Local Focus: Artist Tā Derek Lardelli brings Tinana exhibition to life
Tā Derek Lardelli's Tinana Exhibition at the Tairawhiti Arts Festival.
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Boom to bust? Mānuka honey producers 'can't sell' some of their stock
Hundreds of tonnes of mānuka is now sitting in beekeepers' sheds, producer says.
Local Focus: Council hopes to create 'Olympic-quality' skatepark
Tauranga City Council wants to hear from locals who love skateparks.
Local Focus: Gisborne's special athletes
Gisborne to take first Special Olympic team to the National Māori Basketball Tournament.
Local Focus: 'It doesn't become a coffin until I'm in it'
The Kiwi Coffin Club is making a difference with bespoke coffins at half the usual price.
Local Focus: Lockwood Homes celebrates 70 years
Lockwood has built more than 30,000 homes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Walking with the rhythm of Mauao
Experience the rhythm of Mauao - Mount Maunganui - through a soundscape app.
Local Focus: Creating uncomfortable discussions
A panel discussion on institutional racism with an indigenous lens.
Local Focus: Pest checks on boats are ramping up as weather warms
Biosecurity officers to patrol Bay of Plenty boat ramps to stop the spread of pests.
Local Focus: Flaxmere to get new shopping centre and supermarket
Council has 'gone where angels fear to tread' in suburb's development plans.
Local Focus: Rotorua's virtual Pink Walk
Rotorua's Pink Walk was held virtually for the first time.
The 90% Project: Record numbers turn out for Super Saturday 'Vaxathon'
Kiwis smashed the government's 'Super Saturday' goal of 100,000, reaching almost 130,000 by 8pm Saturday. Video / NZ Herald
Local Focus: Super Saturday and Sunday are also for the undecided
Super Sunday has been added to Whanganui's weekend vaccine rollout.
Changes and reopenings as Hawke's Bay country pubs turn corner
The decline in Hawke's Bay country pubs appears to be over.
Local Focus: Archiving Tauranga's history
Behind the scenes of Tauranga City Libraries' efforts to preserve local history online.
Local Focus: Volunteers urgently needed for large production
Much ado to prepare for this summer's Merry Shakespeare in the Park.
Local Focus: Tairawhiti's Covid mission
Local Focus: Hauora Tairawhiti's Covid vaccination mission for Gisborne District.
Local Focus: You're being laser-scanned from above
Unison Networks is laser-scanning its network in Rotorua, Taupō and Hawke's Bay.
Local Focus: First live art auction this weekend
Heritage Art Auctions, auctioning the old fashioned way.
Local Focus: Too much of a good thing in our rivers
A $6 million project is extracting excess Central Hawke's Bay river gravel for industry.
Local Focus: Ngāti Porou's right Gear for the job
Former All Black Hosea Gear is finally coaching Ngāti Porou East Coast in person.
Local Focus: Gisborne's peaceful picnic of discontent
Freedoms and Rights Coalition's Gisborne protest picnic drew a crowd of 150.
Local Focus: Whanganui's 'real heroes'
Getting the vaccine is tougher for some than others, but they're still doing it.
Local Focus: Actor's path from Gisborne to the world
Te Ao o Hinepehinga's mum is the secret to her acting success.
Local Focus: Meet the king of the sandcastle
Pāpāmoa sand sculptor shares his secrets to creating next-level sandcastles.
Barber shop in Pāpāmoa there for the bros
Barber shop by day – men's mental health group by night.
Local Focus: 20km of slashed road closed
20km of Mangatokerau Rd in Gisborne will be permanently closed due to 2013 storm damage.
Local Focus: Pāpāmoa becoming a surf skate mecca for women
"To see girls skateboarding – whatever they're skating – is just fantastic."
Local Focus: Building an increasingly expensive business
Whanganui builders innovating to tackle supply issues.
The $10,000 you never knew you had
A call to bust the Hawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Up to Speed with Te Reo: Kōrero whakanui - phrases of celebration
Rā whānau means day of birth and ki a koe means, to you.
Local Focus: Busy seal season comes with warning
Be vigilant and keep dogs on leads when near seals. Made with funding from NZ on Air.