![Block party to bring 'joy to our community'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Block party to bring 'joy to our community'
The new park on Guyton St will be used as a dance floor for the day.
![End of an era as Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club custodian departs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
End of an era as Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club custodian departs
Leo Barber has loved his time at the spiritual home of golf.
![Pickleball takes off in Horowhenua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pickleball takes off in Horowhenua
Horowhenua's first major tournament will be called Pickle in the Nua.
![The Country: Feds president on the ongoing dry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The Country: Feds president on the ongoing dry
Wayne Langford, Dave Martin, Chris Brandolino, Gill Naylor, Stu Duncan, Barry Soper.
![Can you handle the heat? Chilli eating comp comes to Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Can you handle the heat? Chilli eating comp comes to Tauranga
Nearly 200 people have signed up for the competition.
![Watch: A tour through Kāinga Ora's newest city apartments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watch: A tour through Kāinga Ora's newest city apartments
Take a peek inside one of the new Kāinga Ora Lake Rd apartments.
![Ponsonby shooting: Police 'well advanced' on planning, monitoring for gunman's funeral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ponsonby shooting: Police 'well advanced' on planning, monitoring for gunman's funeral
Hone Kay-Selwyn's funeral is coming up and will likely be attended by gang members.
![No relatives at William Colenso’s graveside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
No relatives at William Colenso’s graveside
Colenso was ordained as deacon in September 1844 at Waimate, Bay of Islands
![Raglan surfer selected for Paris Olympics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Raglan surfer selected for Paris Olympics
Billy Stairmand is an eight-time national surf champion.
![Gang member who fatally shot man deemed ‘low-risk’ by Corrections](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Gang member who fatally shot man deemed ‘low-risk’ by Corrections
Hone Kay-Selwyn shot a man but had been assessed as a low risk of reoffending.
![Minister to decide on village name change proposal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Minister to decide on village name change proposal
Te Korowai o Wainuiārua wants National Park Village to be named Waimarino.
![Thames pool proposal attracts nearly 1500 submissions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Thames pool proposal attracts nearly 1500 submissions
The proposal for a new pool in Thames has struck a nerve with ratepayers.
!['Positive conversations': Negotiations needed to allow kilometres of Matariki beach fires to return](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Positive conversations': Negotiations needed to allow kilometres of Matariki beach fires to return
60km of cyclone driftwood fires lit up the coast. Will it be a one-off or a tradition?
!['We need help': Waiho Flat landowners' angst over flood strategy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'We need help': Waiho Flat landowners' angst over flood strategy
'We’re watching our money going down the river every time it floods.'
!['Overwhelmed': Mum and sick child raise $2500, given new laptop after home burgled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Overwhelmed': Mum and sick child raise $2500, given new laptop after home burgled
'The kindness has pretty much dulled the ugly.'
![New swimming lessons will meet deaf community need, instructor says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New swimming lessons will meet deaf community need, instructor says
The move is in a bid to increase diversity and offer more options to the community.
![BoP residents wake to icy temps, Minister praises restraint amid grid crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
BoP residents wake to icy temps, Minister praises restraint amid grid crisis
The country’s grid operator Transpower issued a warning notice.
![Catch and Release puts Hawke’s Bay owner back in winning groove](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Catch and Release puts Hawke’s Bay owner back in winning groove
A round-up of the week's racing.
!['Third-world stuff': Energy minister praises chilly Kiwis' restraint amid grid crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Third-world stuff': Energy minister praises chilly Kiwis' restraint amid grid crisis
The country’s grid operator issued a warning notice in advance.
![Award for man making the Bay accessible for all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Award for man making the Bay accessible for all
The Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport was held last month.
![Ram raiders filmed as they drove car into storefront 20 times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ram raiders filmed as they drove car into storefront 20 times
'Finally the rest of the world’s chaos has caught up with us.'
![Surf lifesavers get set to take on the world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Surf lifesavers get set to take on the world
Two Whangamatā lifesavers to join the national team at the world championships in Aussie.
![Govt must smooth EVs and data centres’ demand on power grids - Vector](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Govt must smooth EVs and data centres’ demand on power grids - Vector
Chief executive Simon Mackenzie warned it was way past time to get moving.
![Hawke’s Bay news in brief: The rock stars of highway repair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: The rock stars of highway repair
Three weeks of new disruptions are scheduled on State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa.
![There isn’t a market like it: Owners of popular Kerikeri market hope new buyers keep it going](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
There isn’t a market like it: Owners of popular Kerikeri market hope new buyers keep it going
The Old Packhouse Market in Kerikeri is on the market.
![Auckland police monitor Killer Beez gang convoy for Ponsonby gunman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland police monitor Killer Beez gang convoy for Ponsonby gunman
Killer Beez gang members travelled in convoy with the body of Hone Kay-Selwyn.
!['I’m just happy to focus on tā moko, mahi toi, and pursuing things that fill my wairua cup'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'I’m just happy to focus on tā moko, mahi toi, and pursuing things that fill my wairua cup'
From kura kaupapa to university graduate - Hikawai Te Nahu.
![Overcoming obstacles takes on a whole new meaning in this sport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Overcoming obstacles takes on a whole new meaning in this sport
Three Taupō athletes will face obstacles at the world championships in Costa Rica.