Local Focus: Budding herbalist joins alternative medicine market
Market apothecary gaining a loyal following. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Long-term plan hearings begin
Commissioners meet the community on their own whenua. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: The foragers of Hawke's Bay
Cress, mushrooms, persimmons, pomegranates and walnuts. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Baypark prepares for Armageddon
Look out for these locals at the Armageddon expo. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Creative streets ahead in Palmy
Colourful, inspiring and safe in Palmy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Health reforms are an opportunity for Māori
Newest member of Whanganui DHB considers its future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Tips and tricks for your new bins
Get the most out of Tauranga City Council's new bins. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hastings' Wattie's invests $20 million chasing pet food markets
Wattie's invests $20million in its HB pet food business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The floating threat to Napier City
Is Napier Port a tsunami threat to Napier City? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Feilding jazzed up for holiday weekend
Manawatū Jazz Festival's generous programme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Cyclists invisible in truck blindzones
"Pretty eye-opening to be honest" for hidden cyclists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Major jump for Hastings rural dog fees
Costs for council have increased from 300 sheep attacks in rural Hastings.
Local Focus: Electron racing along Pāpāmoa's waterways
Much more affordable than entering the America's Cup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Ceramics dangers brings studio safety caution
Health and safety is important to potters too. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Confluence bringing together people and documentaries
Couple provide valuable role at Confluence. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Silver Lake or Forsyth Barr? The pros and cons of two NZ Rugby deals
Is a proposal to float part of NZ Rugby real, or the players flexing their powers?
Local Focus: Commissioners on tour in Tauranga
Commissioners Long-term Plan out for public feedback. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Anyone for… Pickleball?
What do you get when you cross tennis with badminton? Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: On a mission to find the best pie in Whanganui
Geoff Horne is on the search for the best Whanganui pie. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Apple growers on quarantine - 'nobody has been able to answer'
Why are workers from Covid-free countries restricted? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Today is ME day
"Chronic Fatigue doesn't do it justice." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Māori ward consultation deadline proving a challenge for councils
Decisions pending for Māori seats on Bay councils. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Katikati Station – two years in the making
Tauranga Model Railway Club looks for a permanent home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: New visibility for Hastings water storage
Hastings drinking water to be stored above ground. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Te Pūwaha bonus for surfers
Tanae Bank reinstatement will improve the surf report. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Jazz for peace
Unesco International Jazz Day known only in Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Romance on horseback while circumnavigating New Zealand
The most complete horseback circumnavigation of NZ. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: RSA poppy appeal continues into May
Longer poppy appeal after last year's online success. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jamie Mackay: Rural towns paid the price of war
OPINION: Two world wars took a terrible toll on our population.
Local Focus: Concerns power lines won't handle demand spike from electric vehicles
Unison has moved to more time-of-use line charges. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Stargazing with the Tauranga Astronomical Society
Observing the heavens above at Fergusson Park. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Braeburn House fate to be sealed with tenders
Speculation mounts as to who will be new the owners. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Covid pushed them out of school, this programme pulls them back in
Helping youth who dropped out of school in lockdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.