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![Shark attack: Dad heard girl's screams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shark attack: Dad heard girl's screams
Teen daughter dragged underwater in fatal attack, before father carried her body ashore.
!['It's like she grew up overnight'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It's like she grew up overnight'
Daughter and younger sister of fallen NZ soldier Luke Tamatea get boost from Camp Legacy.
![Teen girl dies after shark attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen girl dies after shark attack
The 17-year-old was surfing with her dad in West Australia when she was bitten.
![Camp helps Kiwi kids of fallen soldiers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Camp helps Kiwi kids of fallen soldiers
Outdoor activity camps help kids cope with loss after their parents are killed in action.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Mini convoy makes money for charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Mini convoy makes money for charity
63 minis have hit the road to raise money for charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Mini convoy hits the road to raise money for charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Mini convoy hits the road to raise money for charity
63 classic mini's are traveling the length of the country to raise money for KidsCan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Book sale bonanza in BOP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Book sale bonanza in BOP
A popular local book sale opened this Easter weekend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![NZH Local Focus: Book sale bonanza in the Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZH Local Focus: Book sale bonanza in the Bay
A popular local book sale opened this Easter weekend, with crowds jostling for collector's items. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Wicked 'c-word' complaint upheld](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wicked 'c-word' complaint upheld
The offensive slogan was one of many to spark a complaint against the company.
![Airbnb offering free rooms for Cyclone Cook evacuees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Airbnb offering free rooms for Cyclone Cook evacuees
Free rooms are being listed and service fees waived for those affected by the cyclone
![Cyclone warning: 'Get home, get safe'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclone warning: 'Get home, get safe'
Officials are keen to avoid road deaths as Cyclone Cook bears down.
!['Silent rage' of baseball bat attacker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Silent rage' of baseball bat attacker
Ashburton farmer who bashed heavily-pregnant ex-partner jailed for eight years.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Wall breach: Woman warned authorities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Wall breach: Woman warned authorities
She says she rang to say the bank wasn't going to hold (made with funding from NZ On Air).
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Edgecumbe woman warned authorities before wall breach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Edgecumbe woman warned authorities before wall breach
She says she called multiple times to tell them the flood wall woudn't hold up - Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Edgecumbe business owner yet to get financial relief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Edgecumbe business owner yet to get financial relief
An Edgecumbe business owner is concerned about finances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Edgecumbe business owners yet to get financial relief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Edgecumbe business owners yet to get financial relief
An Edgecumbe business owner is worried he won't cope financially after a flood ravaged the town, evacuating all its residents. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Trial date set for Naufahu sex charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trial date set for Naufahu sex charges
Actor Rene Naufahu will go on trial in September to defend sex charges.
![Teen arrested for Gisborne dairy robbery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen arrested for Gisborne dairy robbery
The teenager threatened a dairy worker with a "long sharp weapon" and stole some items
!['He's come home, but he never even left'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'He's come home, but he never even left'
After 7 years, answers finally in case of missing Nelson teen Leo Lipp-Neighbours.
![First Tasman rower's 50% chance of death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First Tasman rower's 50% chance of death
First Tasman rower had no two-way radio communication once out of sight of land.
![Breakthrough study gives prem babies hope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Breakthrough study gives prem babies hope
NZ scientists find giving pregnant mums repeat doses of steroids helps prem babies health.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Kawerau marae provides a safe haven for flood victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Kawerau marae provides a safe haven for flood victims
A Kawerau marae is supporting Edgecumbe flood victims. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Kawerau marae provides a safe haven for flood victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Kawerau marae provides a safe haven for flood victims
Local Focus traveled to Rautahi Marae in Kawerau, where locals are banding together to support the victims of the Edgecumbe flood disaster. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Hidden Pacific campaign hits over target](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hidden Pacific campaign hits over target
A joint effort by Herald and World Vision fundraising campaign sees them make $200,000.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Papamoa farmers blame bad road design for flooded fields](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Papamoa farmers blame bad road design for flooded fields
They say a culvert can't handle storm water. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Papamoa farmers blame bad road design for flooded fields](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Papamoa farmers blame bad road design for flooded fields
They say a culvert can't handle storm water. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Which is the biggest airline of them all?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Which is the biggest airline of them all?
Figures from aviation consultants OAG reveal where the biggest airlines are concentrated.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Art collection draws big spenders to Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Art collection draws big spenders to Tauranga
The Koula collection sold for prices as high as $16,000. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Art collection draws big spenders to Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Art collection draws big spenders to Tauranga
Art enthusiasts attended an art auction in Tauranga, where the collection of Koula and Theo Vellinga was sold for prices as high as $16,000. Made with funding from NZ On Air.