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Community stalwart can't retire completely after 35 years of volunteer service
Dot McCulloch continues her work with Makaraka Cemetery Trust.
Changing lives: Autistic families finding friendship and acceptance together
Jill Fallowfield's children were often being left out in social situations. Not here.
Napier’s Ocean Spa to re-open in less than a month
New and improved public pools set to open in May.
New barbecue area at Whanganui park
“We’re all working together and doing what we need to do."
'My calling': Full-time volunteer reflects on nearly four-year stint helping homeless
Laura Wood has been leading the charitable trust since October 2019.
New Year Honours: Doctor, ‘saint’, and now Sir Ashley Bloomfield
“I look back at that with a sense of pride, in what we achieved as a country.”
‘This honour represents all those trailblazers’: Athletes, academics and advocates named in Honours list
Six new knights and dames have been appointed.
Meet our new knights and dames: The full New Year Honours list
Kiwis who have distinguished themselves serving the community have been recognised.
Listen to the best Te Ao Māori wahine creatives and thought leaders korero
It's a star-studded lineup of wahine Māori Toa taking to the stage.
Māori hearings: 'I was a child at the mercy of a monster'
Abuse in care: Māori hearings began on Monday with the experiences of two young men.
The war on waste: Food Not Bombs steps up to plate in Auckland
The group gives away free meals made from food that businesses might otherwise throw out.
Local Focus: Bubble Kōrero a success
Conversations aplenty at lockdown exhibition. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Community work for isolation booze run
Queenstown man sentenced to 40 hours' community service, must pay $1000 for TV damage.
'$5 too much to be affordable': Calls for removal of prescription 'tax'
Prescription fee's are not bettering health outcomes, professionals believe.
Local Focus: Lockdown giving homeless chance to change
Charities work around the clock to cater for the homeless. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Sir Robert Martin will provide inspiration at new Whanganui programme
Lifestyle management course offers tips and support for wellbeing.
Tauranga Community Foodbank sees more demand from singles
Tauranga Community Foodbank manager Nicki Goodwin talks about the growing trend of single people needing help from the foodbank.
Tool Time: Community library loans out everything from leaf blowers to jigsaws
"Just like a library book I renewed my rental and kept it for a few more days."
Local Focus: Marton Harvest Festival a weekend to celebrate
Scary scarecrows, harvest brides and winning brews. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'They are targeting me': Killer driver Rouxle Le Roux's charge dismissed
Rouxle Le Roux had twice failed to answer the door when Probation officers checked on her.
From Harlem to Awapuni, basketball rejuvenates tired suburb
New park attracts international basketball superstars. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The church serving up meals for all
Always a meal on a Monday eve for those in need. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Students become servants for a day to give back to community
The event was created by Lindisfarne College a decade ago and provides benefits all round.
GPs fear extra pressure with cheap visits
Responses to: funding to fix building issues, cheaper doctor visits and midwives pay boost
GPs fear extra pressure from cheap visits
Strain on doctors expected to climb with 600,000 people gaining cheaper access to GPs.
Budget a good start but more needed to fix twin plagues, say Sallies and Union
Funding for housing and addressing child poverty a good start some say, but more is needed
'Sir Beegee' knighted for services to rugby
Beegee to his friends, Dad and Granddad to his family, now he can be called Sir.