucial'.

The Waipā campus in Rotorua is 'the only facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere'.

'It used to be very much income-based ... that's changed.'

The couple spend five months a year in America running their business.

A patient is 'disgusted' National didn't fund 13 cancer drugs it promised.

Mum who rushed son to the clinic after he 'split his head open' shocked by closure.

It is a 'significant milestone' in Health NZ's commitment to improving children's health.

'It gets me out of the house, it gives me something to do all day ... '

"Before, you had no limitations ... and all of a sudden there’s a handbrake on."

'We all want to buy at an affordable price and to live in a suburb that’s on the rise.'

'There was a time when I didn’t think I’d see my kids become teenagers.'

'If it was financially viable, we would have it up and built by big corporates... '

'Once the sawdust gets in your veins, it stays in your veins,' the wood chopper said.

Plus, top things to do in the Bay this school holidays.

‘You didn’t fit into my plans’: Mum's reason for giving him up.

She wants to make it 'easier' for people living in rural communities to get healthcare.

'I just want to do everything I can to obviously prolong time and quality of life.'

The challenge is about raising awareness for mental health and removing the stigma.

'This service is truly one in a million ... I have never known or seen anything like it.'

'I just carried on as life was normal.'