Whānau wait seven weeks for lockdown to end before burying father
Funeral home enacted Keep Safe strategy until loved ones could gather for tangi.
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M9 highlights the best of wahine toa throughout Aotearoa
Singer songwriter Ria Hall is a busy mama of three but still finds time for challenges.
Kharl WiRepa's designs to grace runways in Paris and London
Kharl WiRepa will be showcasing 20 looks on the catwalk in Paris and London.
Samoan friendship agreement celebrated with siva and pese
Hastings Council celebrated NZ Samoan Language week with the district's Samoan community.
Meet Scooter, the sausage dog on a roll
Sausage dog Scooter has become a neighbourhood curiosity
Tainui Reserve peace walk plaque goes walkabout
HDC says the removal of the plaque dedicated to world peace is 'very disappointing'.
Pollution incident at Ruahapia Stream under investigation
Councils are investigating after more than 100 eels were found dead in a Hastings stream.
Turfed out? Top trainer has to vacate stables
The 64-year-old trainer says he has tried to initiate mediation himself, but to no avail.
Flaxmere has its own slice of Tahiti
Tahitian dance class is something different for all ages, shapes and sizes to give a go.
Hastings mum gets new home after three years of emergency housing
Mum Nora Kataina and her two young children are thrilled to have a place to call home.
Clive River? No thanks: we call it Ngaruroro Moko-tū-ā-raro-ki-Rangatira
Plenty of support as local marae petitions for river's original name to be restored.
Rāhui placed as birds and fish die on lake
Some of the birds were barely alive when they found them and dying in front of them.
Flaxmere woman completes the world's largest puzzle in three years
Donna Geertson placed 40,320 pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
Kaimoana food cart making waves
Visitors from as far away as Gisborne and Pōrangahau stopping in for a bite
Flood-struck bikers say they will never forget rescuers
It was serendipitous that their rescuers were true motorbike enthusiasts.
Melbourne Cup magic for Levin horseman
The 76-year-old could lay claim to being the oldest person to ride a Melbourne Cup winner