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House fire reignites after being put out
Local community has rallied behind a family who lost their house in Waipawa on Sunday.
Flood watch as king tides meet big swells
Roads could be affected a low pressure system brings wind and rain to the North Island.
Social Development responds after pregnant woman's 'inhumane' treatment
'No-one should have to sleep in their car and no one should go unsupported this winter.'
Winz slammed for treatment of pregnant woman living in car
She's homeless and 30-weeks pregnant but Winz turned her away, community worker claims.
Local Focus: East Coast seeking solutions to slash floods a month after massive deluge
Native trees the answer for East Coast forestry. Made with fuding from NZ On Air.
Home swimming pool drownings on rise
Drowning rate among under-fives a "genuine and serious concern", Water Safety NZ says.
Waioeka Gorge stays shut for days
Crews working hard to re-open road but firms call for more permanent solution.
Watch: Farmer strips off to save cows in flooded river
Gordon McPhail stripped down to his underwear to help rescue the cows in distress.
Local Focus: Cyclone of slash angers locals
Tolaga Bay people have had enough of slash. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'It's traumatising people': Tsunami of logging slash angers farmers
Tolaga Bay people have had enough of slash. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch: Jetties at risk as swollen Gisborne river carries debris
Gisborne resident says farming community is banding together as more rain wreaks havoc.
Clarke Gayford speaks about 'smear campaign'
PM's partner spoke about innuendo that left him feeling "completely cynical".
Two families homeless, others isolated as logs hit East Coast bridges
Environmentalists demand end to clearfelling after logs exacerbate Tolaga Bay flooding.
Dramatic images: Family's early-morning flood rescue
As water crashed through their Tolaga Bay home a family climbed to safety on their roof.
Tolaga Bay family rescued off roof after house flooded
Two adults and their grandchild were forced up on to the roof at 4am.
Rhythm & Vines boosts Gisborne's economy by millions
The annual New Year festival injects millions into Gisborne's economy
Scientists seeking lost quake devices loaned from Japan
Scientists are appealing to the public to find three sea seismometers lost near Gisborne.
Keep a brolly handy: Rain forecast for most of the weekend
It's wet and a bit chilly, so rug up and remember to pack a brolly this weekend
Battle of Crete: The last Kiwis standing
The Herald on Sunday talks to NZ's last known survivors of WWII's brutal Battle of Crete.
Weather warning: 'Severe' storms on the way for North Island
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are set to batter much of the central and upper North Island.
What to expect this weekend: Heavy rain on its way
We'll be spared worst of the extreme winds causing havoc in Australia, but it'll be wet.
Minister announces end of charter schools
Opposition attacks ruling, saying applications the only lifeline for charter schools.
Auckland house listings, prices fall
'Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the country also suffers'.
Doctor forges colleagues signature on prescriptions
Stephen Augustine was working as a surgeon when he committed the forgery.
Industry asks for foreign help on billion-trees goal
Forestry companies want foreign help to reach the Govt's 1 billion trees target.
Silver lining to sawmill job losses
Gisborne redundancies good for some in strong market. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Job losses not all bad
Gisborne redundancies good for some in a strong market. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ten of the worst storms to hit New Zealand
Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow
Charter schools that may never open were paid $3.4m
Two charter schools were paid $1.5m between them on the day Jacinda Ardern was sworn in.
Landslide and lake may become permanent
A landslide between Wairoa and Gisborne created a lake which is rising at 60cm a day.