School resorts to locking gates to keep out 'drunk' homeless
One school is locking its gates at night to stop homeless people from sleeping there.
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Local Focus Feature: Edgecumbe residents hit out at council
Edgecumbe locals are taking aim at the Regional Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Security guards to patrol 'aggressive, intimidating' beggars
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Edgecumbe: 'They said it wouldn't happen again'
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Flood pushes house off foundations: 'It broke my heart'
Disasters affect everyone in unexpected ways. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: College Road stories of floods and whānau in Edgecumbe
Disasters affect everyone in unexpected ways. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mob threats: James Rolleston given apology
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Katikati grandfather shot in Kaimai bush
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Local Focus Feature: Businesses finding their feet in Edgecumbe
Edgecumbe still waiting for a supermarket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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For Edgecumbe farmers, financial troubles are not over. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Financial fallout continues for flooded Edgecumbe farmers
For Edgecumbe farmers, financial troubles are not over. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Missing Paengaroa man Bob Roberts likely to be dead: Coroner
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Local Focus Feature: Edgecumbe remembers the day the river breached
Edgecumbe remembers the day the river breached. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: Edgecumbe remembers the day the river breached
"It was chaotic... like a war zone". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Drunk driver meets husband of woman he killed
A drunk driver meets the man whose wife he killed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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