Local Focus: Getting to know Gary Caffell, new Mayor of Masterton
Improving the transparency of council work is one of Caffell's aims.
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Local Focus: Getting to know Gary Caffell, new Mayor of Masterton
"I've got my own Masterton Matters Facebook page. And I'm going to continue with that under the mayoral banner."
Local Focus: Frocks on Friday getting people talking
Gisborne wahine dress up to bring awareness to mental health.
Local Focus: Frocks on Friday getting people talking
Gisborne wāhine dress up to bring awareness to mental health.
Local Focus: Migrants prepare for multicultural pōwhiri
Ngāi Te Rangi to welcome new migrants to the Bay Of Plenty with special pōwhiri.
Local Focus: Migrants prepare for multicultural pōwhiri
Ngāi Te Rangi to welcome new migrants to the Bay Of Plenty with special pōwhiri.
Local Focus: QE Health's last hurrah for a new beginning
Rotorua's QE Health celebrates 80 years of wrap-around health services- and prepares for the next 80.
Local Focus: QE Health gears up for a new beginning
Rotorua's QE Health celebrates 80 years of service, and prepares for the next 80.
Local Focus: Green givers are chuffed
After 20 years in tourism, James Fitzgerald’s business was hit hard by Covid, now he's shifting the cultural landscape of gift giving.
'Compliments to the chef': Four Hells Angels on trial for role in alleged meth ring
Operation Buckle continues to squeeze the Hells Angels.
Local Focus: Chuffed! Online voucher system gains momentum
James Fitzgerald was hit hard by Covid, now he's shifting the landscape of gift giving.
Local Focus: Gisborne, Wairoa and Ōpōtiki women get first dibs at Muster
Early bird tickets to the Shepherdess Muster available Thursday for locals
Local Focus: Latin American Film Festival comes to Tauranga
Nine films from nine countries - each with a distinct Latin American theme.
Local Focus: Latin American Film Festival comes to Tauranga
Nine films from nine countries - each with a distinct Latin American theme.
Local Focus: Gisborne, Wairoa and Ōpōtiki women get first dibs at Muster
Gisborne, Wairoa, and Ōpōtiki locals will be first to buy Shepherdess Muster tickets.
Forced-out icecream shop's goldfish to get their own wetland
Rush Munro's goldfish have been a centrepiece of the shop's garden - but they can't stay.
Local Focus: Farewell to the 90-year-old iconic ice cream garden site
After ninety years and five generations of scooping, October 30 was the last day for Hastings' iconic ice cream shop at Heretaunga Street West.
Local Focus: Fabulous Flaxmere Night Market is back with spot prizes
Great kai, pleasant karaoke, friendly vibe and exciting prizes - in Flaxmere.
Local Focus: Fabulous Flaxmere Night Market is back with spot prizes
Great kai, pleasant karaoke, friendly vibe, and exciting prizes - in Flaxmere.
Local Focus: Masterton gets a fresh lick of paint
Murals are popping up around Masterton, bringing colour to the CBD.
Local Focus: Masterton gets a fresh lick of paint
Murals are popping up around Masterton and bringing colour to the CBD.
Local Focus: Walter's World of Wonder
Rotorua Museum's single biggest art collection is works by a little known Dutch painter with connections to some of the world's most important artists.
Local Focus: Walter Bakkenes' World of Wonder
Rotorua Museum's single biggest art collection - works by a little-known Dutch painter.
Local Focus: Not all restaurants struggling to find staff
But a staffing shortage is forcing many restaurants to reduce their hours.
Local Focus: Hawke's Bay eateries still struggling to find staff
But not all bars and restaurants are struggling to find staff.
Local Focus: Empowering young people with peer support
Piki peer supports mental health by not offering solutions, just listening.
Local Focus: Empowering young people with peer support
Piki peer supports mental health by not offering solutions - just listening.
Local Focus: Getting to know new regional councillor Ron Scott
Who is first-term Bay of Plenty regional councillor Ron Scott?
Local Focus: Getting to know new Regional Councillor, Kat Macmillan
Who is first-term Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor Kat Macmillan?
Local Focus: Getting to know new Regional Councillor, Ron Scott
Who is first-term Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor Ron Scott?
Local Focus: Getting to know Kat Macmillan
Who is first-term Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor Kat Macmillan?
Local Focus: En-garde! Fencers fight in Hawke’s Bay!
Hawke's Bay played host to 40 fencers for a four-day Fencing Central Open & Training Camp last week.
Local Focus: En-garde! Fencers fight in Hawke's Bay!
"We've got fencers from as far down as Dunedin and Far North," Baz Clark said.
Local Focus: Crossroads for Rotorua Motors
Vintage car lover David Tomlinson wonders what the future may bring for old cars.