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.
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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: 'The Tide' is changing how people get around town
Whanganui's new high-frequency bus service is changing habits.
Local Focus: Waka ama saved my life
Champion speaks frankly on her battle with long Covid, depression and survival.
Local Focus: Waka ama saved my life
Champion speaks frankly on her battle with long Covid, depression and survival.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 'We're not strangers, we're family' shows the power of community
Hastings resident Carrie Fromant-Rose was overwhelmed by the number of strangers who came to help in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Watch: The power of a community after a cyclone - ‘we’re not strangers, we’re family’
Powerful emotional reaction from Hastings residents overwhelmed by help from strangers.
Local Focus: Piha surf comp relocated to Mt Maunganui
Junior surf comp relocated after damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Piha.
Local Focus: Piha surf comp relocated to Mt Maunganui
Junior surf comp relocated after damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Local Focus: ‘Dead livestock everywhere’
Volunteers have spent days cleaning up dead animals in Hastings after Cyclone Gabrielle.
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.
Local Focus: Farming vs Sustainability
Wairarapa farmers discuss climate change and how they're tackling it
Local Focus: Grateful campers keen to help with cleanup
Freedom camper Wade Mannell wants to return the favour.
Local Focus: ‘Tea is like art’
China Friendship Society invites Tauranga locals to learn about Chinese culture.
Local Focus: ‘Tea is like art’
China Friendship Society invites Tauranga locals to learn about Chinese culture.
Local Focus: 24 people rescued after being stuck for two days
12 Fernhill residents and 12 Samoa RSE workers have been rescued by helicopter.
Local Focus: 24 people rescued after being stuck for two days
24 Fernhill residents including a dozen Samoan RSE workers were rescued by helicopter at 11am, Thursday.
Local Focus: 'We’ve had people turn up in sheets and underwear'
Sally Ann Pritchard says Te Aranga Marae requires towels and blankets but has enough kai.
Local Focus: “We’ve had some people turn up literally in sheets and their underwear”
Sally Ann Pritchard says Te Aranga Marae needs towels and blankets but has enough kai.