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Local Focus: 'Big Brothers Big Sisters' changing children's lives in Hawke’s Bay

Meet the youth mentors helping young people navigate life's big challenges.

Up to 5000 expected at Wairarapa festival

Top tips for 121 festival-goers: Bring water and snacks, put on sunblock and be friendly.

Local Focus: 121 Festival is ready to roll

The 121 Festival crew is ready for 5000 ravers this weekend.

Local Focus: Rotorua charities airdrop donated goods to Hawke’s Bay residents

What started with a single request for help quickly turned into something much bigger.

Local Focus: ‘Big Brothers Big Sisters’ changing children’s lives in Hawke’s Bay

Meet the youth mentors helping young people navigate life's big challenges.

Local Focus: Rotorua charities airdrop donated goods into Hawke’s Bay

What began with a request for a generator turned into something much bigger.

Local Focus: Wingfoil World Tour descends on Mt Maunganui

A major event of this fast-growing sport hits New Zealand’s shores for the first time.

Local Focus: Wingfoil World Tour descends on Mt Maunganui

A major event of this fast-growing sport hits New Zealand’s shores for the first time.

'The Tide' is changing how people get around Whanganui

Whanganui's new high frequency bus service is changing habits.

Local Focus: ‘Dead livestock everywhere’

Volunteers have spent days cleaning up the dead animals in Hastings. It’s one of the more grim tasks in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Mucking in to get the muck out of Te Karaka, Gisborne

Over 200 volunteers help with the Te Karaka clean-up project after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Local Focus: Mucking in to get the muck out in Gisborne

200 Volunteers help with the Te Karaka clean-up project after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Local Focus: Why waste food when you can feed people with it?

Masterton’s WaiWaste Food Rescue take food from landfill and distribute it to hungry whānau.

WaiWaste food when you can feed people with it?

Masterton’s WaiWaste takes food from landfill and distribute it to hungry whānau.

Sir Howard Morrison Centre: Whānau Day a success after Friday night’s gala event cancelled

And the Rotorua mayor said she was "humbled" to see the centre "come back to life".

Local Focus: Donations flow into Tomoana Showgrounds in Hawke’s Bay

A lot of goods have been donated and volunteers are busy sorting it out.

Local Focus: Donations flow into Tomoana Showgrounds in Hawke’s Bay

A lot of goods have been donated and volunteers are busy sorting it out.

Local Focus: Farming versus sustainability

Wairarapa farmers discuss climate change and explain how they're tackling it.