Local Focus: Māori brand wins FoodStarter
Iwi owned business takes out national food competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Boules of steel
National pétanque champs set to take place in Tauranga. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: What 100 real women look like
Exhibition represents Rotorua's diverse women. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Raw Napier jokes bring raw comedy success
Warning - some of this comedy really is "raw".
Local Focus: Kia ora to our Aussie cousins
And 'thank you' to Kiwis for the support. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Vanished artwork to return
"Cone Piece" to be re-hung in War Memorial Centre. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: 'Everybody Eats' feeds bellies not bins
Behind the scenes of a slap-up meal with a difference. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: What's in a zine?
Underground publishing popular with library and buyers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Pāpāmoa Hills upgrade on track
The coming together of three waka. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Popular Waterline educator retires after 16 years
Adrienne Rickey looks back at teaching 39,000 children. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: The Eskdale Park mountain bike battle
Mountain Bike plans for Eskdale Park have upset users. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Setting fire to young people's ambitions
New initiative embraced at jobs expo. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Anti-litter 'pester power' for sustainable beauty
18 per cent of people drop litter and it soon mounts up
ASB Regional scoreboard: How is your local economy coping?
A table ranking regional economic performance reflects the two speeds of the recovery.
Local Focus: The Kindness Cup is the biggest prize
Te Mata School's Kindness Cup is making a difference. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Serious about superdolls
"Not everybody understands this." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Mere Keating and a decade of artist open studios
Weavers artists and makers stocked for weekend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Learning to skateboard with Sam's Skate School
Tū Manawa Fast Fund gets kids rolling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Dungeons and Dragons is the perfect diversion for neurodiverse teens
'Imagination can take you into a different world.' Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hawke's Bay house sells for more than $1m, double its valuation, after 24 offers
House sells for double its valuation with 24 offers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Vaccinations available while you party
Targeting young people with a measles jab. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Hastings biz hub open for businesses
The Hawke's Bay Business Hub Hastings is open. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: Public meetings held on Mount, Pāpāmoa enrolment changes
Ministry of Education wants locals to speak up. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: City Art Walk app a 'love note to the city'
New app offers a handy way to view Tauranga street art. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Napier council's new chief is disaster-ready
If it's disaster and calamity you think we've got, Dr Rotarangi's the person for the job.
Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Stephen Selwood 'Tauranga has suffered'
Former Infrastructure NZ boss on being a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waka experience a key to learning
Rotorua Primary learn the history of Te Arawa waka. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Shadrach Rolleston seeks to address lack of investment
Tauranga local discusses why he's a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Bill Wasley's 'commitment to implementation'
Former council chief and planner is a city commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Sound Valley set to blast off
The down-low on Sound Valley. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The weighty issue of the bridge to Taihape
The Kuripapango Bridge is partially closed for 3 months. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Palmerston North's Green MP enjoying new role
Activist-cum-Parliamentarian in his element. Made from funding by NZ On Air.
Local Focus: MP Steph Lewis settled in new role
'Embedding' is the key word for Steph Lewis. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Napier's tuatara gets new guardians
DOC seeks iwi involvement over tuatara's future.