Tararua news
Woodville cemetery tours planned
Check out some of the histories of Woodville's pioneers in its 150th year.
Santa Cruise kicks off Christmas in Tararua District
This year they decided to change the parade route in Eketāhuna.
Pahīatua Christmas parade draws crowd
Explore Christmas includes a parade and market day.
Merry Christmas Norsewood - you now have connectivity
After years of battling the issue of lack of connectivity, Tararua District is winning.
Pahīatua's Christmas Grotto giving back to the community
The grotto's only entry condition is a donation to the foodbank, if people can manage.
Premium
One Bay council pays over $20m a year in debt interest
Debt is climbing for all but one council in Hawke’s Bay. Here is how much each has.
Racing: Debut win for Hastings-trained Everending
Opinion: The 3-year-old showed a touch of class, coming from near last on the home turn.
'Nobody knows who we are': The dying profession that can earn roughly $45 an hour
'You get to be an extraordinary part of someone’s life, even though you never meet them.'
'I'm destroying the icon of the motorcar': Napier man's two decade quest to invent a better form of transport
A Napier man invents a 'Hydrocarbonanza', a bike-like vehicle aimed at replacing cars.
Cell towers in Hawke’s Bay need $20m upgrades to protect against natural disasters
A new cyclone study calls for an upgrade to cell towers. The industry isn't convinced.
Calls grow for popular bridge between Napier and Hastings to be rebuilt
Locals want more certainty about the swept-away bridge's future.
Rural News
How to make sweet chilli sauce - from your own chillies, no less
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Pine pollen discovery nothing to sneeze at
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
The Country: Winston Peters on raising Super age
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Pastures past: Where have all the lambs and wool gone?
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
The Country Fast Five: Meet Greg and Dansy Coppell
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Scraping by in the 1950s: We had no fridge but we ate like kings
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Lifestyle news
NZ's Best Beach 2025: Which beaches will take on the reigning champ?
The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - vote now!
Colossal new Kmart for Auckland: Biggest NZ store planned
Vast new discounter to be built on greenfields site opposite Westgate Lifestyle Centre.
JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth
Most older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.
Car news and advice
Best reviews of 2024: Toyota Prius Z PHEV Signature Class
The Prius has gone all desirable; now it’s back in NZ as a Signature Class used import.
Aston Martin Valkyrie breaks Silverstone lap record for street-legal cars
Valkyrie has set a blistering lap time of 1:56.42 around the hallowed F1 circuit.
BYD hits record 4.27m sales in 2024 as it chases Tesla
The record sales figure represents an impressive 41.3% increase from the previous year.
OneRoof property news
Singaporean family buys premium Auckland properties for over $11.5m
They have business ties to New Zealand.
'Elite property tinder' - the secret house sales in NZ's richest suburbs
These are the Kiwi homes only the very wealthy get to see.
Location Location Location star Jayne Kiely: I thought my TV career was over
"I’m nothing like Kirstie Allsopp. She’s quite posh, unlike me!"
More local news
Elske celebrates successful year with a Christmas Lunch
Elske Centre closed 18 months ago but the group managed to find a way to continue.
Woodville Lions President - Coast to Coast has to be experienced to be appreciated
The Coast to Coast ride for charity has been going since 1993.
Lions’ 2024 Coast to Coast ride tops 1,750,000km
The annual motorcycle ride for charity is on this weekend.
Junior cricketers aiming for great experience at Riverbend
The open tournament has been going since 1979.
Geological features in Tararua District eyed as potential heritage sites
Could Te Apiti become a world heritage site?
The innovative new game that uncovers hidden stories
Hayden Hape is excited by the innovative new game and what it could bring to the district.
Briefs: White Ribbon, toll submissions, Bush Telegraph closure
Brief news from around the district and the country.
Christchurch park's Polish connection to Pahīatua
Five surviving Polish children were able to attend the unveiling.
Help-n-Hand looking for community input as it reviews services
The service has been helping people in Pahīatua for a number of years.
Long-awaited ambulance station due to start construction in new year
The new Pahīatua station is part of St John's vision to expand ambulance services.
'Incredible': new Kāinga Ora homes praised
Dannevirke locals got an opportunity to see the newly built homes for themselves.
Hot windy weather in Hawke's Bay and Tararua brings threat of fire restrictions
Fire and Emergency New Zealand continually monitors all parts of the country.
Become a tour guide when you retire
Being a tour guide is a terrific outlet to interact with people.