Jury hears from expert witness in Max Beckham trial for alleged historic child sex offending
The Northland man is facing trial by jury after denying he indecently assaulted two girls.
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Local Focus: The good people that run Gisborne's school holiday fun
Gisborne's holiday programmes: Tōnui Collab, YMCA, Central Football and gymnastics club.
Local Focus: Stumping up for Anzacs
A landmark tree is becoming an Anzac memorial in Hasting's Rissington.
Local Focus: Rissington stumps up for Anzacs
A landmark Hastings tree becomes a striking Anzac sculpture of two back-to-back soldiers.
Local Focus: WWII veteran says history will always repeat itself
Greytown's 100-year-old Royal NZ Navy Commander, Richard Harding on his experience of wartime.
In war, history always repeats
Greytown's 100-year-old Royal NZ Navy Commander Richard Harding on his wartime experience.
Local Focus: The brighter side of life can be messy
Ancient Indian festival celebrates its sixth year in Tauranga.
Local Focus: Holi Festival celebrates the brighter side of life
Tauranga has had its sixth Holi Festival.
Youth discount slashed due to man's refusal to own offending
Man jailed for five years for rape and indecent assaults continues to deny the offending.
Local Focus: Women's football on the rise
Pāpāmoa FC's female contingent is growing but a lack of facilities stymieing the sport.
Local Focus: Women’s football on the rise
Pāpāmoa FC calls for better facilities to help grow football in the Bay of Plenty.
Five Rotorua students head to US for Aquabots World Championship
Five Rotorua Primary School students head to the Aquabots World Championships in the USA.
Local Focus: Rotorua Primary kids aiming for the Aquabot World Champs
Laven Middlemiss is one of five Rotorua Primary School students heading to the United States for the Aquabots World Chamionships.
Man says he is unjustly in custody and is not who the State claims
Northland man Jay Maui Wallace says he is not answerable to the State or its courts.
Feed the need for tweed
Blackwell & Sons' National Tweed Ride is in Greytown on Easter Saturday.
Local Focus: Feed the need for tweed
Blackwell & Sons' National Tweed Ride is in Greytown on Easter Saturday.
Local Focus: Hastings' purple patch
Hastings' City Assist has been credited with lifting CBD ambience.
City Assist helping keep Hastings CBD a better place for all
Hastings' City Assist transforms CBD; mayor gives intruder into video filming telling-off.
Local Focus: The Mauao Ranger: The man with the 'coolest job'
From managing Mauao's walking tracks to its ecology, meet the man with 'the coolest job'.
Local Focus: Meet the Mauao Ranger
From managing Mauao’s walking tracks to its ecology, meet the man with “the coolest job”.
Local Focus: Goudies Road fate is sealed
Landspeed New Zealand wants to stop the reseal of Goudies Road in Reporoa - but why?
'They're going to destroy it': New Zealand's fastest road in jeopardy
Landspeed New Zealand wants to protect a record-setting public-road surface in Reporoa.
Local Focus: Masterton protests civic centre plans
Over a thousand residents gathered to protest Masterton District Council's plans to build a civic centre in the recreational space
Local Focus: Masterton protests against civic centre plans
Over a thousand gather to protest against plans for a civic centre in recreational space.
Whakaari survivors have say on future of $40k donated to burn units
It was raised in the annual Whakaari Hayden Marshall-Inman Memorial Golf Tournament.
Local Focus: Whakaari golf tournament raises $40,000
The brother of Whakaari tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman raises funds for burns units.
Mum tells court of day a dangerous driver ploughed into her car with her 4yo still inside
Selfish driver fails to check victims of collisions caused by his dangerous antics
Police say incident played out like Keystone Cops comedy episode
Whangārei man on bail taunts cops into an early morning car chase.
Local Focus: Responding to period product pollution
DIY sanitary pads from recycled towels gets people talking and helps lift period stigma.
Local Focus: Divine River responds to period product pollution
DIY sanitary pads from recycled towels gets people talking about periods and lifts the stigma of menstruation.
Local Focus: Fifties Forward to celebrate 30th anniversary
Gisborne's Fifties Forward fitness class soon to celebrate 30th anniversary
Local Focus: Fit and fun for 50 plus
Fifties Forward fitness class soon to celebrate 30th anniversary
Offending too serious for lesser order sentence, says judge
Former Northland prison officer sentenced on firearm and threat charges.