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Severe weather warnings: Roof blown off house
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for the east coast of the Bay of Plenty
Local Focus: Community grant supporting arts in Opotiki
Teaching art in low-decile schools gets results. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Community grant supporting arts in Opotiki
Teaching art in low-decile schools gets results. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Get up or I'll kill you': Man on bail beat partner to death
A man who beat his partner to death in a jealous rage was on bail for a previous assault.
Injured woman airlifted out of bush east of Rotorua
A 35-year-old woman was airlifted out of bush near Opotiki following a serious fall.
Details of Boy star's restorative justice meeting revealed
Emotive report touches on James Rolleston's life since 'Boy'.
3yo stable after burns incident
A 3-year-old boy is stable in hospital after being burned by boiling hot water.
First kids breath-tested in obesity study
An obesity study that will breath-test thousands of Kiwi kids is off to a promising start.
Anniversary of soldiers invading Waikato
New Zealand's 19th-century wars will receive greater recognition with a new national day
Massive slip blocks SH2 in Waioeka Gorge
A large slip has blocked SH2 in the Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne.
Boy star talks about his 'reckless' car crash
Boy actor talks at Kamo High about life-changing crash that left him in four-week coma.
Rolleston's girlfriend's revealing post
Ayeesha Taylor has opened up about the toll James Rolleston's injury took on her.
Man accused in motorcycle death in court
Whakatane man Don Turei jnr died last year in a suspected hit-and-run.
Fallen tree blocks SH35 near Opotiki
Police say motorists should avoid the area overnight.
Private schools lure high-paid principals
Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.
Family plea after suspected huffing death
Tiaan Herewini died from suspected huffing a day before his 14th birthday.
Passchendaele: NZ's darkest hour
100 years on, NZ's darkest hour at Passchendaele remembered with commemorative stamps
Watch NZH Local Focus: Mayor says Kawerau won't become a ghost town under his watch
Kawerau Mayor Malcolm Campbell discusses what the industrial service centre needs to do to ensure a prosperous future, after a Maxim Institute report forecast population decline in the area in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Miracle survivor Shelley Crooks back home
Shelley Crooks has returned home and taken her first steps on crutches, after her incredible survival after being lost in rugged West Coast bush for six weeks.
'I think people are looking for you'
An English visitor who found Shelley Crooks six weeks after she was reported missing describes the moment the pair met on a West Coast track.
Child badly hurt after police chase
Third police chase: A child is seriously hurt after a car fleeing police flipped in a drain in the Bay of Plenty this morning.
Goodbye Pork Pie, hello Maketu Pies
280117aw24bop.JPG HELLO PORK PIE: Ashleigh Cummings and James Rolleston, stars of the remake of Goodbye Pork Pie. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER.
Missing woman's Eftpos clue
Police have released more information about the movements of a woman who has been missing since December 22.
Police search Punakaiki for missing woman
Police were delivering flyers about missing woman Shelly Crooks today in Punakaiki and nearby Fox River.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Opotiki GP wins prestigious fellowship
An Opotiki doctor is traveling to America to research how technology is changing rural healthcare in New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Opotiki GP wins prestigious fellowship
An Opotiki doctor is heading to America to research how technology is changing rural healthcare. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Police searching for missing people
South Island police are concerned for the wellbeing of two missing people and ask anyone with information to contact them.
Woman found on beach identified
A member of the public discovered a woman's body on a Bay of Plenty beach last night.
Arrest after alleged East Cape stabbing
A man has been arrested after another man was allegedly stabbed in the remote East Cape.
Boy star: 'I struggle to brush my teeth'
Watch: Five months after a crash in which he and his best mate were seriously injured, James Rolleston still struggles to do simple things.
Boy hit by car in Opotiki while walking home from beach
An 8-year-old boy was struck by a car as he walked home from a Christmas Day swim.
Boy star out and about after horror crash
Actor James Rolleston presented an award at an event in Auckland last night, four months after the crash which almost claimed his life.
Man charged with Opotiki murder in court
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a pregnant Opotiki woman last night.