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'If I can't have her no one will' - killer's words days earlier
Flint Wallace told friends before the shooting that if he couldn't have her, no one would.
Otorohanga man pleads guilty to shooting ex-partner
Flint Wallace asked his partner to attend counselling with him, hours later he killed her
Sh*t Towns of New Zealand: NZ's Worst 'Big Things'
Anonymous authors' scatalogical slagging of pretty much the whole country is now a book.
Otorohanga shooting: Police appeal for sightings of a black and white ute
Police appeal for sightings of ute as they piece together how Leigh Wallace was shot dead.
'She'd go to the moon for her grandkids': Slain grandma 'just loved life'
Leigh Wallace's son has reflected her life after she died today near Ōtorohanga.
Local Focus: Gun threats in Taharoa
Surfies running the gauntlet. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Biodegradable fashion label launched in Otorohanga
Natural fibres could prevent fashion wastage. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Call for rāhui to boost fish, shellfish numbers
Geese could be eating all the flounder. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Call for rāhui on west coast from Raglan to northern Taranaki
Geese could be eating all the flounder. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Farmer hopes to breed rare dabchicks
Dabchicks, grebes or weweia - only 2000 remain. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Otorohanga farmer hopes to breed dabchicks
Only 2,000 Dabchicks or Weweia left. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Benneydale tamariki visit farm
Benneydale kids learn about animal genetics on the farm. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mangakino fatal crash victim named
Chloe Orme, 28, died in a single-vehicle crash in Mangakino yesterday afternoon.
Woman dies after car crashes into creek
Crash into stream kills woman driver but her female passenger raises alarm.
Two dead in three-car crash
In total, six people have been killed on NZ roads in the last 24 hours.
Pair seriously hurt after car crashes down bank
Two people, aged 19 and 21, were airlifted to hospital after the 11am crash.
Sticky situation on rural Waikato road
Firefighters are mopping up molasses pouring over a road.
Person trapped after car rolls near Otorohanga
A car rolled multiple times after crashing through a paddock beside State Highway 39.
Local Focus: Te Tai Hauāuru candidates general knowledge quiz
Te Tai Hauāuru candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Oto the stolen Lion spotted in Thames
Otorohanga's Lions tour mascot Oto the Lion only lasted a few hours before being nicked.
Jail for fatal hit-and-run driver
Broc Kawhena jailed for four years over the death of 17-year-old Ocean Heke.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Heroes of Tangiwai remembered
A moving ceremony was attended by family members
“People power prevails” - KCEPT shareholders relieved after company ownership reviewed
KCEPT shareholders are to keep their shares in King Country Energy - Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Kawhia Beach cleaners get new trailer from power trust
A grant from the Heartland Fund has helped the latest Kawhia beach cleanup. But, an ownership review of King Country Energy could mean the future of the community fund is at risk. Made with Funding from NZ On Air
Watch NZH Local Focus: Kawhia Beach cleaners get new trailer from power trust
A grant from the Heartland Fund has helped the latest Kawhia beach cleanup. But, an ownership review of King Country Energy could mean the future of the community fund is at risk. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Man admits killing Ocean Heke, 17
Te Kuiti man Broc Kawhena has admitted driving drunk and causing the death of 17-year-old Ocean Heke. It's nearly a year since the
Watch NZ Herald Local Focus: Foraging for food in Otorohanga’s ‘boulevard of dreams’.
Otorohanga residents come together to get through the tough economic times. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Otorohanga residents not impressed by dog control proposals
Changes in the way dog control services is funded splits opinion in Otorohanga. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'People don't just vanish'
They gathered at remote town hall to watch the Chiefs' semifinal hopes being dashed. Hours later, mother-of-three Kim Richmond was gone.
NZ glowworms' secret fishing trick: Pee
An international team of scientists have found an odd and slightly gross explanation for sticky, glowworm-made "fishing lines" that hang in the famous Waitomo Caves - urine.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Lead is the sweet treat that kills native birds
Kākā numbers are on the rise, looking for food around houses and farms. But these curious birds will eat anything, including lead which makes a sweet change from totara berries. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Lead is the sweet treat that kills native birds
Kākā numbers are on the rise, looking for food around houses and farms. But these curious birds will eat anything, including lead which makes a sweet change from totara berries. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Concerns for missing Otorohanga teen
Police are concerned for the wellbeing of a 14-year-old girl missing from Otorohanga since last Thursday.