Local Focus: Isolated and alone while losing his legs
Gisborne resident Josh Grant talks about his lonely brush with death.
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Local Focus: Isolated and alone while he lost his legs
Gisborne resident Josh Grant talks about his lonely brush with death.
Local Focus: Lifesaving lessons for Eskdale School
Students from Eskdale School enjoy free water safety lessons outside the classroom.
Local Focus: Lifesaving lessons for Eskdale School children
Students from Eskdale School enjoy free water safety lessons outside the classroom.
Local Focus: Lack of lifejackets causing problems for harbourmaster
Lack of lifejackets and moored boats causing headaches for the harbourmaster.
Local Focus: On patrol with the harbourmaster
Lack of lifejackets and moored boats causing headaches for the harbourmaster.
Local Focus: Getting a greater yield from your garden
The Rotorua Seed Library and Kai Rotorua are helping residents become self-sustainable.
Hair, makeup and rongoā Māori medicine
The healing journey of former Māori Television head of hair and makeup, Bianca Fallon.
Local Focus: How hair and make up fashioned a journey to healing
Bianca Fallon's time at Māori Television 20 years ago ignited her journey to rongoā.
Local Focus: Getting a greater yield from your garden
The Rotorua Seed Library and Kai Rotorua are helping residents become self-sustainable.
Local Focus: Feeding the hungry from South Wairarapa to the Tararua District
Community kitchen volunteers master the art of scraping together whatever.
Local Focus: Feeding the hungry from South Wairarapa through to the Tararua District
Wairarapa Community Kitchen volunteers have mastered the art of scraping together whatever is left over in cupboards to make meals
Local Focus: Hawke’s Bay Toy Drive races into action
Community effort goes flat out to put smiles on children’s faces.
Local Focus: Hawke’s Bay Toy Drive races into action
A new charity organisation goes flat out to put smiles on children’s faces.
Local Focus: Black Label BBQ sizzles with skills
Shaun and Alia Branson have taken their passion for BBQ to a higher level.
Local Focus: Inside Tauranga’s new water treatment plant
See the membranes that stand between you and nasty bugs in your drinking water.
Local Focus: Inside Tauranga’s new water treatment plant
See the membranes that stand between you and the bugs in your drinking water. Video / Gavin Ogden
Local Focus: Black Label BBQ turns up the heat
Rotorua's Shaun and Alia Branson have turned their passion for BBQ into careers. Video / Mead Norton
Hawke's Bay 'hero': Neela dishes up thousands of free meals
Up to a thousand free meals a day come from Neela's makeshift kitchen in Napier.
Local Focus: ‘Hero’ Neela dishes up thousands of free meals
Up to a thousand free meals a day come from Neela's makeshift kitchen in Napier.
Local Focus: Miss NZ finalist goes from gumboots to high heels
Tolaga Bay local has had quite a journey to the Miss New Zealand pageant.
Local Focus: Miss New Zealand finalist goes from gumboots to high heels
Tolaga Bay local Zaley Tamihana-Brown's journey to the Miss New Zealand pageant.
Motel generation: What it's like raising kids in emergency housing
Nearly half those living in emergency housing in Hawke's Bay are children.
Local Focus: Inside emergency housing and the motel generation
Nearly half those living in emergency housing in Hawke's Bay are children.
Local Focus: Masterton’s pick of the litter
Local hero, Adam Anderson has been collecting litter off Masterton's streets for 20 years.
Local Focus: Masterton's pick of the litter
Local hero Adam Anderson has been collecting litter off Masterton's streets for 20 years
Local Focus: Multicultural Festival marks ‘Race Relations Day’
Tauranga’s multicultural community is preparing to showcase music, food and fashion.
Local Focus: Multicultural Festival marks Race Relations Day
Tauranga’s multicultural community prepares to showcase music, food and fashion.
Local Focus: How's mayoralty treating former Minister of Defence Ron Mark?
Carterton Mayor Ron Mark spoke to Local Focus about running local government.
Local Focus: How's mayoralty treating former Minister of Defence, Ron Mark
Carterton mayor Ron Mark spoke to Local Focus about the trials and tribulations of running a small district council.
Local Focus: Dartmoor residents ready to reconnect
Construction of a temporary bridge is under way for cut-off Dartmoor residents.
Local Focus: “It has no future here!” Colonial statue under fire again
Whanganui Iwi concerned about the "hurtful" message inscribed on Aotearoa's first war memorial.
Local Focus: Dartmoor residents ready to reconnect
Construction of a temporary bridge is underway for cut-off Dartmoor residents.
Local Focus: 'It has no future here' - colonial statue under fire again
Whanganui hapū and iwi have 'major concerns' regarding Aotearoa's first war memorial.