Kawerau: 'Unless you've lived here, you don't actually know'
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Mum tells of horrifying moment she found her baby dead
Lacey Te Whetu gave evidence at her mother's manslaughter trial.
Two people rammed by car in Kawerau
Video shows two people being rammed by a car, which then flees.
Local Focus: 'Unless you've lived here, you don't actually know'
Locals say Kawerau is not as bad as headlines suggest. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Child sex offender placed in shared family lodgings
'There are women and children there, I think it is ridiculous.'
Christchurch gunman allegedly fired at police 'confidently'
The incident is the second police shooting in less than a week.
Bank robbery shooting: Dead Mongrel Mob member on meth, fired at police
The man was shot by officers after reports of family harm incident, bank robbery.
Obscured sight line issue for truckie killed at rail crossing
Report into the death of Waste Management driver Wayne Faga released today.
Kawerau: Only 38 per cent at school regularly
Regular school attendance improves slightly, but still shows yawning decile gaps.
All-time temperature record broken in Wellington
The Wellington suburb of Kelburn reached 30.3C at around 4pm this afternoon.
Discolouration prompts water chlorination halt
There's been sporadic yellow to brown discolouration of the town's tap water.
Anti-P protesters march through Kawerau following Mongrel Mob raids
Dozens of people turned out to an anti-P march in an Eastern Bay town plagued by the drug.
Kawerau residents told discoloured water is 'safe to drink'
The mayor says the problems are due to chlorine, and they are 'not happy about it'.
Christmas Day celebrations turn to horror after house ransacked
Burglary breaks hearts of homeowners after house ransacked, sentimental items destroyed.
One arrested in Kawerau meth raid
Methamphetamine, utensils, equipment, a firearm and $4000 cash was recovered.
Former MP Tony Ryall: 'Why I left politics'
Former MP Tony Ryall has purposely kept a low profile since exiting politics in 2014.
Editorial: Mike King delivers message every student should hear
Former comic puts on another great show, this time talking to students about mental health
Travelling goat sparks police reminder
Safer communities together means every member of the community, Eastern BOP police show.
Family say timber yard death 'brought us together'
A woman who died at a Kawerau timber yard is remembered for her friends and huge smile.
Police name woman who died at Kawerau sawmill
The death had been referred to the Coroner and Worksafe would be investigating.
Kiwi killed in bus crash in Africa beloved school teacher
Joanne Joss, of Kawerau, is the Kiwi killed in a bus crash in Africa last week.
Kawerau retirement plan dashed after tenants trash home
She ended up being too scared to move in and bought a house in Invercargill instead.
Kawerau comes together to find lost child
Hundreds of people turned up to search for a young Kawerau girl on Wednesday night.
Missing Kawerau girl found
Girl followed a friend home and feigned leaving before hanging out in a bedroom.
Search on for 7-year-old Kawerau girl
The young girl was last seen walking home from her Kawerau school around 3pm today.
Mongrel Mob raids: Stolen cars, arrests and 26 firearms
Police target those alleged to have taken over the drug trade in town after major raids.
Mongrel Mob raids: More arrests in police crackdown
New raids as national organised crime detectives monitor new players in town's drug trade.
NZ's highest average rates - again
This district has topped the list since it began in 2014 and easily outstrips Auckland.
'Bear bait' - Kiwi kayaker paddles for life as grizzly gives chase
Jono Smith was almost bear bait after the Kiwi kayaker was chased down by a grizzly bear.
Kawerau siege: IPCA slams 'highly flawed' police tactics
AOS officers should never have gone into house which triggered 22-hour siege, says IPCA.
Flood watch as king tides meet big swells
Roads could be affected a low pressure system brings wind and rain to the North Island.